congratulations!
you’ve been selected as one of wisconsin’s best 72 senior
baseball players. this packet will give you all the
information necessary to participate in this year’s
classic, our 34th!
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index
calendar and deadlines
email and acceptance
photos, biography, stats, awards
financial page
design page
page examples
what to bring and things to know
all-star classic weekend agenda
*Go to baseballwisconsin.com and click on the “all-star classic” tab on
the left. rosters for each team will be printed there as soon as they are
finalized. you can also find a list of all time all-star classic participants
on that website!
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congratulations!
YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN AS ONE OF WISCONSIN’S TOP GRADUATING BASEBALL PLAYERS, BOTH
BECAUSE OF YOUR TALENT AND YOUR CHARACTER!
THIS PACKET WILL LIST THE STEPS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WISCONSIN BASEBALL
COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STAR CLASSIC, WITH THE 2017 EVENT MAKING IT OUR 34th!
you must meet the deadlines in red to assure that your page is included in the
classic program, and we have not had a player miss out on that in over 20 years!
please read this packet in its entirity immediately.
Thursday
May 12 nominations are due to regional reps from
Nominating head coaches.
sunday-friday may 14-19 players are selected by regional chairs
sunday
may 21 or earlier all players notified of their selection
sunday
may 21 all players are to have notified coach joe waite
of prairie farm via text message or email.
monday
may 22: have faxed, mailed, or emailed the
acceptance form which contains insurance info.
and email (not fax) at least two photos to
coach Waite and have completed the biographical page and stats either via surveymonkey,
faxed, or emailed.
friday
june 2 the sponsorship page and financial page have
been emailed to joe waite. please send this in
sooner if at all possible!! this gives coach waite
only eight days to write the program if all
72 come in on time, it puts tremendous pressure
on him IF NO RESPONSES ARE SUBMITTED EARLY.
fri-sun
june 5-11 check your email for a rough draft sent to you
for corrections.
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fri-sat
june 23-24
play ball!
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step 1: BY SUNDAY, MAY 21
EMAIL COACH WAITE AT [email protected]
OR TEXT MESSAGE TO 715.418.3149, STATING YOUR NAME, YOUR
SCHOOL, AND YOUR INTENT TO PLAY.
step 2: BY monday, may 22
1) EMAIL YOUR ACCEPTANCE FORM, FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE,
TO COACH WAITE AT [email protected]
OR FAX IT TO 715.455.1260 OR MAIL IT TO JOE WAITE at
740 10-1/2 STREET, DALLAS, WI 54733.
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Step 2...
Complete, sign, and fax, email, or mail this ACCEPTANCE FORM to Joe Waite.
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ACCEPTANCE FORM
or email to [email protected]
or mailed to JOE WAITE
Baseball Wisconsin
740 10-1/2 Street
Dallas, WI 54733
I herby accept my selection to the Wisconsin All-Star Classic. I agree to follow all rules set forth by the
Tournament Committee. I fully realize that expulsion will result for any rules infractions. I fully realize my
commitment includes the collection of ads and/or sponsorshps.
ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
Name: ________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________
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Home Phone: __________________________________________________________
Your Signature: _________________________________________________________
Parent Signature: _______________________________________________________
Health insurance plan: ___________________________________________________
Your signature includes a waiver of any injury that you may suffer.
~ Please, if you can not attend, contact Joe Waite as soon as possible so another deserving
player can be picked to fill your spot~
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step 3: also by may 22
email at least two photos of yourself...one good
pict of your face (if you don’t have an action shot of
your face, your senior picture will due) and at least
one good action shot emailed TO COACH WAITE AT
[email protected]
good action shots make your page look better!
if you were a late selection, contact coach waite for an extension.
step 4: ...and...
fill out the biography-stats-awards page
and either submit it by going to the following address
(preferred)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AllStarStats
or fill out the form on the next page and either email it
to COACH WAITE AT
[email protected]
OR FAX IT TO
715.455.1260
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Step 4...
