Kellogg Community College's 2013 baseball media guide

Kellogg Community College

BASEBALL

Media Guide 2013

2002 Region XII Champions5th Place NJCAA World Series

Building a Tradition of Excellence

2005 MCCAA League Champions

School Record — 46 Wins




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Quick FactsFounded

1956

Enrollment14,500

NicknameBruins

Colors Royal Blue/Silver

Conference Michigan Community College Athletic Association

(MCCAA)

Affiliation NJCAA - Division II

Region XII

Table of ContentsHead Coach – Eric Laskovy 2

Baseball Staff 2

2013 Roster 3

Players 5-12

2012 Post Season Awards 14

Where are They Now 15

Website Informationwww kellogg edu/athletics/baseball index htmlwww mccaa org

Kellogg Community College — Bruin Baseball Team — 2013

Front Row (L to R): Jake Miller, Keith Phillips, Kameron Joostberns, Derek Yoder, Larsen Cronkright, Caleb Meulman, Bryan Stevens, Cody Fortner, Trent Pell, and Jon TimmermanMiddle Row (L to R): Associate Head Coach Jim Miller, Ben Spieldenner, Travis Moore, Kody Carson, Tanner McCarn, Logan Templeton, Patrick Bobolts, Dayne SanMiguel, Steve Remesnik, and Head Coach Eric LaskovyBack Row (L to R): Max Drenth, Drew Carlile, Jeremy Bagnall, Chad Mayle, Dirk Ormsby, Jacob Wakeland, Kyle Smith, Tyler Kirkland, and Tyler Moore

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Head Coach Eric Laskovy Coach Laskovy is in his 13th year at Kellogg Community College, and his seventh year as Head Coach In his first six years as head coach, the Bruins have won four MCCAA conference titles (2007, 2008, 2010) and qualified three times for the NJCAA Division Two World Series (2007, 2009, 2011) Including, finishing 2007 as the National Runner-up

Since 2007, Kellogg Community College baseball has moved along 52 student-athletes to 4-year schools Coach Laskovy has seen 11 current or former players drafted or signed to professional contracts during his tenure Kellogg has been equally impressive in the classroom consistently maintaining an average team GPA of over 3 0 including a 3 18 team GPA in 2010, receiving NJCAA Academic Team Honors and finishing 8th out of 400 baseball playing NJCAA institutions in team GPA In the last three years, KCC has produced 9 Academic All-Americans

Eric attended Paw Paw High School where he was an All-State football player, and All -Conference in baseball and basketball After transferring from Kalamazoo Valley Community College, he was a two- year starter in baseball at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science In 2001, Coach Laskovy earned a Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Western Michigan University

Since 2006, Eric has worked as an Associate Scout for the Cincinnati Reds Along with coaching the Bruins, Coach Laskovy teaches full-time in the Physical Education Department at KCC Eric and his wife Shannon reside in Battle Creek

Associate Head Coach – Jim MillerStarting his 16th year of coaching at KCC, Jim Miller grew up in Scotts, Michigan He attended Climax-Scotts High School where he lettered in four varsity sports, winning several all conference honors Coach Miller spent over 20 years on active military duty before retiring in 1992 During his military career he played and coached baseball, basketball, and fast pitch softball at several levels including post level and All-Army teams

Upon retiring, Jim spent four years as assistant coach at Comstock High School before being invited by Coach Bortell to join the KCC baseball staff in 1998 He is a graduate of the U S Sergeants Major’s Academy and also attended Central Texas College

Assistant Coach – Reggie WaltersReggie is in his forth year with the Bruins and works with the pitchers He is a former standout at Grand Valley State University where he was named Student Athlete of the Year Reggie played professionally for the Kalamazoo Kings of the Independent Frontier League Coach Walters currently teaches at Gull Lake High School

