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  Dylan Petrich

Dylan Petrich

Player Profile

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wichita, Kan.
High School:
Maize
Last College:
Butler CC
Height / Weight:
6-3 / 200
Position:
OF
Experience:
TR
Bats/Throws:
R/R

2007-08 (AT BUTLER CC): Two-year letterwinner for coach Steve Johnson at Butler Community College (El Dorado, Kansas) ... as a sophomore (2008), led the Grizzlies in batting average, starts, runs scored, hits, walks, doubles and stolen bases ... hit .408 for the year with three home runs, 49 RBIs, 58 runs scored and 15 stolen bases ... was a first-team All-Region VI and first-team All-Conference selection ... earned preseason All-America accolades after an impressive freshman campaign which saw him hit .392 with 65 hits, nine doubles and 38 RBIs ... named second-team All-Conference in 2007, helping lead the Grizzlies to a 39-15 record and a trip to the Region VI semifinals ... played summer ball for the Outer Banks Daredevils (Kill Devil Hills, N.C.) of the Coastal Plain League in 2008 ... hit .258 with 18 RBI and 10 stolen bases.

AT MAIZE HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Rocky Helm at Maize High School in Wichita ... helped lead team to the Kansas 6A state championship as a junior (2005) and the state championship game as a senior (2006) ... was a two-time first-team All-Arkansas Valley Chisholm Trail League, All-Region V and all-metro selection ... earned Louisville Slugger preseason All-America accolades after a junior campaign that saw him hit .425 with 28 RBIs, 12 stolen bases and 30 runs en route to the Eagles' state title ... picked first-team all-state following the season ... as a senior, named the AVCTL's player of the year after hitting .389 with three home runs, 31 RBIs, 24 runs scored and 11 stolen bases ... a three-sport standout, lettered three years at quarterback on the football team and took home second-team all-AVCTL honors ... was a four-year letterwinner in basketball as a point guard, earning first-team all-league accolades and honorable mention all-state recognition ... played summer baseball for the Wichita Sluggers where he was named the team's most valuable player.

PERSONAL: Dylan James Petrich is the son of Jim and Randi Petrich of Wichita, Kansas ... born March 6, 1988 in Wichita ... majoring in university studies ... career goal is to own his own business ... has an older sister, Madison ... enjoys traveling, playing video games and fishing in his spare time ... father, Jim, played basketball and football at St. Cloud State ... a cousin, Carrie Tollefson, was an NCAA cross country champion at Villanova and competed for the United States in the 1,500-meter run at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

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