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Your biography includes your information and statistics. It will also include your phone
number in case interested scouts or coaches want to contact you.
Mail or scan and email your actions shots that clearly shows your face, to be included on
your page by MAY 22.
Alternate Method: Mail this form, pictureS and baseball action shot to...
Joe Waite
Baseball Wisconsin
PREFERED METHOD: Follow the link and fill
740 10-1/2 Street
out your biography information electronically
Dallas, WI 54733
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AllStarStats
phone: 715.418.3149... fax: 715.455.1260
Please Print This Information Clearly:
Name (as you want it to appear in the Program, ______________________________________________________________
generally no middle initials)
High School: ___________________________________________
List any athletic or academic
achievements that you have
HS Head Coach: ________________________________________ earned~please be brief!
Start with baseball!
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HS Uniform Number: ____________________________________ ________________________
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Position selected as (circle one): Pitcher Catcher Infielder Outfielder ________________________
Don’t know? Call the coach who selected you! ________________________________
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Height: _____________ Weight: _________________
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Bat (circle one): L R S ________________________
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College Attending: ______________________________________
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(put undecided if none will be listed) _______________________________
Players Cell Phone: (____) ____-_____ Player’s Email: _______________________________________________________
Parents Names and Cell Phone(s): ____________________________________ ____________________________________
~CURRENT SENIOR STATS (use JUNIOR STATS if you play WIAA Summer Baseball)~
Years as a VARSITY starter (circle one): 1 2 3 4
Hitting: (1) Avg. ___ (2) Hits ___ (3) Runs Scored ___ (4) RBI’s ___ (5) HR’s ___ (6) Stolen Bases ___
Fill out pitching stats ONLY if you were selected as a pitcher
Pitching: (1) Won-Lost-(S) __-__(__) (2) ERA ___ (3) Inn. Pitched___ (4) RBI’s ___ (5) K’s ___ (6) BB’s ___
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step 5&6: BY june 2nd
the wbca all-star classic is totally funded by the sponsorships raised
by the participating players. any additional funds are used by the wbca
to promote and support baseball in wisconsin, provide scholarships for
state players, and provide education for state coaches. We depend on you
to make this happen!
The minimum amount we are asking you to raise is $275. To raise this money,
contact local businesses, friends, family and others who would be
willing to support you.
your page will include what ever information you provide to coach waite.
your page will contain sp0nsor’s names, You CAN include their names,
business cards and or web addresses, where appropriate, and any messages you want the
ads to say. A single person or business may sponsor your entire page or you may collect
several smaller ads in which just the names of the people will be listed. Provide us with
specific directions unless you want us to design your page for you, which we are happy to
do. We will do our very best to make your page look good. We have included some different
examples for sponsorships starting on page 9.
it is not necessary to have or send the money in at this
time! We do however, need the names of the sponsors,
how much they donated, and what you want us to do
with your page.
either email or fax the next page to COACH WAITE AT
[email protected]
OR FAX IT TO 715.455.1260
Joe’s cell is 715.418.3149
*Joe Waite is a middle school teacher in cumberland. School is in session there until
June 7. Please leave a message if he doesn’t answer his phone during class!
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Step 5.. FINANCIAL PAGE
Your page will be unique to you. All of your ads, no matter how many are solicited, must fit on the bottom twothirds of you page. Again, provide us with specific directions on the next page if you what it to look a certain
way, otherwise we will be happy to design your page for you.
Please include your sponsors below, printing clearly, with any specific messages you want them to say, if necessary...
list on the next page. YOU CAN MAIL THIS PAGE WITH ANY CHECKS YOU WISH TO SEND IN BY june 10th. OTHERWISE FAX OR EMAIL THIS
TO COACH WAITE BY JUNE 2nd.
