INDIANS BASEBALL 2016 - 2017 SPORTS MEDIA GUIDE PROVIDED BY MCC INDIANS BOOSTERS, INC. MCC INDIANS BOOSTERS, INC. These are Exciting times at the Event Center!! The MCC Indians Boosters Club, Inc. celebrates 20 years, and the College itself celebrates 90 years this fall!!! Let me take a moment to celebrate the academic and athletic excellence of this past year. The Lady Indians Basketball team had a record setting season 29-4 with seven members earning a 4.0 GPA, The Softball team set several records and was very successful in the classroom as well, The Men’s Basketball Head Coach was named Co-Coach of the year, and they won the conference title. The Baseball team was successful on and off the court with their winning season and completing community service projects. The golf team qualified for Nationals in Florida. Over 50 MCC Athletes earned a spot on their respective Academic All-Region or All American or All-Conference teams!!! Please join me in applauding all of our outstanding student athletes, as well as the coaches, mentors, parents and adopted athlete parents who have guided and supported them in their athletic and academic pursuits. As we look forward to the 2016-17 year, we welcome 3 new head coaches to the program. On behalf of the MCC Boosters, I say THANK YOU. Thank you for your financial support of MCC athletics, and giving the Athletes and Coaches the best opportunity to compete, thrive and become upstanding, productive young adults. As you enjoy the profiles of our coaches, teams and players in this guide, please take the time to view the list of our very generous sponsors and let them know that you are thankful for the assistance to MCC athletics. Be sure to like us on Facebook, and watch the live-streaming videos with Coaches Aid if you are unable to attend in person at The Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center, and check us out on the web @ www.mccboosters.com GO INDIANS!!! Rebecca Vosburg, President - MCC Indians Boosters GREETINGS STUDENT-ATHLETES AND FANS! Ryan Purdy Andrew Long Jon Olsen Brandon Lenhart President of MPCC Vice President of MCC Athletic Director Asst. Athletic Director McCook Community College Faculty McCook College Foundation Supporting Opportunities at A Division of Mid-Plains Community College McCook Community College Since 1974 PO Box 195 McCook, NE 69001 McCook Community College Bookstore Phone: 308-345-5233 1205 East 3rd Street, McMillen Hall ph: 800.658.4308 ext: 8130 e-mail: [email protected] McCook, NE 69001 fax: 308.345.8191 [email protected] www.follett.com INTEREST & INVOLVEMENT = OPPORTUNITIES mpcmccookstore.com INDIANS BASEBALL 2016 COACHING STAFF 2017 Coach Jon Olsen is entering his tenth season as head baseball coach at McCook Community College. Olsen enters his sixteenth year overall as a junior college head coach. Olsen was the fi rst head coach in MCC history in 2002, then had a fi ve-year stint at Independence Community College in Independence, KS before returning in the summer of 2007 to take over the Indians program again. Coach Olsen, a McCook native, graduated from McCook high school in 1995. Following graduation he played two years of junior college baseball in Kansas. After graduating with his A.A. from Colby, Olsen transferred to Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL, where he completed his baseball eligibility and graduated in the fall of 1999 with a B.S. in Kinesiology. Olsen stayed on in the spring of 2000 as an assistant coach at Wheaton, then in 2000-2001 Coach Olsen went back to Colby and spent one year as an assistant there. Olsen also spent six seasons as the head coach in the McCook American Legion Jon Olsen Baseball program in the summers from 1997 to 2002. Olsen completed his Master’s Head Coach degree in Health, PE and Recreation from Emporia State University. Coach Olsen was hired in the spring of 2001 to start the baseball program at McCook Community College. After one season as the Indians head coach, Olsen was hired to Coaching Resume: take over the head coaching position at Independence Community College. Olsen built 2007-Present - Head Coach - the Pirates into a program that consistently competed for a top spot in the highly McCook Community College competitive Jayhawk East. In his fi rst season as Pirates head coach, Olsen lead the - McCook, NE Pirates to their fi rst winning season in school history and was named the 2003 Jayhawk East coach of the year. Olsen’s fi nal two recruiting classes in Kansas produced three 2003-2007 - Head Coach - Independence Community College Major League Baseball draft picks. In 2007 Josh Beal was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds, - Independence, KS in 2008 Jon Nagel by the Chicago Cubs, and in 2009 Justin Beal by the Philadelphia Phillies. 