TRITON BASEBALL
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TRITON BASEBALL
IOWA CENTRAL TRITON BASEBALL 2011 MEDIA GUIDE 2010 Regional Champions 4th Place - 2011 NJCAA World Series Iowa Central Baseball 2011 SEASON OUTLOOK 2011 NJCAA Division II Pre-Season Poll The 2011 edition of Iowa Central Baseball is ready to hit the field. Coming off another outstanding season in 2010, the Tritons are ready to take to the diamond again looking to improve upon the 4th place finish at the 2010 NJCAA II World Series. Once again the Tritons will play a highly competitive schedule. With the opening games cancelled due to the Metrodome roof collapsing, the baseball team will open up in Kansas City versus perennial power Maple Woods. A long weekend to Millington, Tennessee, is next with the Tritons heading to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for their annual week long spring trip in mid-March. Then it will be back to Iowa for the ICCAC conference play. Rank, Team, State 1. Western Oklahoma St. 2. Parkland, IL 3. Louisiana St.-Eunice 4. Lenoir, NC 5. Frederick, MD 6. Chandler-Gilbert, AZ The Tritons open the season in the national rankings again this year. One poll has the Tritons listed as the 7th team in the country. The NJCAA poll has the Tritons starting as the 15th best team in the nation. 7. Iowa Central, IA If the success in the class room during the fall semester is any indication, this year should be a very good one for Iowa Central Baseball. The baseball players earned a team GPA of 3.36 during the 2010 fall semester. This marks the 17th straight semester of having a team GPA over 3.0. 9. Connecticut-Avery Point The baseball team looks forward to the 2011 season. Please join us for a great day of baseball at our beautiful on-campus baseball field. Daily updates can also be found at www.iowacentral.edu. Looking forward to seeing you at the ball park soon! 12. Paradise Valley, AZ GO TRITONS! 15. L.B. Wallace, AL 8. Hinds, MS 10. Madison, WI 11. Vincennes, IN 13. Elgin, IL 14. Kellogg, MI Source: NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Iowa Central Baseball 2011 SCHEDULE Date Day Time Opponent Site February 26 February 27 March 4 March 4 March 5 March 5 March 6 March 13 March 13 March 14 March 14 March 15 March 15 March 17 March 17 March 18 March 18 March 24 March 26 March 27 April 2 April 3 April 4 April 9 April 10 April 12 April 16 April 17 April 20 April 21 April 22 April 23 April 28 April 30 May 1 May 7 May 8 May 10 May 13-16 May 21-23 May 28-June 4 Saturday Sunday Friday Friday Saturday Saturday Sunday Sunday Sunday Monday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Thursday Friday Friday Thursday Saturday Sunday Saturday Sunday Monday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Saturday Sunday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Thursday Saturday Sunday Saturday Sunday Tuesday TBA TBA TBA 1:00pm 12:00pm 10:00am 1:00pm 12:00pm 2:30pm 10:00am 3:00pm 6:00pm 9:00am 12:00pm 9:00am 12:00pm 9:00am 12:00pm 12:00pm 3:00pm 2:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 1:00pm 3:00pm TBA TBA TBA Maple Woods Maple Woods Muscatine Parkland Carl Sandburg Southeastern Lackawanna Lakeland North Central Missouri Northampton Mercer County Mercer County Lackawanna Lackawanna Delaware Tech Delaware Tech Lakeland Indian Hills Ellsworth* Ellsworth* Southeastern* Southeastern* Marshalltown Southwestern Southwestern Marshalltown NIACC* NIACC* Century Indian Hills DMACC* DMACC* Marshalltown Iowa Lakes* Iowa Lakes* Kirkwood* Kirkwood* Marshalltown Region XI Districts World Series Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO Millington, TN Millington, TN Millington, TN Millington, TN Millington, TN Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Centerville, IA Fort Dodge, IA Fort Dodge, IA Burlington, IA Burlington, IA Marshalltown, IA Creston, IA Fort Dodge, IA Fort Dodge, IA Fort Dodge, IA Fort Dodge, IA White Bear Lake, MN Fort Dodge, IA Boone, IA Boone, IA Fort Dodge, IA Estherville, IA Estherville, IA Fort Dodge, IA Fort Dodge, IA Marshalltown, IA Waterloo, IA Region XI