Make checks payable to: WBCA ALL-STAR CLASSIC
player name; _____________________________________________ high school: ___________________________________
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Money can be sent in by June 1st or taken to Oshkosh but we NEED to know the sponsorship amount.
example pages from last year are after the design page in this
packet.
any player that raises over $700 receives a $100 scholarship from the wbca...
the player that raises the most money receives a $300 wbca scholarship.
please, if you can send this in earlier than june 2nd, please do so.
Coach waite will appreciae that very much.
please raise as much as you can on behalf of the wbca and baseball in wisconsin.
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design page
biographical information occupies the top 1/3rd of the page...
leave empty.
examples are shown on the next six pages
use this page to sketch out a specific look you’d like your page to have... or
don’t worry about it. We’ll be happy to design it for you.
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ELLSWORTH panthers
nick taranto
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Raynee Farrell
Ellsworth
nick taranto
Taranto, a three-year
starter, hit .458 his senior
season. He had 32 rbi, 24 runs
scored.
ellsworth
6’0” • 185 LBS • R/r
Infielder
CONFERENCE: Middle Border
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 525 - d2
HIGH SCHOOL COACH: steve block
PLANS: Ripon College
CELL PHONE: 123-456-7890
EMAIL: [email protected]
PARENT(S): Mitch & donna taranto
he was named 1st team all-conference the past three years,
2nd team all-district, honorable mention all-area, outstanding offensive player of the
year, a wiaa scholar athlete,
and was a member of the national honor society. he was named
2nd team all-district in 2015.
Brian McQuade
River Falls
Dana Lansing
Ellsworth
Yanish
Accounting and Tax
Service
Brian Yanish
Ellsworth
Samantha Tufenk-Lutscher
www.samanthaanns.
myitworks.com
Donna Taranto
www.donnataranto.scentsy.us
Bob & Jackie Armstrong
Ellsworth
And my biggest fans... Jason and Lisa Elsen, Buena Farrell, Pat and Tracy Koch, Travis Kroll,
Patti Lewis, Dennis & Debbie Olson, Marion “Grandma” Pavelchak, Mary Synstelien, Mom and Dad,
Margaret “Grandma” and Beth Taranto, Steve & Karen Thoen, Dee Whipple, and Lucas Wieghart.
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EAU CLAIRE MEMORIAL old abes
SAM PRISSEL
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Sam Prissel
Eau Claire Memorial
5’10” • 177 LBS • R/r
INFIELDER
CONFERENCE : BIG RIVERS
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 1687 - D1
HIGH SCHOOL COACH: Dave Sparger
PLANS: NORTH DAKOTA STATE
CELL PHONE: 123-456-7890
EMAIL: [email protected]
PARENT(S): Paul Prissel AND
Shawn Schemenauer
PRISSEL, A THREE-YEAR
STARTER FOR THE OLD ABES, HIT
.405 HIS SENIOR SEASON, WITH
ONE HOMER, 13 STOLEN BASES,
AND 29 RUNS SCORED.
A FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
SELECTION IN BASEBALL,
PRISSEL WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF
THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY.
he was named 2nd team all
northwest district in 2015.
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Lisa Bien-sinz
congrats sam!
thomasleighdecorators.com
715.878.4368
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NEAL MATSON
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neillsville
6’0” • 200 LBS • R/r
NEAL, like his twin-brother
NOLAN, was a four-year starter
for his dad at neillsville.
he hit .577 his senior season
with 37 runs driven in and scoring 30 times. He stole SEVEN
bases and homered THREE TIMES.
PLANS: CORNELL College
CELL PHONE: 123-456-7890
EMAIL: [email protected]
PARENT(S): David & tammy matson
HE WAS NAMED 1st team allconference for the fourth time
this season. HE WAS ALLCONFERENCE IN BASKETBALL THREE
TIMES AND A CLOVERBELT SCHOLAR
ATHLETE. He was named 1st Team
All-North Central District
Outfielder-pitcher
CONFERENCE: cloverbelt - east
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 322 - d3
HIGH SCHOOL COACH: Dave matson
GOOD
LUCK
neal!
www.jbcscreenprinting.com
708 Grand Ave.
Neillsville, WI 54456
715.743.3113
way to go neal!
good luck!
dewey poeschel
We’re proud of you Neal...
