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A new rivalry series is coming to the Wabash Valley. REX Baseball and the Lafayette Aviators will be starting the King of the Wabash Ruoff Mortgage Rivalry Series! In the 2022 season the REX and the Aviators will face-off seven times. Whoever wins the season series will be crowned the Kings of the Wabash for the 2022 season and be presented with a trophy. The trophy will travel annually between the winner of the series. General Manager Bruce Rosselli said of the new rival

REX Baseball Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2021 TERRE HAUTE, IN – Wabash Valley Baseball, LLC, the ownership group of REX Baseball, is excited to announce Matthew Chavarria as the next head coach of REX Baseball. As a player, Chavarria won the Prospect League Championship in 2012 with the West Virginia Miners. In 2014, he was a Prospect League All-Star for the REX. He helped lead the University of Southern Indiana to a Division II Championship in 2014 wh

REX Baseball Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2021 TERRE HAUTE, IN – A.J. Reed will be stepping down as the REX Baseball Head Coach.Wabash Valley Baseball, LLC, the ownership group of REX Baseball, would like to thank Reed for bringing his experience to the 2021 season and leading Wabash Valley’s Own. “I would like to thank A.J. for stepping in, with late notice, to coach the REX for the 2021 season. We appreciated his time here and wish him the best of luck

This week for the “Where Are They Now?” series, we will be traveling back to the 2011 season. We are focusing on Terre Haute native and former Indiana State Sycamore, Brandon Dorsett. Brandon, the son of MLB player Brian Dorsett, played two seasons in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system. Dorsett joined the REX in the 2011 season before his junior year of college. The right handed pitcher made 13 appearances for the REX during the regular season and one appearance dur

Next in the “Where are they now?” series is former Indiana State University Sycamores’ player, Triston Polley. Polley is a 6’0” 190 pound left-handed pitcher out of Indianapolis, Indiana. He played for REX Baseball as a freshman during the 2016 season. The left-handed hurler was drafted in the 2019 MLB Draft in the 16th round with the 475th pick by the Texas Rangers organization. In the 2016 season with the REX, Polley made 15 appearances on the mound. He started two gam

Today begins a new series of blogs. These will be focusing on former REX players and where they are now. The first of this series will focus on former REX Baseball player Max Wright. Wright is a 6’3” and 205 pound catcher out of Toronto, Ontario. He played for the REX in 2017 as a freshman. During that 2017 REX season Wright appeared in 44 regular season games. He had an AVG of .238 with four home runs, and three doubles. He scored 36 runs, knocked in 33 runners, and ha

Last month, REX Baseball announced the signing of pitcher Brigham Booe to the roster. The 6’1” and 210 pound sophomore out of Olney Central College is returning to REX Baseball for his second season. The right handed hurler attended Northview High School and was a varsity player for the Knights. Booe is a pitcher, but is also a solid fielder and batter that can be used in other situations off the mound. During his junior and senior years at Northview, he had at least one a

REX Baseball has a new manager! REX Baseball has hired Jeremiah Knackstedt to be the next field boss for Wabash Valley’s Own. The move comes just a little over a month after former coaches Tyler Wampler and Jeremy Lucas stepped down from their positions. REX General Manager Bruce Rosselli said about the hiring, “I'm pleased to announce the new field manager, Jeremiah Knackstedt. Jeremiah brings the experience of coaching, including coaching in college summer leagues, and p

REX Baseball has signed its first player for the 2020 season, Clay Wisner. Wisner is a junior out of Malone University. He is a 5’11” and 195 pound infielder out of Bellefontaine, OH. He attended Bellefontaine High School. While in high school, Wisner had an extraordinary career. He was named as a three-time All-Central Buckeye Conference infielder. During his junior and senior years, he combined for a batting average (BA) of.383 and an on base percentage (OBP) of .495.

