Sept. 1, 2010

CINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati head baseball coach Brian Cleary announced today the addition of 15 newcomers for the upcoming 2011 Cincinnati baseball campaign.

The players hail from eight different states and one comes to UC from Australia via Central Arizona Community College.

“We certainly feel strongly that this group includes many players who will contribute to our success and are really looking forward to welcoming this class to campus,” said Cleary.

Below are the additions for the 2011 UC Baseball Roster.

Name                             Year                       Hometown/Last School

Jake Saylor                    Jr.       Chandler, Ariz./Paradise Valley CC

Sam Vandenheuvel          Jr.                     Chandler, Ariz./Mesa CC

Jamell Cervantez         R-Jr.            Topeka, Kansas/Hutchinson CC

Blake Bellman                Fr.               Wooster, Ohio/Northwestern

Justin Glass                   Fr.                    Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll

Joe Sullivan                 R-Jr.                   Villa Hills, Ky./Miami (OH)

Brad Mergen                 So.               Albany, Minn./Indian Hills CC

Matt Ring                      Fr.                       Muncie, Ind./Yorktown

Matt Williams                 Fr.     Mason, Ohio/Cincinnati Hills Christian

Nic Spence                    Jr.    Victoria, Australia/Central Arizona CC

Aaron Oesch                  Fr.                   Portsmouth, Ohio/Minford

Ryan Quinn                    Fr.                           Sparta, N.J./Sparta

Alex Lilly                       Fr.                    Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont

Ronald Cotton                Fr.                Florence, Ky./Boone County