TWIN FALLS, Idaho -
Mason Hartle,
Kason O'Neil and
Jack Ryan will all be making the move to play baseball at four-year schools in the fall.
Hartle, who is headed to University of Colorado - Colorado Springs, finished this past year with a 4.41 ERA. He had 17 appearances and threw in 69.1 innings, posting 55 strikeouts. UCCS competes in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference of NCAA Division 2 Baseball.
The Mountain Lions finished the season 23-26 overall and 12-18 in conference play.
Kason O'Neil and
Jack Ryan will be opponents next season as O'Neill will play at Lewis-Clark State College and Ryan is headed to College of Idaho. Both schools compete in the Cascade Collegiate Conference of NAIA. Lewis-Clark State College finished this spring with a 36-16 overall record and a 28-9 conference record. College of Idaho finished with a 25-28 overall record and a 14-23 conference record.
O'Neil hit .316 at the plate for the Golden Eagles, finishing with 15 doubles, four home runs and 35 RBI. With his 25 walks and nine hit by pitches, O'Neil posted a .428 on base percentage.
An outfielder for CSI, Ryan hit .270 at the plate with four doubles, three home runs and 22 RBI. He had nine stolen bases.
These three join five other Golden Eagles who signed to play on earlier this year.