June 6, 2008

Yellowjacket Baseball Inks First Signee for 2008-09

BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana State Billings head baseball coach, Chris Brown, announced that Andrew Vennum will play baseball for the Yellowjackets this fall. 

“We are extremely excited to have Andy Vennum join the Yellowjacket baseball family,” Brown said.  “He is a very good student that has a tremendous work ethic in the classroom as well as on and off the field.  Andy has had a lot of success at the high school and legion level and we anticipate that to continue here.  He brings a lot to the table and has just started to realize his true potential.  We project Andy competing for playing time immediately in the outfield and on the mound.”

Vennum, a native of Spokane, Wash., played at West Valley High School where he was a first team all-league pitcher as a junior and was named league Most Valuable Player his senior year.  During his senior season, Vennum had a 7-1 record and a 1.2 ERA for West Valley.  In addition, he hit six home runs and batted an astonishing .650 as a senior.  Vennum helped to lead his team to district and regional champions.