Head Coach Kyle Crookes Kyle Crookes enters his sixth season as head coach of Mules Baseball in 2020 and his eighth season overall with the program after serving his first two seasons as the team’s top assistant. He has compiled a 190-88 overall record during his first five seasons, including a 129-54 mark in MIAA play. He has led the Mules to two MIAA Regular Season, three, MIAA Tournament championships and two NCAA Central Region crown. In 2019, he had his most successful season to date, finishing third at the NCAA Division II National Championship. The Mules had their highest finish in 2019, placing third at the NCAA Division II National Championship. The Mules were MIAA Regular Season and Tournament Champions, as well as NCAA Central Region Champions, defeating defending NCAA Champions Augustana 2-0 in the Super Regional in Sioux Falls. Erik Webb and Mason Janvrin supplied the offense on their way to All-American seasons. Webb was named the MIAA and Central Region Player of the Year as well as a First Team ABCA All-American. Janvrin earned Second Team ABCA All-American honors and was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the first pick of the 14th round. Mason Green held down the pitching staff with All-MIAA Second Team and ABCA Second Team All-Region honors. Closer Jonathan Sprinkle was the Central Region relief pitcher of the year and an All-Region selection as well. In total, 11 Mules were named to the All-MIAA team and Janvrin was the Division II Elite 90 Award winner for baseball and the CoSIDA / Google Cloud Division II The Crookes Family - Kannon, Delayna, Kyle and Kennedy Baseball Academic All-American of the Year. Central Missouri led the NCAA in a pair of statistical categories individually and more, Tyler House and Ethan Westphal, signed free agent contracts with MLB clubs. as a team in 2019. The Mules 722 hits were the most in the country, as were their Crookes was also honored as the Central Region Coach of the Year. 62 double plays on defense. Erik Webb led the Nation with 199 total bases and 26 Crookes followed the 2016 season by going 32-18 and finishing fourth with a doubles. Mason Janvrin’s 114 hits were the most in all of the NCAA, Divisions I, II 23-13 MIAA record in 2017. Ten Mules earned All-MIAA status with senior Travis and III and set a new team record for hits in a season. Janvrin and Webb were 1-2 in Stroup and juniors Zach Girrens, Collin Nevil and Justin-Graff Rowe earning first Division II in total hits for the season. time honors. Jackson Schnurbusch and Travis Able were also named to the inaugural Crookes led the Mules back to the NCAA Regional in 2018 following his second MIAA Gold Glove team. Graff-Rowe was also an NCBWA All-American Honorable MIAA Tournament Championship. The Mules went 39-17 for the season and finished Mention. third in the MIAA with a 23-13 conference mark. Central Missouri swept the MIAA In his first season at the helm, he led the Mules a 30-22 record and a third place Tournament going 4-0 and allowing just six runs in 35 innings, including senior finish in the MIAA regular season standings at 23-13. The Mules advanced to the Brandon Reid starting a combined no-hitter the eighth in team history. The Mules semifinals of the MIAA Tournament. Ten players were named to the All-MIAA then went 2-2 in the NCAA Central Region Championship with wins over Oklahoma team, including Trevor Jones earning First Team honors, he went on to earn multiple Baptist and St. Cloud State. Following the season, nine Mules were named All-MIAA All-Region honors as well. and four were chosen as All-Americans. Seniors Travis Able and Collin Nevil and As UCM’s top assistant in 2014, the Mule offense combined to hit .322, second sophomores Mason Janvrin and Erik Webb all earned at least one All-American best in the MIAA and 16th in NCAA Division II. The Mules ranked in the top 30 and All-Region award. Nevil and Janvrin also became the 18th and 19th Academic in the country averaging seven runs per game. The were in the top 50 in slugging All-Americans in team history. percentage and one player was in the top 15 in runs scored. It was a banner year in 2016, as Crookes led the Mules back to the NCAA-II World In his first season as an assistant at UCM in 2013, the Mules’ offense was eighth in Series for the first time since the 2011 season and the 17th time in program history. NCAA-II averaging over eight runs per game and they were in the top 20 in the nation His Mules finished 43-15 overall, including a 32-7 mark in MIAA play as they won in six offensive categories. the MIAA Regular Season Championship by five games. It was the 25th conference In his seven seasons at Central Missouri, Crookes has coached six