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Warrior Athletics Hall of Fame

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1999 Baseball

  • Class
  • Induction
    2023
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
The Warriors finished the century with a 57-14 record during the 1999 campaign and captured the 10-team World Series title in Jupiter, Fla., which also marked the last time the Series was held outside of Lewiston. Brian Nannini (.415) and Brandon O'Leary (.391) led a solid offense that hit .330 during the season, while James Ramshaw and Fletcher Lee both went 10-0 on the mound.
 
LC State was the top seed in the Series and opened with a 14-0 win over Culver-Stockton and followed with a 9-4 win over Bellevue. In an all-Idaho matchup, LC State defeated Albertson College (now College of Idaho) 7-3 and the moved into the championship game with a 3-0 win over Birmingham-Southern. With the two Idaho teams remaining, Albertson forced an if-necessary game with a 2-1 win over the Warriors. LC State, however prevailed in the title game with a 7-2 win. Both Ramshaw and O'Leary were chosen for NAIA All-American Honorable Mention honors,
 
The '99 series team included position players Kurt Koshelnik, J.R. Diaz, Elliott Strankman, Kendrick Wallace, O'Leary, Ryan Luther, Chad Kline, Nannini, Ray Vodegel, Toby Cheff, Jason Ellison, Gil Pierce, Gabe Boruff and Tom Fazio. Pitchers were Anthony Ferrari, Ramshaw, John Veitch, Nick Stelzner, Clint Cameron, John Foster, Ryan Baerlocher, Lee, Rob Shoults, and Garnet Jensen.
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