This past season was a fun one for REX Baseball. Despite not making the playoffs the team had a long winning streak, they broke many records, and had the largest crowd ever at a REX game at Bob Warn Field. The voice of the REX, Jerry Arnold, who is also the historian for the team, filled me in on all of the records that the team broke last season. Two of these records were league records. They had the longest winning streak in Prospect League history. They won twelve game

#REXNation, the 2019 season has come and gone. Unfortunately, the team did not make the playoffs, but they did bring a lot of wonderful memories this summer. This team broke a lot of REX records this year. They had the most doubles in an inning, the longest win streak in REX history, the most runs scored in an inning, and the biggest crowd ever to attend a REX game with over 3,000 fans in attendance! This season would not have been what it was without all of you coming ou

A REX Owner is now a Hall of Famer. Owner and Terre Haute native Brian Dorsett has been elected to the Buffalo Bisons Hall of Fame! The Bisons are a Minor League Triple-A Team in the International League. They are currently the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Dorsett played catcher for the Bisons during the 1987, 1991, and 1992 season. In 1992, Dorsett had a memorable season as he was the team MVP for the Bisons per milb.com. During that year, he was respons

As we come out of the All-Star break I thought it would be best for us to focus on a #REXNation East All-Star for the next player spotlight. This week we are going to turn our attention to infielder Jacob Mulcahy. The Hederson, Kentucky native attended high school at Owensboro Catholic. Mulcahy is the son of Rob and Donna Mulcahy. He is currently a sophomore at Bellarmine University where he majors in Economics. In his freshman season at Bellarmine, Mulcahy started in twen

This week is the 2019 Prospect League All-Star Game! The best players in the Prospect League come together in Normal, IL to play East versus West. The REX have four players that have been named All-Stars this season! These players are outfielder Mitchell Garrity, third baseman Jacob Mulcahy, pitcher Jacob Frankel, and pitcher Colten Panaranto! Outfielder Mitchell Garrity is having a wonderful season so far. The sophomore out of the University of Dayton has an AVG of .330 w

Wow, what a run the #REX have been on lately! The seven game winning streak which I wrote about last week? It made its way to 11 games before ending against the Kings. That is the longest winning streak in REX Baseball history beating the previous record of nine games in a row! This winning streak helped propel the REX in the standings! They are now in third place in the East and are closing in on the Paints! Game eight of the winning streak came on July 11 as the REX too

Alright #REXNation, it is time for another player spotlight! This week we are going to focus on REX pitcher, Tommy Sommer. The 6’4” 207 pound left handed hurler was not only born a Hoosier, he now plays for the Indiana University Hoosiers and is currently a sophomore! His parents are Jeurgen and Susie Sommer and he has a brother Noah. The Sommer family is no stranger to Indiana University as Sommer’s father was the goalie for the Hoosiers from 1987-1990! His father was a

Well, what a week that was #REX fans! After the REX went 4-13 over a seventeen game stretch, Wabash Valley’s Own have really turned it around! They are now on a seven game winning streak. This took their record back over .500 and they are currently 19-17 as they attempt to climb in the standings! #theREXarehot The streak started on Wednesday, July 3 against the struggling Springfield Sliders at Bob Warn Field. Super Bowl Champion and Terre Haute Native, Danny Etling threw

Well REX fans, the team is still trying to figure this season out. Over the past week and a half the REX went 2-6. Still, despite the struggle the REX were able to put together their fifth walk-off win of the year. The REX started the week off on June 26 with a double-header against the struggling West Virginia Miners at Bob Warn Field. These were two seven inning games. The first game went the REX’s way. Both teams scored in the first. The REX run came on a sacrifice fl

Hey REX fans we have a couple of awesome theme nights coming up this week! On Friday, July 5 we have Military Night and on Saturday July 6 we have First Responder Night! Come help us support those who keep our nation and communities safe! For Military Night on July 5 we will be supporting all branches of the military! There will be military vehicles in the parking lot for fans to take pictures with. There will also be fireworks sponsored by Zink Distributing. If you have

For our second player spotlight we are putting the focus on to a local young man, Colten Panaranto. Panaranto attended Terre Haute North Vigo High School before transferring to Roncalli High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. Panaranto is a 6’0”, 210 pound right-handed pitcher. He is currently a freshman at Michigan State University. Panaranto is the son Chris Panaranto and Krista Nott. His great-grandfather was also a baseball player. His baseball days were spent with the