All-Americans, title in program history. The Mules also captured the MIAA Tournament and Central 52 All-MIAA performers, 14 All-Region players and a Rawlings/ABCA Gold Glove Region Crowns, going 8-1 through those two tournaments. Ten Mules were named award winner. Eight players have gone on to the affiliated professional ranks either to the All-MIAA Team and Crookes was honored as the league’s Coach of the Year. through the Major League Baseball Draft or free agent signings. Three players earned All-Region honors and first baseman Bennett Oliver set a new Prior to coming to Warrensburg, Crookes spent the previous eight seasons as the UCM and MIAA single-season record for home runs. Two of his players, Grant Gavin head coach at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. and Lucas Williams, were drafted in the Major League Baseball amateur draft and two He compiled a 292-164 overall record in eight seasons leading the Blue Dragons. His teams won or shared three Jayhawk West championships, won two Region VI The Crookes File crowns, and made two trips to the NJCAA World Series, including a third place finish at the 2010 World Series. He is second on the career wins list at HCC and his .640 winning percentage ranks Year at UCM: Fifth as head coach; seventh overall third among 10 HCC coaches and his 456 games coached are second all-time at the Wife: Delayna school. Children: Kennedy, Kannon During his tenure he coached four NJCAA All-Americans, 46 All-Conference College: Centenary, 1999 players, 11 All-Region VI selections, a Jayhawk West MVP, Conference Freshman of the Year, and Region VI Defensive Player of the Year. Nine of his players were drafted and four players have reached the major leagues. Crookes will be inducted in Playing Career to the Hutchinson Community College Hall of Fame in the spring of 2016. 1996-97 San Jose Junior College Before taking over as the head man at Hutchinson Community College, Crookes 1998-99 Centenary served four seasons as an assistant coach for the Blue Dragons, helping the squad to a 159-70-1 record during that span. He played collegiately, first at San Jose Junior College, and then at Centenary Coaching Experience where he earned his bachelor’s degree in history in 1999. 2001-04 Hutchinson Community College, Assistant Coach Crookes and his wife, Delayna, have two children; a daughter, Kennedy and a son, 2005-12 Hutchinson Community College, Head Coach Kannon. 2013-14 Central Missouri, Assistant Coach 2015-Pres. Central Missouri, Head Coach 4 BASEBALL 2020 MULES BASEBALL RECORD BOOK • UCMATHLETICS.COM @UCMMULES • @Mules_Baseball • #teamUCM Head Coach Kyle Crookes MLB Players Minor League Players Mules Head Coaches’ Coached by Crookes Coached by Crookes Career Records T.J. Bohn - Seattle Mariners Richard Breshears - Seattle HEAD COACH YEARS RECORD PCT. Andy Dirks - Detroit Tigers Danny Calvert - Cleveland Zach Davis - Houston Brad Hill (1995-2003) 9 418-91 .821 Thad Weber - Toronto Blue Jays Ryan Finan - Baltimore Mike Zagurski - New York (AL) Grant Gavin - Kansas City Tom Myers (2008-2014) 7 311-91 .774 Kyle Gehrs - Houston Bob Tompkins (1965-80) 15 258-164-1 .611 Kyle Grieshaber - St. Louis Logan Hoch - Detroit Darin Hendrickson (2004-2007) 4 209-46 .820 Chris Honsa - Philadelphia Stu Rogers (1984-90) 7 195-128-3 .603 Tyler House - Tampa Bay Jon Hunton - Florida Kyle Crookes (2015-Pres.) 5 190-88 .683 Mason Janvrin - Baltimore Dennis Woody (1991-93) 3 84-44-1 .655 Dan Klein - Toronto Gene Weber (1981-83) 3 77-54-1 .587 Noah Krol - Detroit Tanner Lubach - Los Angeles (AL) Floyd Rees (1958-61) 4 70-17-1 .801 Aaron Marsden - Colorado Dave Van Horn (1994) 1 51-11 .823 Truan Mehl - Texas Gus Milner - Philadelphia LeRoy Harper (1956-57) 2 26-6-1 .803 Aaron Pribanic - Seattle Floyd Walker (1963-64) 2 26-15 .634 Derek Roper - St. Louis Ethan Westphal - Colorado Bill Dey (1962) 1 19-6 .760 Zak Whalin - New York (NL) Frank Chlipala (1968) 1 15-13 .536 Lucas Williams - Houston Mules Coaches’ Records Year-by-Year YEAR ....... RECORD ....................HEAD COACH YEAR ....... RECORD ....................HEAD COACH YEAR ....... RECORD ....................HEAD COACH 1956 ....... 11-2-1 ......................LeRoy Harper 1979 ....... 16-13 ......................Bob Tompkins 2002 ....... 54-8* ............................Brad Hill 1957 ....... 15-4 ........................LeRoy Harper 1980 ....... 23-8-1 .....................Bob Tompkins 2003 ....... 51-7* ............................Brad Hill 1958 ....... 19-3 ...........................Floyd Rees 1981 ....... 38-13* .......................Gene Weber 2004 ....... 57-8* ..................Darin Hendrickson 1959 ....... 18-4-1 .........................Floyd Rees 1982 ......