Coaching Staff

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Roster 2013

NO NAME POS B/T HT WT YR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 1 Trent Pell INF R/R 5-7 184 SO Eaton Rapids / Eaton Rapids 2 Jon Timmerman INF R/R 5-7 182 SO Huntertown, IN / Carroll 3 Tanner McCarn OF R/R 6-1 175 FR Olivet / Olivet 4 Max Drenth C R/R 6-1 182 FR Decatur / Decatur 5 Jake Miller OF L/R 5-10 182 SO Rochester / Stoney Creek 6 Caleb Meulman INF R/R 5-8 180 SO Portage / Portage Central 7 Patrick Bobolts C R/R 5-11 197 SO Middleville / Thornapple-Kellogg 8 Kody Carson 1B/OF L/R 6-0 206 SO Battle Creek / Harper Creek 9 Jeremy Bagnall LHP L/L 6-4 195 SO Gilbralter / Gilbraltar Carlson 10 Tyler Kirkland RHP R/R 6-2 170 FR Sault St Marie / Sault Area 11 Bryan Stevens LHP L/L 5-8 170 SO Portage / Portage Central 12 Jacob Wakeland RHP R/R 6-5 174 SO Richland / Gull Lake 13 Cody Fortner LHP L/L 5-8 138 FR Battle Creek / Lakeview 14 Kyle Smith RHP R/R 6-3 196 FR Battle Creek / Harper Creek 15 Derek Yoder OF R/R 5-11 174 SO Nappanee, IN / Northwood 16 Travis Moore RHP/INF R/R 5-11 191 SO Hastings / Lakeview 17 Drew Carlile C R/R 6-2 213 SO Ft Collins, CO / Poudre 18 Chad Mayle RHP R/R 6-4 178 SO Midland / Dow 19 Kameron Joostberns RHP/UTL R/R 5-10 177 FR Battle Creek / Harper Creek 20 Keith Phillips LHP/UTL L/L 6-0 144 FR Holland / Hamilton 21 Larsen Cronkright INF/OF L/R 5-11 166 SO Midland / Bullock Creek 22 Logan Templeton RHP R/R 5-11 183 FR Portage / Portage Central 23 Dirk Ormsby RHP R/R 6-8 186 SO Ligonier, IN / West Noble 25 Tyler Moore RHP/INF R/R 6-2 180 FR Battle Creek / Pennfield 28 Dayne SanMiguel INF R/R 6-0 200 FR Wheeler / Breckenridge 30 Ben Spiedenner UTL/RHP R/R 5-11 175 FR Vicksburg / Vicksburg 34 Steve Remesnik LHP/1B L/L 6-0 230 FR Fort Wayne, IN / Carroll

Head Coach: Eric Laskovy (7th Year) Athletic Director: Tom ShawAssociate Head Coach: Jim Miller Athletic Trainer: Tom Lawrence Assistant Coach: Reggie Walters Athletic Department: 269-965-4151

Kellogg Community College 2013 Baseball Roster

Bruin Baseball Golf Outing SupportKCC Baseball would like to thank the following sponsors for the annual Bruin Baseball Golf Outing. Your support is greatly appreciated!

King Home Medical SupplyBill Johnson Family Sackrider FarmsNiecko’s Repair Shop Casimer Dzwik Craig Rose/Gale RealtyPennfield Food Mart Matthew L Glaser, Attorney at Law Scene Magazine

Bosker Brick Idle Hour Restaurant Mike BivensBesco Water Treatment Farley-Estes & Dowdle Funeral Home Travis MayJohn J H Schwarz M D Carl Angelo Family Kenny Lee Builders

MC Sports Battle Creek Tile Atlas SalesBehnke Inc Lakeview Ford Russ Bortell Modern Woodman of America Lee Moser Shirts N More

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Player Profiles

9 Jeremy BagnallHometown GibraltarHigh School Oscar A Carlson High SchoolHigh School Honors All Region, All District, All Academic, Dream Team, Captain,

MVP Hobbies Boating, golfing, & watching moviesRole Model My parents, & Justin VerlanderParents Barbara & Ross

7 Patrick BoboltsHometown MiddlevilleHigh School Thornapple Kellogg High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference 3 yrs., All District 2 yrs., All Region 2 yrs.,

All Academic District 2 yrs. Hobbies Hunting, fishingParents Joyce & Dan Bobolts

17 Drew CarlieHometown Fort Collins, COHigh School Poudre High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference, All State, Honor Athlete Award,

Academic All State 1st TeamHobbies FishingRole Model My DadParents Craig & Brenda Carlile

8 Kody CarsonHometown Battle CreekHigh School Harper Creek High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference, All State 2010, All District 201, Captain 2 yr.,

Academic All District Hobbies Hanging out with friends & familyRole Model Dad Parents Kevin & Kathy Carson

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21 Larsen CronkrightHometown MidlandHigh School Bullock Creek High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference, All Area, Dream Team, All State Hobbies Hunting & fishingRole Model My DadParents Dan & Jan Cronkright

4 Max DrenthHometown Decatur High School Decatur High SchoolHigh School Honors Academic All State, Co-MVP, All Conference, All Region,

CaptainParents Ron & Judy Drenth

13 Cody FortnerHometown Battle CreekHigh School Lakeview High SchoolHigh School Honors Honor RollHobbies ComputersRole Model My MomParents Matt & Rhonda Eishen

