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Probable starters

Catchers

Jesse Wilkening, Bats R/Throws R, 5-9, 193, so.: Will to bat cleanup. Started 30 games as a freshman, hit .270, set all kinds of hitting records in high school at Hanover Central in Cedar Lake, Indiana. Coach Darin Erstad said there will be plenty of power this year to go with a better understanding of handling pitchers, too.

Other catchers: Brady Childs, played just five games last year after transferring from Neosho County CC in Kansas. Freshman Luke Roskam was named the best high school catcher in Minnesota last year.