Eastern Michigan Athletics

2017 Baseball Roster

Roster

2

Luke DeVenney

OF/RHP
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3

Davis Feldman

RHP/IF
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4

Marquise Gill

IF
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5

Drake Peggs

IF
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6

Joey Sweigart

OF
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7

Jeff Timko

IF/OF
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8

Jordan Peterson

OF
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9

Brent Mattson

RHP
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14

Nick Jones

C/IF
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16

Mike Monahan

C
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17

Max Schuemann

IF
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18

John Holt

RHP
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19

Matthew Beaton

RHP
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21

Brad Allen

RHP
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23

Devin Hager

IF
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24

Zachary Owings

IF/OF
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27

Brennan Williams

IF/OF
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30

James Harness

RHP
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31

Caleb Hester

LHP
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34

John Rensel Jr.

IF
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35

Justin Thompson

RHP
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36

Justin McMurtrey

RHP
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37

Riley McManus

RHP/IF
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38

Sam Delaplane

RHP
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39

Alex Wolanski

C
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44

John Montgomery

IF/OF
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47

Kevin Shul

RHP
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48

Drake Lubin

OF
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50

Jeremy Stidham

C/OF
/ Baseball
Harness UM
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Harness
Jersey Number 30

James Harness

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Huber Heights, Ohio
  • High School:
    Wayne
EMU: 2017: One of EMU’s incoming recruits…HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Wayne High School and played under Head Coach Joe Yount as a Warrior… Earned four letters, captaining the team once…Tallied a 3-2 record as a senior with 69 strikeouts in 42 innings pitched...Sported a 3-2 record with 45 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched in 2015…He earned second team all-conference and honorable mention all-area his junior year…Also lettered in golf, earning all-conference honors three times…PERSONAL: Full name: James Anthony Harness…Son of Doug and Mary Ann Harness…Has two brothers, Robert Harness and Kevin Nance…Major: Undecided.
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