19 Kameron JoostbernsHometown Battle CreekHigh School Harper Creek High SchoolHigh School Honors Academic All District, Academic All State, Most Improved, All City Hobbies Fishing, tennis, & watching baseballRole Model Dad & UncleParents Randy & Joene Joostberns

Player Profiles

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10 Tyler KirklandHometown Sault Ste. Marie High School Sault Area High SchoolHigh School Honors Most Valuable Pitcher, Player of the Year, Team Captain, MVPHobbies Playing sports & runningRole Model Bryce Harper, GodParents April Paul & Sean Kirkland

18 Chad MayleHometown MidlandHigh School HH Dow High SchoolHigh School Honors Academic All DistrictHobbies BaseballRole Model Ryan LongstrethParents Suzette & Dale Mayle

3 Tanner McCarnHometown OlivetHigh School Olivet High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference, All Area, All District, All Region, Dream Team,

All State, Athlete of the YearHobbies Eating, sleeping, & sportsRole Model My ParentsParents Tim & Sandy McCarn

Player Profiles

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6 Caleb Meulman Hometown Portage High School Portage Central High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference, All Area, All District, Captain, High Honors, All Area Honorable MentionHobbies Fishing, beach, everything outdoorsRole Model Derek JeterParents Marc Meulman

5 Jacob MillerHometown RochesterHigh School Stoney Creek High SchoolHigh School Honors Captain, All County, All District, All ConferenceHobbies Swimming, running, sports, friendsRole Model My FatherParents Scott & Tina Miller

16 Travis MooreHometown HastingsHigh School Lakeview High SchoolHigh School Honors MVP, All Conference, All District, Honor Society, High HonorsHobbies Fishing, huntingRole Model My parentsParents Jack & Marcy Moore

25 Tyler MooreHometown Battle CreekHigh School Pennfield High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference, All City, All District, Captain, MVPHobbies Camping, working out, & sportsRole Model My Dad, Justin Verlander, & Derek JeterParents James & Dawn Moore

Player Profiles

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23 Dirk OrmsbyHometown Ligonier, INHigh School West Noble High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference, Captain, All AreaHobbies Fishing& hanging with friendsRole Model Parents & Tim Tebow Parents Charisse Wolf & Bruce Ormsby

1 Trent PellHometown Eaton Rapids High School Eaton Rapids High SchoolHigh School Honors 1st Team All Conference, Academic All Conference, All District,

All Region, 2nd Team All State, 1st Team All State Hobbies Sports & working outRole Model My dad & grandfatherParents Steve & Liz Pell

20 Keith PhillipsHometown HollandHigh School Hamilton High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference, All district, All Area, 2nd Team All State, Holland Sentinal Player of the Year Hobbies Fishing & huntingRole Model My ParentsParents Kevin & Betsy Phillips

34 Steve RemesnikHometown Fort Wayne, IN High School Carroll High SchoolHigh School Honors 2nd Team All Conference, State ChampionshipHobbies Basketball & hanging w/friends Role Model My Dad & familyParents Tammy & Mike Remesnik

Player Profiles

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28 Dayne San MiguelHometown WheelerHigh School Breckenridge High SchoolHigh School Honors 1st Team All State Infield, 1st Team All Conference InfieldHobbies Baseball & basketballRole Model My Dad & older brotherParents Sabastion & Carin SanMiguel

14 Kyle SmithHometown Battle CreekHigh School Harper Creek High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference, All City, Best Pitcher Award, All District,

Honor RollHobbies Swim & hang out w/friendsRole Model DadParents Craig & Diane Smith

30 Ben SpieldennerHometown ScottsHigh School Vicksburg High SchoolHobbies Snowboarding, paintballing, sports, & hanging out w/friendsRole Model Mike Trout, Coach Harvey, and My FatherParents Roger & Denise Spieldenner

11 Bryan StevensHometown PortageHigh School Portage Central High SchoolHigh School Honors All District, All Conference, All Region, Most Improved, MVPHobbies Fishing & boatingRole Model JesusParents Rose & Guy Stevens

Player Profiles

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22 Logan TempletonHometown PortageHigh School Portage Central High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference, All Area, CaptainHobbies Playing golf & hanging with friendsRole Model My FatherParents Bill & Beth Templeton

2 Jon TimmermanHometown Huntertown, INHigh School Carroll High SchoolHigh School Honors Two Times State Champs, CaptainHobbies Hanging out with friends/familyRole Model ParentsParents Kris & Teresa Timmerman