Winner Enid, OK 6:00pm 3:00pm 9:00am 12:00pm 3:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 1:00pm 3:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 1:00pm 4:00pm 2:00pm 1:00pm Camden County County College of Morris Montgomery County Northampton College of Southern Maryland Central JV Grand View JV Wartburg JV Buena Vista JV Marshalltown CC Waldorf JV Marshalltown CC Grand View JV Waldorf JV Wartburg JV Central JV Marshalltown CC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Pella, IA Des Moines, IA Fort Dodge, IA Storm Lake, IA Marshalltown, IA Fort Dodge, IA Fort Dodge, IA Fort Dodge, IA Forest City, IA Waverly, IA Fort Dodge, IA Fort Dodge, IA Varsity Reserve Schedule March 13 March 14 March 15 March 17 March 18 March 22 March 23 March 29 March 30 April 4 April 7 April 12 April 14 April 19 April 25 April 26 April 28 Sunday Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Wednesday Monday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Monday Tuesday Thursday * - Region XI Conference Games Iowa Central Baseball COACHING STAFF Rick Pederson Head Coach Rick Pederson is entering his ninth season as the head baseball coach of the Iowa Central Tritons. He holds a career record of 336-150-1 over this time. The Tritons have enjoyed much success under Pederson. This includes 4 NJCAA II World Series appearances, 6 Region XI championships, and 4 Northwest/North Plains District championships. The Tritons finished as the National Runner-up in 2003 and 4th place in both 2004 and 2010 at the NJCAA II World Series. He has won numerous Coach of the Year awards. This includes being named the 2003 NJCAA II National Coach of the Year. Pederson has also been named the Northwest/North Plains District Coach of the Year in ’03, ’04, ’06, and ’10; Region XI Coach of the Year in ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07, and ’10; the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Two-Year Coach of the Year in ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07, and ’08. Pederson served as an assistant coach at Iowa Central from 1997-2002 before taking over the head coaching duties in 2003. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach to Jim Kobus at Dallas Center-Grimes High School from 1996-1997. Pederson specializes in coaching hitting and outfielders for Iowa Central. A graduate of local Fort Dodge Senior High, he played at Iowa Central in 1992-93 earning First Team All-American honors as an infielder in 1993. He then continued his playing career at Grand View College. Pederson was named All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-American following his senior season. He earned his BA degree from Grand View College with a double major in English and secondary education. Following Grand View, Pederson earned his Master’s Degree in Education in December of 2000. Pederson is a part-time English instructor and assistant athletic director along with his coaching duties. He and his wife Rachel have three children: daughter Reese (5) and sons Royce (3) and Reggie (1). Justin Meyer Assistant Coach Justin Meyer is entering his fifth season as an assistant coach here at Iowa Central after playing for the Tritons in 2001 and 2002. Meyer serves as the pitching coach and coordinates all aspects of the pitching staff. He is part of a select few who have both played and coached in the NJCAA II World Series. Meyer lead the Tritons to back-to-back World Series appearances during his playing days and recorded 4th place finishes both seasons. After his sophomore season, he was named a 2nd Team All-Region player as a pitcher. Following his playing days at Iowa Central, Meyer went on to finish his playing career at NCAA Division I Georgia State. He also works in the Iowa Central housing department and is the coordinator of the flexlab on campus Eric Stein Assistant Coach Eric Stein is entering his third season as an assistant coach at Iowa Central. He played for the Tritons in 2004-2005. During the 2004 season, his team qualified for the NJCAA II World Series and placed 4th. Stein was named the Region XI