Good Luck at the All-Star!
ERICK AND KIMBERLY
REINEKE
good luck!
sniteman pharmacy
congratulations!
karen gilbert
Your friends at
Gross Auto Group are
Neillsville Proud of our
baseball Matsons...
Good Luck this Weekend!
way to go NEAL!
TIM VOIGT - RURAL MUTUAL
INSURANCE
save-rite
building center
Congratulations Neal
randy’s electric
Good luck this weekend, Neal!
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Go Neal!
Mary Hartung
NEILLSVILLE, WI
715-743-6109
Good Luck Nolan!
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LUKE EIDE
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6’0” • 200 LBS • R/r
PITCHER
CONFERENCE : cloverbelt West
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 252 - d3
HIGH SCHOOL COACH: matt korger
PLANS: UW-stout
CELL PHONE: 715-533-3876
EMAIL: [email protected]
PARENT(S): dean & laura eide
Way to Go, Luke!
eide, a four-year starter for the
thunder, hit .429 his senior season.
He was 7-3 on the mound this year
and 26-9 over the course of his
career. his era was 1.64 with 84
strikeouts and 20 walks in 60+
innings.
after being named 2nd team all conference as a freshman and sophomore, he
was named 1st team as a junior and a
senior. he was named 2nd Team all-district last year, and was named player
of the year in the western cloverbelt
this year. he was named 2nd team all-
west central district in 2015.
Proud of you, Luke!
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Frank & Carol
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We’re proud of you Luke !
Good luck this weekend
and in your future college
career! Mom & Dad
Proud of you, Luke!
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edgerton crimson tide
jake zeimet
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Ziemet was 6-0 with 1 save this
season. He had an era of 2.33
and struck out 31 hitters in 36
innings while walking 16.
Jake Zeimet
edgerton
6’3” • 200 LBS • r/r
Infielder
CONFERENCE: rock valley
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 553
HIGH SCHOOL COACH: mike gregory
PLANS: uw-whitewater
CELL PHONE: 123-456-7890
EMAIL: [email protected]
PARENT(S): george & becka zeimet
Way to Roll Jake!
DEEGAN’S HARDWARE
1025 N Main St, Edgerton
(608) 884-3913
he was named honorable
mention all-conference his junior year and 1st team all-conference his senior year.
Congrats on a
Great Career, Jake!
Coach
Mike Gregory
Way to Go, Jake!
Proud of you,
Jake!
Brandon Ninedorf
We’re so proud of you Jake!
Have a great weekend
at the Classic!
Love,
Mom, Dad, Luke, Amanda, Emily, Olivia, Daniel,
Hannah, and Gracie
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BANGOR CARDINALS
CANON O’HERON
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6’7” • 220 LBS • R/r
O’heron, a four-year starter,
was 7-0 for the cardinals
this year with an era of 0.47.
he struck out 83 while walking 14 in 45 innings of work.
PLANS: UW-stevens point
CELL PHONE: 123-456-7890
EMAIL: [email protected]
PARENT(S): kris o’heron
he was named 1st team allconference in both basebll
and basketball all four
years of his high school
career. he was the conference player of the year in
basketball the past two
seasons.
CANON O’HERON
pitcher
CONFERENCE: scenic bluffs
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 161 - D4
HIGH SCHOOL COACH: todd grant
CONGRATULATIONS
CANON!
WE ARE
PROUD OF
YOU!
Ron Christopherson
Nancy Christopherson
TJ O’Heron
Ezra o’heron
Todd Grant
Jordan Skar
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The Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association
33rd Annual All-Star Classic
The WBCA All-Star Classic, now in it’s 33rd consecutive year, will be held at beautiful E.J.
