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A four year, first team all-conference catcher, Greg Osterhaus capped off his career by breaking the Stout career home run record, a mark that has only recently been matched. Working behind the plate from 1992-95, Osterhaus slammed out 30 career home runs and hit 12 in 1994.
Baseball coach Terry Petrie called Osterhaus -- a two-time team captain -- a great leader, great power hitter and excellent defensive catcher. Osterhaus appears in the top 10 of six Stout career lists -- home runs (1st tie, 30), runs batted in (2nd, 123), slugging percentage (6th, .660), hits (7th tie, 156), runs (9th, 100) and batting average (9th, .371).
Osterhaus, a 1995 NCAA Division III Midwest All-Region selection, had a balanced career. As a freshman, he batted .410 and as a junior, carried a slugging percentage of .761.
A native of Prairie du Chien and prior to coming to Stout, Osterhaus played two years of international fastpitch softball. He is currently employed in the construction field in the Twin Cities area.