Defensive Player of the Year following his sophomore season in 2005. He then went on to play at Grand View College and graduated with a liberal arts degree. Stein is in charge of coaching the infielders along with working with the hitters. He is in charge of the maintenance of Ed Barbour Field and works for the housing department on campus. Sean O'Brien Assistant Coach O’Brien played for the Tritons in 2004 and 2005 as a catcher and continued his career at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D. He earned his degree in Business Administration from Buena Vista University in 2009. This summer, he was the assistant varsity baseball coach at his former high school, Atlantic HS. O’Brien continues a strong tradition of former Iowa Central baseball players who have returned back to campus to begin their coaching career. O’Brien was a member of the 2004 squad that placed fourth at the NJCAA II World Series and the 2005 Region XI Championship squad. O’Brien will work with catchers and hitters at Iowa Central as well as work in the housing department. Iowa Central Coaching Staff Sean O'Brien, Rick Pederson, Justin Meyer, Eric Stein Neale Adams Volunteer Coach Neale Adams enters his tenth season as an assistant coach at Iowa Central. He is in charge of the catchers and also works with the hitters. Along with his coaching duties, Adams serves as the Department Chair for the Business Department. Adams played at Iowa Central from 199697. Those two teams qualified for the NJCAA II World Series with the ’97 team finishing as the National Runner-up. He was named a Second Team All-American following his sophomore season. Tennessee Tech University was the next stop for Adams. He earned All-conference honors his junior season. Following an injury plagued senior season, he earned a BS degree in Business Administration. Adams finished his Masters degree from Upper Iowa University in 2003 in Business Administration. Ron Bethke Volunteer Coach Ron Bethke is entering his fifth season as an assistant at Iowa Central after playing for the Tritons in 2001 and 2002. He earned 1st Team All-Regional Honors as an outfielder in 2001. Both squads finished 4th at the NJCAA World Series, with Bethke earning All-Tournament honors during the 2002 tournament. He then went on to finish his playing career at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. At APSU he earned 1st Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors. Both seasons saw Bethke’s team win conference championships. Bethke works with the Triton outfielders and hitters. He is employed at the college as the athletic fields coordinator. Lyle Stevens Director of Baseball Operations Lyle Stevens is entering his 27th year of coaching and 17th at Iowa Central. The former head coach at Iowa Central in 1989, Stevens brings valuable experience to the Triton coaching staff. He has coached at the youth, high school, and the junior college levels. He began coaching after graduating from Northwest Missouri State with a B.S. in Education and an Masters degree in History. Stevens resides in Fort Dodge with his wife Karen. He currently teaches in the social science department at Iowa Central. Iowa Central BASEBALL FACTS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • National Record of 9 NJCAA II World Series appearances: ’96-’97-’00-’01-’02-’03-’04-’06-‘10 National Runner-up at NJCAA II World Series 3 times: ’97- ’00- ‘03 4th Place at NJCAA World Series 4 times: ’01- ‘02- ’04- ‘10 First college to ever qualify for 5 straight NJCAA II World Series: ’00- ’01- ’02- ’03- ‘04 Won 11 Region XI championships in past 15 years: ’96-’97-’00-’01-’02-‘03-’04-’05-’06-’07-‘10 Won 7 Northwest/North Plains District Championships: ’00-’01-’02-’03-’04-’06-‘10 Team GPA for 2010 fall semester - 3.36 17 straight semesters of team GPA of 3.0 or higher 2 Academic All-Americans from the 2010 team 7th highest team GPA for all NJCAA baseball teams nation-wide in 2010 Field is named after Ed Barbour; Iowa Central’s first president Tritons are 212-73 all-time at Ed Barbour Field First game at Ed Barbour field was played