12 Jacob WakelandHometown RichlandHigh School Gull Lake High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference, All DistrictRole Model My ParentsParents Brenda McNees & Jimmie Wakeland

15 Derek YoderHometown Nappanee, INHigh School Northwood High SchoolHigh School Honors All Conference 4 yrsRole Model Josh Hamilton, Mike TroutParents Glenn & Cara Yoder

Player Profiles

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Brian Saltzgaber1987

Jacob Sponsler2000

Dan Jones2001

Brock Snyder2002

Justin Carter2003

Aaron Dorgan2004

Jimmy Baker2005

Noah Turner2005

Kevin Mailloux2006

Brad McElroy2006

Steele Lewis2007

Jeff Woods2007

Kellogg Baseball All-American Players

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The 2012 Kellogg Community College Baseball team celebrated its sixth MCCAA Conference Championship during the past twelve years. They have also advanced to the NJCAA World Series four times during that same period.

2012 Season Individual Honors

Academic All-Conference (3 0 GPA or higher with 36 hours passed) Kody Carson Andrew Fleming Chris McCoy Seth Szafranski Addison Webb

Academic All-MCCAA(3 2 GPA or higher with 36 hours passed)Kody CarsonAndrew FlemingSeth SzafranskiAddison Webb

NJCAA Award of Superior Academic Achievement(GPA between 3 80-3 99 and at least 45 hours passed)Addison Webb

All-Region XII TeamColton Loomis

All-MCCAA 1st Team Sean Clancy Colton Loomis

All-MCCAA 2nd Team Chris McCoyBrett Schultz

All-MCCAA Honorable MentionCam BortellKody CarsonAndrew FlemingBryan Stevens

MCCAA Coach of the YearEric Laskovy

The Athletic Department of Kellogg Community College says

GOOD LUCK BRUIN BASEBALL!

2012 Post Season Awards

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Former Bruins currently playing at 4-year schools

Chad Jasman University of MichiganBradley Hayden Hillsdale CollegeKenton SanMiguel Central Michigan UniversityKyle Nolen Indiana Tech UniversityAdam Crull Indiana Tech UniversityKyle Fisher Olivet CollegeKyle Benschoter Siena Heights UniversityDanny Tursell Indiana-Purdue Fort WayneCam Bortell Davenport UniversitySean Clancy Grand Valley State UniversityAndrew Fleming Northwood UniversityEric Hess Grand Valley State UniversityColton Loomis Davenport UniversityChris McCoy Georgia CollegeSeth Szafranski Northwood UniversityCaleb Vincent Grand Valley State University

Congratulations to former Bruin Ryan Longstreth who played at Central Michigan before being drafted by the Detroit Tigers last June

Nine Kellogg Community College baseball players have achieved Academic All-American status in the last four years demonstrating the program’s high standard for excellence in the classroom.

Bradley Hayden Exemplary Academic AchievementKyle Nolen Exemplary Academic AchievementRyan Longstreth Distinguished Academic AchievementRyan Buter Distinguished Academic AchievementAddison Webb Superior Academic AchievementChad Jasman Academic All-AmericanAustin Rinard Academic All-AmericanJoshua Schafer Academic All-AmericanJordan Hennika Academic All-American

Where Are They Now

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Baseball

excellence in field… classroom… community

Kellogg Community College

When your baseball jersey reads “Bruins” in Battle Creek, it means more than just success on the field

With four top-10 finishes in the National Junior College Athletic Association — including a runner-up finish in 2007 — and six league championships in the past 12 years, that’s a given But being a Bruin at Kellogg Community College also means success in the classroom and in the community

The Bruins have averaged a team GPA close to 3 0 over the past seven years, and Tom Shaw, KCC’s Athletic Director, says those scores were high enough to place them in the top 50 baseball teams out of more than 420 in the NJCAA academically each of those years The team’s academic success was highlighted by a 3 18 GPA that placed them eighth in the nation in 2010

Eric Laskovy, who’s been the Bruins head coach for the past seven years, attributes much of the program’s success to former head coach Russ Bortell, who led the Bruins from 1987 to 2006 and now coaches the college’s softball team Laskovy says the program was able to build on Bortell’s reputation as a coach who took no short-cuts, worked hard and really cared about his team

A similar reputation can be seen in the character of the players recruited to play at KCC today “We go after the quality of the kid,” Laskovy says “We build our program around good students We think that we have the kind of guys that will reflect well on us in the community, and we can’t wait to put them out there ”

And the Bruins certainly are out in their community In addition to up to six practices per week, weight training, a mandatory study table and their regular course load of college classes, each mem-ber of the team is expected to participate in community service projects