Schneider Field in Oshkosh on Friday June 24th and Saturday June 25th. It is a great honor to
be selected as one of the finest players in the State of Wisconsin to represent yourself and
your school at this outstanding event. The WBCA All-Star Classic is recognized as one of the
finest events of its kind in the United States and will be attended by several college coaches and professional
baseball scouts. Contact us immediately if you can not attend so another deserving player can be picked to
fill your spot on the roster.
What to Bring
• High School Uniform, batting helmet, bat, all equipment including catcher’s equipment if applicable.
• Casual clothes
• Toiletries
• Extra Towel
• Ball to have autographed (optional)
Things to Know
• If you are a pitcher, refrain from pitching two days prior to the start of the Classic
• No jewelry, chains, etc. are permitted (WIAA rules apply)
• No tobacco products, alchohol, drugs, etc.
• Proper behavior is respected from all participants
• You will be staying at Tahlor Hall on the UW-Oshkosh Campus. The WBCA pays for your room
• You will stay their FRIDAY NIGHT only
• You can leave after your final game on Saturday
questions about...
the tournament: contact tony gerharz (oshkosh west-class chairman)...
email: [email protected]... 920-312-4230
your team, agenda, etc:
east: chad montez (waukesha west): [email protected]
North: eric beard (wrightstown): H: 920-858-4982-D: [email protected]
south: ron kading (potosi): 608-763-2024 [email protected]
west: mark fuller (cumberland): [email protected]
anything program related: joe waite (prairie farm) [email protected]
your high school coach may also be able to help you! ask!
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all star classic player agenda
Friday June 23
the wbca pays for all lodging and meals.
11:00am Check-in @ Taylor Hall (UWO) for North/South teams
11:30am Check in @ Taylor Hall (UWO) for East/West teams
12:00 All players should have arrived (call Tony Gerharz, if delayed) 920-312-4230
1:00pm Team Meetings @ Dorm
2:30pm Teams depart for Oshkosh & EJ Schneider Field (in uniform)
2:45pm Welcome and Team Pictures
Note: 3B duggout is the home duggout for all games.
3:15pm North (1B dugout) South(3B dugout) 3B Dugout is home team
3:30pm Home warm-up on field for all-star classic games.
3:40pm Visitors warm-up on field
3:50pm Team Introductions (to base path)
3:58pm National Anthem
4:00PM NORTH VS. SOUTH
6:00pm East (1B dugout) West(3B dugout) *Home warm-up
6:10pm Visitors warm-up
6:20pm Team Introductions (to base path)
6:30PM EAST VS. WEST
8:00pm North & South depart for Dinner @ Fratello’s- Oshkosh
8:30pm East & West depart for Dinner @ Fratello’s- Oshkosh
8:30pm/9:30pm Teams depart for Taylor Hall (UWO) Lights out @ 11:00pm
**All Players must remain @ Dorm
Saturday June 24
7:45 am East & South wake-up & check out Taylor Hall
8:15 am East & South depart for breakfast @ Golden Corral then to ballpark
8:15 am North & West wake-up & check out Taylor Hall
8:45 am North & West depart for breakfast @ Golden Corral then to ballpark
9:15 am South (1B dugout) East (3B dugout)
9:30 am Home warm-up
9:40 am Visitors warm-up
9:50 am Team Introductions/National Anthem
10:00 AM East VS. South
12:00 pm West (1B dugout) North (3B dugout) /Home warm-up
12:10 pm Visitors warm-ups
12:20 pm Team Introductions
12:30 PM West VS. North
2:30 PM West (1B DUGOUT) VS. South (3B DUGOUT) * no pre game on field
4:30 pm East (1B DUGOUT) VS. North (3B DUGOUT) * no pre game on field
**Tom Nygaard Most Valuable Player Award announced after last game!
PLAYERS ARE DISMISSED AFTER THEIR final GAME.
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