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Baker Football

2012 Game Notes

Baker Coaching Staff:Mike Grossner.................................................Head CoachJason Thoren..Assistant Head Coach/Defensive CoordinatorMiguel Regalado...Offensive Coordinator/Strength CoachJerry Aligo........................................Defensive Line CoachBruce Young....................................Running Backs CoachKendall Bradley.........Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers CoachMatt Brock.................................Graduate Assistant CoachCaleb Blakesley..........................Graduate Assistant Coach

Live Webcast:www.bakerwildcats.comTom Hedrick.................................................Play-by-PlayBrian Boyle..................................................Color AnalystBrad Barnes.................................................Color Analyst

2012 HAAC Standings Team Record No. 4 Missouri Valley 4-0, 3-0 No. 6 Benedicine 4-0, 2-0 No. 13 Baker 4-1, 3-1 No. 11 MidAmerica Nazarene 2-1, 2-1 Central Methodist 2-2, 2-2 Evangel 2-2, 2-2 Graceland 2-2, 1-1 Peru State 2-2, 1-2 Avila 0-4, 0-3 Culver-Stockton 0-4, 0-4 * as of September 28

2012 BAKER SCHEDuLEDATE OPPONENT SITE TIME/RESULT

Aug. 25 No. 11 Ottawa Ottawa, Kan. W, 27-20

Sept. 1 Peru State Peru, Neb. W, 34-13

Sept. 8 Evangel Baldwin City, Kan. W, 48-17

Sept. 15 Central Methodist Fayette, Mo. W, 24-14

Sept. 22 Missouri Valley Baldwin City, Kan. L, 3-1

Sept. 29 MidAmerica NazareneOlathe, Kan. 6 p.m.

Oct. 6 Avila Baldwin City, Kan. 2 p.m.

Oct. 27 Culver-Stockton Canton, Mo. 2 p.m.

Nov. 3 Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 1 p.m.

Nov. 10 Graceland Baldwin City, Kan. 1 p.m.

BALDWIN CITY, Kan. - The No. 13 ranked Baker University football team will look to bounce back after suffering its first loss of the season last weekend, as they travel to Olathe, Kan., to take on No. 11 MidAmerica Nazarene University at 6 p.m. at the Olathe District Activities Center (ODAC).

Please be aware that all MNU home football games this year will take place at (ODAC). The address for ODAC is 20925 W. 159th Street Olathe, KS 66061.

The football field is on the North end of the facility. All fan parking will be in the entry lot on the north end and the only fan entrance will be on that North end. Admission to the game will be 8$ for adults, 3$ for students and children under 4 are free.

Fans/parents are also asked by MNU officials to not enter onto the field after the game to greet their players. There will be a large area for fans to greet the players at the far end of the stadium at the conclusion of the game.

The Wildcats come in 4-1 on the season and 3-1 in the HAAC after losing to No. 5 Missouri Valley, 31-17, last week. The Pioneers only loss of the year also came against Missouri Valley in week two of the season in a 41-7 drubbing.

Baker has lost 13 straight to the Pioneers and its last victory dates back to 1999, when they defeated MNU, 31-28, at home.

The games have been very exciting as of late, with MNU defeating Baker by just three last season, 33-30, with a game winning drive late in the fourth quarter. In fact of four of MNU’s last five wins have come by eight points or less.

The Wildcats come in with the 15th ranked scoring offense with 150 points and ranks 18th in the country in total rushing offense with 797 yards.

350 of those yards have come from junior running back Dillon Baxter. He averages 4.7 yards per rush with three touchdowns. Kyle Bolton has been a large contributor in the running game as well, averaging 18.9 yards per carry off the edge and freshman Jermaine Broomfield leads the team with four rushing touchdowns.

Baker has accumulated 1,810 total yards of offense and is No. 16 in the country in passing efficiency, with Sam Vossen and Jake Morse running the show at quarterback.

On the defensive side of the ball, Andre Jolly has been a beast on the line, ranking No. 1 in the NAIA in total tackles for loss with 10 and ranks second nationally in sacks with 6.5.

Emmerson Clarke is tied for the team lead in interceptions with teammate Preston Schenck with three apiece.

For MNU, the Pioneers have been led by quarterback Sean Ransburg who has ran for 166 yards this season and thrown for 388 yards with one rushing touchdown and four passing TD’s.