These projects have included mentoring youth during weekly outings to New Level Sports, a local nonprofit; volunteering at Habitat for Humanity and the local human services agency Community Action as part of KCC’s Bruins Give Back service learning initiative; and coaching baseball camps for kids at the local YMCA

Laskovy says the team’s coaches believe community service is a crucial part of their players’ development “We are a commu-nity based program, and it’s important for us to be involved in our community,” Laskovy says “We want our guys to embrace volunteerism, and we know that they reap more benefits than they give through the experience ”

Follow the Bruins’ success throughout their season at www.kellogg.edu/athletics/baseball.index.html

“We have a rare combination of athletic and academic success,” Shaw says. “It’s off the charts, and it keeps getting better.”

KCC Baseball Regional Champions 2011

KCC Baseball volunteering at the food bank as part of the Bruins Give Back program

K E L L O G GCOMMUNITY COLLEGE

On the Field In the Classroom2007 National Runner-up 2 86 Team GPA2008 League Champions 2 74 Team GPA2009 8th in Nation Finish 3 00 Team GPA2010 League Champions 3 18 Team GPA2011 4th in Nation Finish 2 89 Team GPA2012 League Champions 2 98 Team GPA

KCC BASEBALL CHAMPIONS OF ExCELLENCE

Building a Tradition of Excellence


School Record — 46 Wins

2007 MCCAA League Champions National Runner-up


KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGEBASEBALL 2013

MICHIGANDATE OPPONENT SITE TIME

Fri. Mar. 1 LSU-Eunice (1-9 inning) Eunice, LA 6:00 pm

Sat. Mar. 2 LSU-Eunice (1-9 inning) Eunice, LA 1:00 pm

Sun. Mar. 3 LSU-Eunice (1-9 inning) Eunice, LA 1:00 pm

Tues. Mar. 5 Southwest Miss. Community College McComb, MS 2:00 pm

Wed. Mar. 6 Copiah Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS 12:00 pm

Thur. Mar. 7 Holmes Community College Goodman, MS 1:00 pm

Fri. Mar. 8 Holmes Community College (1-9 innings) Goodman, MS 12:00 pm

Mon. Mar. 11 Sienna Heights University - JV Adrian, MI 3:00 pm

Sat. Mar. 16 Parkland CC @ Sinclair Trny (1-7 innings) Dayton, OH 2:30 pm

Sat. Mar. 16 Sinclair CC @ Sinclair Trny (1-7 innings) Dayton, OH 5:00 pm

Sun. Mar. 17 Parkland CC @ Sinclair Trny (1-7 innings) Dayton, OH 11:00 am

Sun. Mar 17 Sinclair CC @ Sinclair Trny (1-7 innings) Dayton, OH 2:30 pm

Tue. Mar. 19 Glen Oaks Community College Centreville, MI 2:00 pm

THUR. MAR. 21 JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (1-9 inning) BATTLE CREEK, MI 2:00 PM

Sat. Mar. 23 *Delta College University Center, MI 1:00 pm

TUES. MAR. 26 *GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 2:00 PM

Thur. Mar. 28 Indiana Tech. University - JV Fort Wayne, IN 2:00 pm

Sat. Mar. 30 *Lansing Community College Lansing, MI 1:00 pm

TUES. APR. 2 *MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 2:00 PM

THUR. APR. 4 *MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 2:00 PM

Sat. Apr. 6 *Jackson Community College Jackson, MI 1:00 pm

TUES. APR. 9 *LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 2:00 PM

Thur. Apr. 11 Davenport University - JV Grand Rapids, MI 2:00 pm

Sat. Apr. 13 *Henry Ford Community College Dearborn, MI 1:00 pm

Tues. Apr. 16 *Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI 2:00 pm

THUR. APR. 18 DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY - JV BATTLE CREE, MI 2:00 PM

SAT. APR. 20 *MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 1:00 PM

SUN. APR. 21 INDIANA TECH. UNIVERSITY - JV BATTLE CREEK, MI 1:00 PM

Tues. Apr. 23 *Ancilla College Donaldson, IN 3:00 pm

Thur. Apr. 25 Owens Community College (1-9 inning) Toledo, OH 3:00 pm

SAT. APR. 27 *ST. CLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 1:00 PM

TUES. APR. 30 LAKELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (1-9inning) BATTLE CREEK, MI 1:00 PM

THUR. MAY 2 *GLEN OAKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 2:00 PM

SUN. MAY 5 SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 2:00 PM

Wed-Sat May 8-11 Region XII Tournament Battle Creek, MI TBA

All games are Double Headers unless indicated. *Denotes conference games

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