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Niemann finally making name for self in majors

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Jeff Niemann prepares to unleash a devastating fastball during a 2003 start. Niemann was a consensus All-American as well as Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2003, tallying 156 strikeouts as a member of the Owls' weekend rotation that became the first trio from any school to be selected within the first top eight picks of the Major League Baseball draft.