He was named the HAAC Offensive Player of the Week this week, after leading MNU to a 38-9 win over Avila.

Greg Gates has been stellar at running back for MNU, running for 310 yards in three games with three touchdowns and 6.2 yards per carry.

Defensively Joey Oxley leads the team in total tackles with 19, but the Pioneers are -2 in the turnover margin category.

m ike Grossner enters his ninth season as head football coach at Baker University and has put together five consecutive winning seasons and a 34-14 (33-11 HAAC) record in the past four years, including an

NAIA playoff appearance in 2008. In eight seasons, Baker has gone, 50-40, good for a winning percentage of, .555, ranking him ninth in school history. In 2011, Baker finished the season 7-3 and ranked 11th nationally in scoring offense, racking up over 35 points per game. Since taking over the program in 2004, Grossner has coached four NAIA first-team All-America selections, three Heart of America Athletic Conference Players of the Year and 41 NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Notable school records set by individual Wildcats under Grossner include points scored by a player for a season (168) and career (306), touchdowns for a season (28), passing yards for a game (433), passing yards for a season (3,185), passing yards for a career (8,278), longest field goal (62 yards), field goals in a game (5) and season (23). Before his arrival at Baker, Grossner served from 2001 to 2003 as an assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and academic adviser at Western State College in Gunnison, Colo. From 1997 to 2000, he was the head coach at Glendale (Ariz.) Community College, guiding the Gauchos to the 2000 national championship and earning Coach of the Year honors from the American Football Coaches Association. Grossner was the head coach at Agua Fria High School in Avondale, Ariz., from 1996 to 1997 and was named Arizona’s Class 4A State Coach of the Year in 1996. He was the offensive coordinator from 1990 to 1995 at Glendale before taking over as head coach. A quarterback at Bethany College, Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College and Northern Arizona, Grossner played professionally in NFL Europe, where he was a quarterback, offensive coordinator and head coach in Nottingham, England, and Ravenna, Italy, from 1990 to 1993, guiding both teams to the national semifinals. Grossner and his wife, Karen, live in Baldwin City with their three children, Emma, 15, Jake, 11, and Ryker, 7.

Head Coach | Mike Grossner

Grossner Timeline1979-1983 • Arcadia High School, Phoenix, Ariz. • Played basketball, football and baseball • Started both ways in football, All-City quarterback, All-Region defensive back, MVP of Arizona All-Star Game

1983 • Northern Arizona University, backup quarterback as a true freshman

1984 • Scottsdale Community College, starting quarterback

1986-1987 • Bethany College, starting quarterback • All-Conference as a junior

1989 • Fort Hays State University, graduate assistant

1990-1995 • Glendale Community College, assistant coach

1990-1993 • NFL Europe, quarterback/offensive coordinator/head coach in spring and summer • Led Nottingham, England, and Ravenna, Italy, to national semifinals

1996 • Agua Fria High School, head coach • Inherited program with 16 consecutive losses • Team went 8-3, won conference title

1997-2000 • Glendale Community College, head coach, Avondale, Ariz. • Valley of the Sun Bowl, 1997, 1999, 2000 • 2000 – NJCAA national champions • 2000 – AFCA Coach of the Year

2001-2003 • Western State College, offensive coordinator • Broke school records in rushing, receiving, all-purpose yards and kicking

2004-present • Baker University, head coach • Guided Wildcats to five consecutive wining seasons and in 2008 coached Baker to its first NAIA playoff appearance since 1993. The Wildcats are 34-14 the past five seasons under Grossner

No. 13 Baker (4-1, 3-1 HAAC) at No. 11 MNu (2-1, 2-1 HAAC)MNU defeated Baker, 33-30, on Oct. 1, 2011 @ BakerSeries Record: Baker is 17-15 all-time vs. MNULast Week: Baker 17 - Missouri Valley 31 | MNU 38 - Avila 9Today’s HAAC Games:Central Methodist @ Lindenwood-Belleville, 1 p.m.Culver-Stockton @ Missouri Valley, 1:30 p.m.Avila @ Bethany, 2p.m.Graceland @ Peru State, 2p.m.Benedictine @ Evangel, 6 p.m.

