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Bruce Schlecht
Assistant Coach

Years at Wayne State:
Eight years

Education:
Associates Degree - Lincoln School of Commerce, 1972

Previous Positions:
Head Coach West Point Bombers
Head Coach West Point American Legion program

Bruce Schlecht is entering his eighth year as a volunteer assistant on the Wildcat coaching staff. He serves as the team's bench coach.

Schlecht brings a wealth of experience to the WSC bench. He presently is the coach of the West Point Bombers, a semi-professional team. In addition, he was the head coach of the West Point Legion program for nearly 20 years. During that time, his teams were perennial Class B state title contenders, winning four times.

Mike Grosz
Sports Information Director
Wayne State College
(402)375-7326
or 1-800-228-9972

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Wayne State has earned the #3 seed for the NCAA Div. II Central Regional Baseball Tournament hosted by Emporia State in Kansas. The 40-11 Wildcats meet #4 seed Central Missouri (41-15) in Thursday's first round with game times to be announced Monday afternoon.

Concordia-St. Paul topped #15 Wayne State 10-6 Sunday afternoon in the NSIC Baseball Tournament championship game. The 40-11 Wildcats await word from the NCAA on a at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Official pairings are to be released Sunday evening by the NCAA.

Nate Preston won three events to lead the WSC men to a third straight NSIC outdoor track and field championship Saturday in Wayne. The Wildcats scored 164 points to nip second place Mary (156.5) for the team title. Brett Suckstorf won two events (hammer throw and discus) for WSC.

The WSC women's track and field team finished in third place with 106 points at the NSIC Championships in Wayne. Katie Wilson won two events (hammer throw and discus) and took second in the shot put to lead the Wildcats.

The NSIC Office announced Saturday that the NSIC Baseball Tournament has been shortened to a single-elimination tournament with Wayne State and Concordia-St. Paul (the last two undefeated teams in the tournament) playing Sunday at 1 p.m. in Wayne and the winner earning the NSIC Tournament Title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Nick Schumacher struck out a career-high 14 batters in a complete game win to lead #15 Wayne State to a 9-1 victory over Southwest Minnesota State at the NSIC Baseball Tournament in Wayne. The 40-10 Wildcats will play in the winner's bracket final Saturday at 10 a.m. against either Bemidji State or Concordia-St. Paul.

Seven WSC baseball players were named to the 2008 NSIC All-Conference Baseball Team announced Thursday afternoon. Nick Schumacher was named the NSIC Pitcher of the Year, Marc Manganaro earned the NSIC Co-Player of the Year while Nick Bidroski was selected the NSIC Co-Freshmen of the Year.

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5.11.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
Conc.-St. Paul 10
#15 Wayne State 6

5.9.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
#15 Wayne State 9
SW Minnesota State 1

5.8.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
#15 Wayne State 6
Winona State 3

5.4.08
Baseball
First Game
#16 Wayne State 3
Bemidji State 0
2nd Game
#16 Wayne State 13
Bemidji State 12
8 innings

5.4.08
Softball
NSIC Tournament
Univ. of Mary 3
Wayne State 0