Rachel Crader is the editor of semoball.com. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in May of 2009 before spending the summer covering the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Highlights from Rachel's days in college include having a class down the hall from Chase Daniel and having NCAA wrestling champion Ben Askren hold the door open for her at Brady Commons, Mizzou's student center. She spent time covering Mizzou basketball, softball and baseball while working for the Columbia Missourian and is excited to return home to Southeast Missouri to cover local sports for semoball.com.

Rachel has covered three Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournaments for the Southeast Missourian and semoball.com, and she'll see you courtside again this year.

Kody Campbell named Oran baseball coach

Posted Friday, August 23, 2013, at 1:11 PM

Update: You can read my full story about Campbell's hiring here.

Former Oran player Kody Campbell has been named the Oran baseball coach.

Campbell was an all-state player at Oran who played in two final fours under coach Mitch Wood before a successful career at Southeast Missouri State.

Campbell will replace Paul Bucher, who resigned just months after taking the job at his alma mater, which of course won its first state championship in the spring in Wood's final season.

I'm only beginning to report on this. I'll have comments from Wood and Campbell later. Campbell is always a player Wood lists when he talks about players who helped build the program and continued to come back to practices to hit with the team or to help out in small ways.

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Campbell was one of my favorite high school baseball players.

-- Posted by Dustin Ward on Thu, Aug 22, 2013, at 2:26 PM
Congrats to Campbell. I know he will work hard and do a good job.

-- Posted by Harry_Callahan on Thu, Aug 22, 2013, at 3:39 PM
Congrats Kody! Im sure it will be fun as Advance plays Oran this season. Former teammates at Oran will be coaching against each other. Chris Asmus at Advance and now Kody Campbell at Oran.

-- Posted by SportsMediaInformant on Thu, Aug 22, 2013, at 9:03 PM
I sure am ready for the Advance-Oran game.

-- Posted by Dustin Ward on Thu, Aug 22, 2013, at 11:23 PM
Congrats to Kody.....a good young man and a solid player. Best of luck to you .

-- Posted by Headhunt on Thu, Oct 10, 2013, at 4:21 PM

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