Game 6: Wildcats at Pioneers

Baker Category Opponents +1 Turnover Margin -1 81 First Downs 93 39-317 Penalties-Yards 41-344 797 Rushing Yards 884 159.4 Rushing Yards Per Game 176.8 1,013 Passing Yards 872 202.6 Passing Yards Per Game 174.4 1,810 Total Offense 1,756 362 Total Offense Per Game 351.2 150 Total Points 95 30 Points Per Game 19 3 Forced Fumbles 8 8 Pass Deflections 5 8 Interceptions 5

2012 Team Statistics

MNU Category Opponents - 2 Turnover Margin + 2 55 First Downs 57 23-190 Penalties-Yards 20-149 584 Rushing Yards 306 194.6 Rushing Yards Per Game 102 754 Passing Yards 542 326 Passing Yards Per Game 180.6 1,052 Total Offense 923 350.7 Total Offense Per Game 307.7 79 Total Points 64 26.3 Points Per Game 21.3 5 Forced Fumbles 1 11 Pass Deflections 13 4 Interceptions 6

2012 Team Statistics

Baker Team National Rankings

Baker Individual National Rankings

# NAME POS YR HT WT SCHOOL HOMETOWN1 Dillon Baxter RB Jr. 5-11 190 University of Southern California Chula Vista, Calif.2 Kyle Bolton WR Sr. 5-10 190 St. Augustine HS Oceanside, Calif.3 Tyler Hatcher WR Jr. 5-8 170 Troy Buchanan HS Troy, Mo.4 Jose Castro DB Jr. 5-10 160 Colonial HS Orlando, Fla.5 Dylan Perry WR Fr. 6-1 180 Free State HS Lawrence, Kan.6 Emmerson Clarke LB Jr. 5-10 198 Boca Ciega HS Gulfport, Fla.7 Joshua Fairley DB Jr. 6-0 180 Blue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, Kan.8 Jake Green WR Sr. 6-1 185 Lawrence HS Lawrence, Kan.9 Ryder Werts LB Sr. 5-10 210 Free State HS Lawrence, Kan.10 Jake Morse QB Jr. 6-2 215 University of Kansas Lenexa, Kan.11 Logan DeGraeve WR So. 5-11 170 De Soto HS De Soto, Kan.12 Nick Marra QB So. 6-1 175 DeAnza CC Gilroy, Calif.13 Avery Parker DB Fr. 5-9 170 Olathe Northwest HS Lenexa, Kan.14 Jalen Lynk LB Fr. 6-0 175 Olathe North HS Olathe, Kan.15 Jake Heller WR Fr. 6-1 185 St. James Academy Lenexa, Kan.16 Sheldon Farrell QB Jr. 6-2 175 Buena Vista University St. Joseph, Mo.17 Sam Vossen QB Sr. 6-2 205 Shawnee Heights HS Tecumseh, Kan.18 Preston Schenck DB So. 5-11 190 Free State HS Lawrence, Kan.19 Jesse Mathews WR Fr. 6-1 175 Edmond North HS Edmond, Okla.21 Mike Stevenson DB So. 5-10 175 Central Oklahoma University Edmond, Okla.22 Reggie Harris WR Sr. 5-8 167 Olathe South HS Olathe, Kan.23 DeAndre Turner-Fults RB Fr. 5-10 175 Chapin HS El Paso, Texas24 Jermaine Broomfield RB Fr. 5-11 197 Colonial HS Orlando, Fla.24 Cody Kabarrubias RB So. 5-9 190 Baker University Northbridge, Mass.25 