2002-2003 - Head Coach - In July of 2007, Coach Olsen happily accepted the head coaching position at McCook McCook Community College - McCook, NE Community College. In 2010 Olsen guided the Indians to their best season in school history, which included setting the school record for wins, and the Indians fi rst trip to 2001-2002 - Assistant Coach - the Region playoff under the new format. Olsen is excited for his tenth year at MCC and Colby Community College hopes the Indians can make a push towards McCook’s fi rst Region IX title. ¡ e Indians - Colby, KS look to improve on their 3rd place region fi nish in 2016, the highest in school history, and 2000-2001 - Assistant Coach - fi nished the season with an extra inning loss in the region semi-fi nal and a game away Wheaton College from a NJCAA Western District Region Tournament appearance for the fi rst time in school - Wheaton, IL history. Olsen also is a full-time Health and PE instructor and athletic director at MCC. Olsen and his wife Nicole reside in McCook. Patrick Morey has entered his 3rd season as an assistant coach for McCook Community College in 2016- 17. Coach Morey handles the pitching staff and infi elders, while still helping with the hitters, along with coordinating MCC’s recruiting eff orts. During his fi rst year as MCC’s hitting coach, the Indians posted the top 3 single season batting averages in school history; and in his second year Coach Morey oversaw the MCC pitching staff strike out 407 batters to set a new high mark in school history, as well as setting the top 2 spots on the individual pitching strikeout list (Adams 97; Christiansen 83) Patrick came to McCook from Mount Michael Benedictine High School in Elkhorn, NE, where he served as Co-Head Coach. While at Mount Michael, Coach Morey helped lead the Knights to 2 State Tournaments, including a 2013 Runner-up fi nish. After a highly decorated playing career at Hastings College, Coach Morey joined the Broncos coaching staff as the Pitching Coach. During his time with HC, Patrick helped lead the Broncos to the 2011 GPAC Championship, as well as having 4 pitchers selected with All-GPAC Patrick Morey honors over his 2 years. Assistant Baseball Coach Sports Information During his playing career, Coach Morey was honored with 2 Gold Glove selections as well as the 2008 Coordinator All-GPAC Relief Pitcher. Morey fi nished his career in the top ten all time in multiple hitting and pitching categories and is the all time leader in Sacrifi ce Fly’s. INDIANS BASEBALL 2016 TEAM ROSTER 2017 Back (from left to right): Jeff Griffi th, Tyler Cox, Dom Paratore, Chris Bellemere, Dylan White, Chase Adams, David Perez, Devaun Mireles, Dalton Bartling, Jake Sanford, Nick Jack, Zach Brant Middle (from left to right): Jason Hill, Charlie Hasty, KC Siwa, Mike Sookdeo, Johnny Guinta, Tony Pacheco, Eguene Tullar, Tyler Metsl, CJ Neumann, Luke Egging, Kaden Sitzman Front (from left to right): Nate Matuza, Mark Starks, Connor Williams, Tanner Zeggil, Keanu Van Kuren, Gavin Schack, Larry Nolasco, Angel Mojica, Hunter Rynders. # Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown / High School Previous School 1 Eugene Tullar RHP 5-11 170 So. Wheat Ridge, CO / Wheat Ridge HS 2 Keanu Van Kuren OF 5-9 160 So. Las Vegas, NV / Desert Oasis HS 3 Jason Hill INF 6-0 160 Fr. Surrey, British Columbia / Fleetwood Park Secondary 4 Michael Sookdeo INF 6-0 195 Fr. Brampton, Ontario / Mississauga SS 5 Dominic Paratore OF 6-1 185 So. Las Vegas, NV / Desert Oasis HS 6 Jeff Griffi th LHP 6-0 155 Fr. Las Vegas, NV / Cimaron Memorial HS 7 Nick Jack C 6-0 205 R-Fr. Omaha, NE / Millard West HS 8 Chase Adams RHP/ 1B 6-3 195 So. Las Vegas, NV / Desert Oasis HS 9 Devaun Mireles RHP 6-0 165 So. Greeley, CO / Greeley West HS 10 Tony Pacheco LHP 5-10 170 So. Denver, CO / omas Jeff erson HS 12 KC Siwa RHP 6-0 195 So. Omaha, NE / Papillion - La Vista HS 13 Dalton Bartling OF 6-4 195 R-Fr. Gretna, NE / Gretna HS 14 Charlie Hasty RHP/ INF 6-0 190 So. Plattsmouth, NE / Plattsmouth HS 15 C.J. Neumann INF 5-9 180 So. Plattsmouth, NE / Plattsmouth HS 16 Tyler Mestl C 5-11 195 Fr. Kearney, NE / Kearney Catholic HS 17 Dylan White C 6-2 205 Fr. Las Vegas, NV / Sierra Vista HS 18 Kaden Sitzman RHP/ INF 6-0 165 Fr. McCook, NE / McCook Senior HS 19 Christopher Bellemere OF/ 1B 6-0 200 Fr. Trois - Riviere, Quebec / Academie Les Estacades 21 Nate Matuza INF 5-10 180 So. Omaha, NE / Bryan HS 22 Jacob Sanford OF/ RHP 6-2 215 Fr.