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October 12, 2007
MSSU To Honor 2007
Athletics Hall of Fame Class Joplin, Mo -- Two former baseball players and one softball player will enter the Missouri Southern State University Athletics Hall of Fame in ceremonies planned in conjunction with the Homecoming football this Saturday against Fort Hays State. Rich Weisensee and Mark Baker (Baseball) along with Holly (Trantham) Brewer (Softball) make up the induction Class of 2007. The newest class will be present at an alumni banquet on tonight before speaking at the alumni brunch and participating in the Homecoming parade on Saturday. Then they ll be introduced, honored and officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at halftime of the MSSU-Fort Hays State Homecoming football game during the afternoon. Below are short biographies on each of the three to be honored by Hall of Fame in October:
Rich Weisensee He was a first team All-Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) selection and an NAIA All-District 16 pick, as well as the Lions' MVP that season. Prior to his time at Missouri Southern, Weisensee attended Allen County Community College in Kansas for two years, earning an Associates in General Business. Weisensee graduated from Southern with a degree in marketing and management and managed Jarmin Shoes at Northpark Mall for eight years upon graduation. Rich is the national sales accounts manager for Cadbury-Schweppes in Parsippany, New Jersey and has been employed with the company for 23 years, while still residing in Joplin. Rich and his wife, Terri will celebrate their 31st wedding anniversary later this year and have two daughters, Rachel Weisensee and Megan Rice.
Dr. Mark Baker Baker was an All-CSIC first-team member in 1989, Southern's last year in the league and the NAIA. He was All-MIAA in 1990, while earning Academic All-District honors as well. In 1991, he was All-MIAA as a designated hitter, while being named to the College World Series All-Tournament team. He was an Academic All-American and set the school record for homers in a game with three. His final year at Southern, Baker led the team to another College World Series berth, and was once again All-MIAA and Academic All-American. Baker graduated from Missouri Southern in 1992 and began teaching social studies and coaching baseball and softball at Carthage Junior High School. He earned a Masters degree in education, as well as a specialist from Missouri State, and completed his Doctorate from Washington University in St. Louis. He was the Assistant Principal at Carl Junction High School in 1996 and was named Assistant Superintendent of the Carl Junction school district in 1998. Since 2001, he has served as the Assistant Superintendent for Business of the Carthage School District. Baker and his wife, Stacie, have two children, a daughter Emilee and a son Alex.
Holly (Trantham)
Brewer Brewer ranks second all-time at Southern in appearances (113), complete games (77), innings pitched (619) and strikeouts (438) while being fourth in saves (5) and fifth in ERA (1.20). She was a four-time All-MIAA selection. Brewer was also a third team All-American selection in 1995. Brewer was an accounting major at Southern, graduating in 1997. She is currently an accountant with GHE Insurance in St. Louis. Holly and her husband, Steve, live in St. Peters, Mo. The Missouri Southern Athletics Hall of Fame was established to pay tribute, to give deserved recognition and to enhance school tradition by honoring former athletic letterwinners and/or coaches who have shown distinctive, unique or exceptional ability while on campus of the school or since graduation. The honorees must be graduates of Missouri Southern and there must have been a lapse of at least 10 years since the individual last participated in athletics at Southern. With the addition of the 2007 class, the MSSU Athletics Hall of Fame now includes 82 members and two teams.
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