Alen Troyer RB So. 5-11 200 Anderson County HS Garnett, Kan.26 Bryan Williams P/H Jr. 6-3 190 Glendale CC Pinetop, Ariz.27 Adonis Powell RB Fr. 5-9 175 Hanks HS El Paso, Texas28 Trevor Bosak DB Jr. 5-10 185 Staley HS Kansas City. Mo.29 Gunnar McKenna DB So. 5-9 170 Holton HS Holton, Kan.30 Jacob Lewis DB Fr. 5-10 190 Chillicothe HS Chillicothe, Mo.31 T.J. Holtrop WR So. 6-2 210 Mountain Pointe HS Phoenix, Ariz.32 Alex Stebbins LB So. 6-1 228 Blue Ridge HS Pinetop, Ariz.33 Alex Baird DB Fr. 6-0 175 Blue Valley HS Overland Park, Kan.34 Andrew Taliaferro LB Sr. 5-11 198 Shawnee Heights HS Berryton, Kan.35 Connor Middleton DB Fr. 5-10 185 Olathe Northwest HS Olathe, Kan.36 Siaanga Moala DB Fr. 6-1 210 St. Bernard HS Hawthorne, Calif.37 Matthew Hertzog RB So. 5-10 185 Pleasant Hill HS Pleasant Hill, Mo.38 Josh Finau LB So. 6-0 230 Cerritos College Lawndale, Calif.39 Cedric Williams DB Fr. 5-7 140 Grandview HS Grandview, Mo.40 McLain Clemens RB So. 5-10 190 Enid HS Enid, Okla.41 Steven Stewart K Sr. 5-11 180 Olathe East HS Olathe, Kan.42 Scott Schrag LB Sr. 6-2 220 Hutchinson Community College Pretty Prairie, Kan.43 Clarence Scott IV RB Sr. 5-9 245 Lakewood Senior HS St. Petersburg, Fla.44 Adam Steele LB Sr. 6-2 250 Blue Valley West HS Overland Park, Kan.44 Lucas Larkin LB Fr. 6-0 225 Maize HS Wichita, Kan.45 Reno Marical RB Sr. 5-9 195 Tuttle HS Tuttle, Okla.46 Jesse Schultz RB Sr. 5-10 220 Veritas Christian HS Baldwin City, Kan.47 Jesse Campbell DE So. 6-2 225 Wellsville HS Wellsville, Kan.48 Nicholas Wolfe RB So. 5-11 220 McDonald County HS Noel, Mo.49 Joel Murphy TE Sr. 6-8 270 North Central Missouri College St. Louis, Mo.50 Tucker Pauley LB Fr. 5-10 200 Grain Valley HS Grain Valley, Mo. 51 Darrick Smith LB Jr. 5-10 210 Oak Grove HS Oak Grove, Mo.52 Jack Caywood DL Sr. 5-10 180 Free State HS Lawrence, Kan.53 Matt Cole LB So. 5-10 185 Lawrence, Kan. Coffeville CC54 Myron Tipton DL Fr. 6-1 250 Olathe, Kan. Overland Park, Kan.55 Sam Todd DE So. 5-9 210 Olathe North HS Olathe, Kan.56 Mario Armstrong DL Sr. 5-10 255 Fort Osage HS Independence, Mo.56 Clayton Lewis OL Fr. 6-1 263 Blue Springs South HS Blue Springs, Mo.57 Sheldon Jacks OL So. 6-1 265 Blue Ridge HS Lakeside, Ariz.58 Caleb Wege OL Sr. 6-1 255 Perry-Lecompton HS Lawrence, Kan.59 Adrian Pearson LB Jr. 6-0 225 Topeka HS Topeka, Kan.59 Daniel Sumler LS Fr. 5-10 210 McDonald County HS Anderson, Mo.60 Greg Snell OL Fr. 6-4 240 Eudora HS Eudora, Kan.

