These incredible young men are a special group. They where committed, accountable, selfless, and always put the team first. They have impacted the future of the program without playing a single game together. Here is the 2020 class in their own words.
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The Wildcat Baseball family sends its thoughts and prayers to all the officers who where involved in this tragic event. We also are thinking about their families, and friends at this time.
Ty Hawes ‘19, a two year Varsity player for the Wildcats.
Fargo Police have identified the officer who was shot and killed yesterday as Jake Wallin. Officers Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes were also shot by the male suspect and are in critical but stable condition. Officer Zach Robinson also responded and fatally shot the suspect.
Cats Win! Advance in the winners Bracket to the Section 3AAAA Championship.
W- Martin
S- Berry
Fenske 2-4 HR 5 RBI
Martin, Harms, and Lachenmayer with 2 hits each.
Big thank you to 2019 grad and former Wildcat catcher Officer Ty Hawes for stopping by and sharing his story and a message with the team. Officer Hawes will be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at tomorrow’s game as part of community day.
Cats go on the road and beat the 3 seed Hastings 2-1 in 10 innings.
W- Roiger - 3ip, 2h, 3k’s
Freshman -Illa - 5ip, 5h, 0BB, 5k’s
Fenske and Strop combined for 4k’s in relief.
Huseman - 3-4, 1r, 1rbi
Lachenmayer 2-4
Cats advance to the winners bracket semifinals on Monday!
Boom! Cats tie the game with 2 in the sixth, and get the go ahead run in the 7th.
Martin - CG, 3er, 10k’s
Danich game tying RBI.
Fenske with the go ahead RBI.
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Cats with the opening day Win!
W - Lachenmayer (1)
S - Fenske (1)
Lachenmayer, Strop, and Fenske combine for 11 strikeouts.
G. Anderson and Rocheford 2 hits each.
Fenske 2RBI’s
Thank you to former Twins All Star and current Miami Marlins RHP Brandon Kintzler for taking time to speak to our program. He spoke about using failure as a motivator, developing a strong personal routine, and that you are closer to achieving your goals than you think!
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What better way to celebrate Senior day than to hear the impact you had on your program from your teammates. Thank you for your hard work Seniors. Although you weren’t able to achieve your on field goals you left a lasting impact on the program.
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2021 Eagan Wildcats came up short of their on field goals this season but the year was ultimately a huge success! In 25 games the Cats set/tied many team and individual records. Seniors, THANK YOU for not only meeting expectations but raising the bar for years to come.
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Eagan Season came to an end in the Section Finals. Congratulations to Park on the section title. Thank you to all the fans that continuously showed up and supported these young men. We truly appreciated it.
Cats go on the road and earn an opening playoff win!
W - Lachenmayer (4)
Strop, Fenske combined for 2 scoreless innings
Huseman - 2-4, HR, 1r, 2rbi
Rocheford - 3-4, 2R, 1rbi
Fenske - 3-4, 1r
New - 3-4, 2rbi
Next up Hastings on Wednesday.
Cats lose a back and forth contest and our season ends. Thank you seniors, our program is better because of all of you. Over the last two years you rewrote the record books and made an entire community enjoy baseball again.
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The Wildcat Baseball program joins in grieving the tragic loss of Patric. Patric was a member of the 12AAA team that competed at Cooperstown last summer. Continued thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.
Hearts are heavy in our Eagan Hockey family. This morning we suffered the tragic loss of a friend and teammate, Patric Vitek. Patric is a member of the Pee Wee A team this season.
Section Semifinal Game Day!
#2seed
Eagan vs
#1seed
Rosemount 4pm, at Alimagnet Park in Burnsville.
Tickets are $10, $5 for students. Come out and cheer for the Cats!
Unfortunately the season came to an end last night after a 6-2 loss to Park. Thank you seniors for your dedication to the program, your impact has helped lay the foundation for Eagan baseball’s future. Thank you for all of your hard work and good luck in the future!
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Wildcats Win!
Eagan 11 vs Burnsville 1
WP: Martin -CG 5 hits, 1ER, 0BB, 4 SO
LP: Carlson
Pellegrom, Downes, Hawes each with 2RBI.
Cats back in action tomorrow as we travel to Rosemount for a 4:30pm start!
Thank you to everyone who played a role in making today’s 1st annual Youth & Alumni day possible! A lot of hard work behind the scenes by so many! Great turnout to see a W!
I’m proud to announce that I will be furthering my academic and baseball career at the University of California Santa Barbara. I’d like to thank my coaches, teammates, family and friends for helping me along this path. Special thanks to
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Congratulations Griffin Fenske ‘23 on SSC All Conference.
Griffin’s impressive Wildcat career includes 50 career RBI’s and a .440 OBP through his 3 seasons.
Congratulations to Eagan Head Baseball Coach Steve Butler and the rest of the Coaching Staff and the players of the
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National Team on winning the U15 World Cup! 🇺🇸 🥇
Congratulations to the following players on being named to the Section 3AAAA All-Section team!
LHP - Danny Lachenmayer ‘24
RHP - Brody Illa ‘26
LHP - Luke Roiger ‘23
Congratulations class of 2021! Enjoy the moment! An incredible group of selfless young men who have continued to raise the teams and their own individual standards and expectations on and off the field.
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Game Day!
#3
Seed Park vs
#2
Seed Eagan for the Section 3AAAA Championship. Game 1 starts at 4pm and an if necessary game would follow.
Come out to Alimagnet Park and cheer on the Cats!
Admission is $10, $5 for students!
Cats beat the Cadets in our final game of the regular season.
Eagan 7 - St. Thomas Academy 5
WP. Ligtenberg (4)
SV. Schouveller (4)
Seniors, Amann, Henderson, Hawes, pellegrom each had a hit.
Cooper 3rbi, Henderson 2rbi
Cats are back in action Monday at Alimagnet Park.
Cats back in the left hand column!
Eagan 8 at Shakopee 0
WP: Bergom 6in 1 H 0ER 8K’s 2BB
Martin and Berry 3 hits each. Cooper 3 RBI’s.
Cats return home tomorrow for a 4:30 game against Farmington.
It’s the little things that matter. Watch the players push in their chairs at the conclusion of their postgame press conference. No detail is too small. Attention to detail leads to success.
Thank you for all of this years attendees for our 3rd annual social fundraiser. Thank you to Starks for providing a great venue and Thank you to all of our volunteers who organized and put on a tremendous event. Congrats to all the big winners!!
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I’m proud to announce that I won all state for the high school season. A huge thanks to my coaches, teammates and family for pushing me and supporting me throughout the way. Although it didn’t end the way we had hoped it truly was an unforgettable season!
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Cats lose to AV 4-3. Ending our season. Congrats AV on a good game.
Thank you seniors for trusting the process and endless hard work towards the new culture on and off the field. Your positive impact on the program will have lasting effects.
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Cats Win!
W- Will Mitchel (1)
S - Luke Roiger
Geo Anderson - 2-3, 2R, SB
Elias New - 2-3, R
Thank you to everyone from the community who came out and supported the program on youth and alumni day!