2012 Baker University Roster

2012 Baker University Roster# NAME POS YR HT WT SCHOOL HOMETOWN61 Jarred Fromm OL Fr. 6-1 260 Newton HS Newton, Kan.62 Cale Nieder OL So. 6-1 245 Free State HS Lawrence, Kan.63 Tanner Clark OL Fr. 6-2 255 Holton HS Holton, Kan.64 Travis Ray DL Fr. 6-0 305 Raymore-Peculiar HS Peculiar, Mo.65 Jordan Robertson OL Sr. 6-0 285 Catholic HS Little Rock, Ark.65 Jarrod Kaup OL Fr. 6-1 240 Eudora HS Eudora, Kan.66 Aaron Rieschick OL Sr. 6-3 270 Holton HS Holton, Kan.66 Tyler Sheppard DL Fr. 5-11 240 Locust Grove HS Locust Grove, Okla. 67 Broc Bennett OL Fr. 6-3 285 Pittsburg HS Pittsburg, Kan.68 Levi Blaylock DL Fr. 6-0 260 Newton HS Newton, Kan.69 Ryan Powe OL Fr. 6-6 290 Franklin HS El Paso, Texas70 Beau Bennett OL Fr. 6-4 295 Pittsburg HS Pittsburg, Kan.71 Ian Autry OL Jr. 6-6 300 Lakewood Senior HS St. Petersburg, Fla.71 Tyler Fritts OL Fr. 6-1 285 Basehor-Linwood HS Basehor, Kan.72 Justin Fitzwater OL Fr. 6-3 310 Missouri Western State University Kansas City, Mo.73 Richard Alexander OL Fr. 6-3 285 Olathe South HS Olathe, Kan.74 Michael Faison DL Sr. 5-10 240 Mt. Zion HS Jonesboro, Ga.74 Ryan McIe OL Fr. 6-3 285 Copper Canyon HS Phoenix, Ariz.75 Jesse Austin OL Fr. 6-5 315 Baldwin City HS Baldwin City, Kan.76 Justin McCandless OL So. 6-3 295 Free State HS Lawrence, Kan.76 Dustin Keen OL Fr. 6-2 280 Holton HS Holton, Kan,77 Clayton Hill OL Jr. 6-2 295 Holden HS Holden, Mo.78 Kyle Brown DL Jr. 6-2 250 Kansas State University Overland Park, Kan.79 David Johnson DL Fr. 6-2 255 Blue Springs HS Blue Springs, Mo.80 Colter Schacher TE So. 6-1 220 Archie R-V HS Harrisonville, Mo.81 Jeremy Immenschuh WR Fr. 5-10 170 Perry-Lecompton HS Perry, Kan. 82 Lucas Roepke DL Jr. 6-5 255 Butler Community College Waterville, Kan.83 Jonathan Randle WR So. 6-2 176 Pleasant Hill HS Pleasant Hill, Mo.84 Cy Stallard WR So. 5-11 180 Cleveland HS Cleveland, Okla.85 Andrew Augsburger TE Jr. 6-6 240 Glendale CC Phoenix, Ariz. 86 Beau Soucie WR Fr. 6-1 180 Piper HS Kansas City, Kan.87 Connor Stremel WR Jr. 6-0 170 Free State HS Lawrence, Kan,88 Aundre Allen WR So. 5-10 180 Free State HS Lawrence, Kan.89 Michael Thomason WR Fr. 6-2 175 St. Mary’s HS Independence, Mo.90 Ryan Hicks DE Fr. 6-1 225 De Soto HS De Soto, Kan,91 Andre Jolly DE So. 6-1 225 Butler Community College Gardner, Kan.91 Matt Maumalonga DL Fr. 6-1 285 Andover HS Wichita, Kan.92 Rolando Perez K Fr. 5-11 190 Clint HS El Paso, Texas93 Scott Stigger DE Fr. 6-2 235 Foothill HS Henderson, Nev.94 Dominick Reiske LS Jr. 5-10 180 Lawrence HS Lawrence, Kan.95 Austin Hamm DL Jr. 6-0 240 Spring Hill HS Spring Hill, Kan.95 Caleb Stalnaker DE Fr. 6-0 230 Southmoore HS Oklahoma City, Okla.96 Caleb Jackson DE So. 6-1 240 Metro Christian HS Tulsa, Okla.97 Nick Shondell DL Fr. 5-11 230 Bishop Miege HS Roeland Park, Kan.98 Nick Wilson K So. 6-7 220 Paola HS Paola, Kan.99 Ben Seybert DE Fr. 6-2 200 Lawrence HS Lawrence, Kan.

Redshirts:12 Caleb Lee QB So. 6-1 170 Putnam City HS Oklahoma City, Okla.13 Scott Meyer RB Jr. 5-10 190 Sharyland HS Mission, Texas14 Jimmy Pruitt DB Jr. 5-10 190 Presbyterian University Orlando, Fla.20 Duane Sims DB Jr. 5-11 165 Hutchinson CC Wichita, Kan.23 Sean Driskill LB Fr. 6-0 190 Lee’s Summit West HS Lee’s Summit, Mo.30 Jesse LaMay RB Fr. 5-9 195 Wellsville HS Wellsville, Kan.30 Ryan Good RB So. 6-1 198 Miami R-1 HS Amsterdam, Mo.36 Byron Roath DB Jr. 5-11 190 Independence CC Kansas City, Kan.60 Spencer Polen OL So. 6-2 250 Carrollton HS Carrollton, Mo.68 Matthew Holland DE Jr. 5-11 220 Erie HS Erie, Kan.89 Luke Polen TE Fr. 6-2 225 Carrollton HS Carrollton, Mo.90 Josh Kock DL Fr. 6-0 270 Concordia HS Concordia, Mo.94 Thomas Shefelton LS Jr. 6-0 210 Dodge City CC Junction City, Kan.97 Andrew Kimrey K So. 5-10 180 Staley HS Kansas City, Mo.