on April 30, 1998 75 All-Region picks in the past 15 years 17 All-Americans in the college’s history 17 former Tritons playing baseball this spring at 4-year colleges and universities 4 former Tritons currently playing professional baseball Week long spring trip taken annually Alumni game played each fall Have had or currently have players participating in such summer leagues as the Cape Cod League, Northwoods League, MINK League, Hawaiian Collegiate League, and Prospect League. Iowa Central Triton ALL-AMERICANS Nick Judkins - 2010 - 3rd Team, INF Andrew Hansen - 2006 - 2nd Team, INF Dan Lyons - 2005 - 1st Team, INF Justin Sokol - 2004 - 1st Team, P Brett Jensen - 2003 - 1st Team, P Justin Sokol - 2003 - 2nd Team, P Pete Wiedewitsch - 2002 - 3rd Team, 1B Rual De La Cruz - 2001 - 2nd Team, C Kelly Roder - 2001 - 2nd Team, P Nick Joens - 2001 - 2nd Team, INF Scott Browning - 2000 - 2nd Team, INF Troy Gilroy - 2000 - 1st Team, P Doug Brinker - 1997 - 2nd Team, OF Neale Adams - 1997 - 2nd Team, C Brad Schwartzbauer - 1996 - 1st Team, INF Rick Pederson - 1993 - 1st Team, INF Bell Decker - 1988 - 2nd Team, OF Iowa Central Tritons Who Have Signed PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS OR BEEN DRAFTED Bret Mitchell - 2010 - New York Mets, P Zach Robertson - 2010 - Florida Marlins, P Tim Flattery - 2008, Rockford Riverhawks, P Dan Lyons - 2007, Washington Nationals, SS Eric Hoffmann - 2007, Sioux City Explorers, P Brett Jensen - 2006 - Detroit Tigers, P Joe Anthonsen - 2006 - Rockford Riverhawks, 2B Justin Sokol - 2003/2004, San Diego Padres, P Brett Jensen - 2003, Baltimore Orioles, P Brian Hopkins - 2003, River City Rascals, OF Greg Thissen - 2000, Montreal Expos, IF Brad Purcell - 1999/2000, Evansville Otters, P Jason Anderegg - 1998/99, San Diego Padres, P Chris Williamson - 1998, Cincinnati Reds, 1B/OF Ben Risinger - 1996, Pittsburgh Pirates, 2B Brad Schwartzbauer - 1996, Colorado Rockies, 3B Benny Wright - 1988/89, Cincinnati Reds, SS Bill Decker - 1988, St. Louis Cardinals, P/OF Rod Hawkins - 1987/88, Pittsburgh Pirates, P Iowa Central Baseball 2011 ROSTER # Name 00 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 45 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Jimmy Kiefer Max Shower Scott Splett Jake Threlkeld Derek Hovick Jon Flattery Jeremy Lambert Taylor Petersen Kyle Behnke Eric Swain Adam Funke Jordan Rubbelke Drew Ghelfi Tyler Durant Deric Poldberg Dalton Cowen Casey Herrick Jake Lehnhoff Logan Willard Max Nank David Borchardt Jordan Hohensee Winder Fuentes Tim Kayser Ryan Reese Jace Poole Nick Mahle Brady Collison Darin Back Andy Gensch Steve Maher Joey Flattery Daniel Salazar Nick Degen Trevor Peters Tim Kohlmann Brett Derrig Seth Jacob Cory Ferm Travis Kleist Matt Krey Nick Burger Lucas Zeman Allen Rimer Andrew Redman Andy Yetzer Ryan Wicks Michael Davenport Jordan Martini Tyler Kriegel John Hayes Robin Heilskov Chris Gramling Year Pos T/H HT WT FR SO FR FR SO SO FR FR FR SO SO SO SO SO FR FR SO SO FR SO SO FR FR SO FR SO SO FR FR SO FR SO FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR SO FR SO FR FR FR SO FR FR FR C INF OF OF P OF/1B 1B C OF INF P INF P OF/1B C P P P P P OF/1B/P P INF 1B C/3B OF C P OF OF P P OF OF/3B INF P P P P/3B OF P 1B C P P P 1B INF 2B C P P P R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L R/L R/L R/L R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L L/L R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R 5'9" 5'10" 6'0" 5'11" 5'11" 5'10" 6'2" 5'11" 6'1" 6'0" 6'3" 6'2" 6'3" 6'0" 6'2" 6'1" 6'0" 5'9" 6'1" 6'3" 6'3" 6'4" 5'10" 6'4" 5'11" 5'11" 5'11" 6'2" 5'11" 5'10" 6'2" 6'4" 5'10" 6'1" 5'10" 6'0" 6'2" 6'7" 5'8" 6'0" 6'1" 6'1" 5'11" 6'2' 6'2" 6'4" 6'0" 5'11" 5'8" 6'0" 6'3" 6'2" 6'0" 160 175 185 165 190 190 205 175 190 180 205 190 195 190 160 195 185 165 190 230 180 185 170 205 185 175 170 200 175 165 180 195 175 180 165 190 230 185 190 175 175 220 170 190 210 200 200 170 145 205 185 185 200 Hometown Mankato Waterloo Apple Valley Burnsville Rochester Fort Dodge Alta Atlantic Balltown Jefferson Belmond Minot LaCrosse Eldridge Carter Lake Gillette Grimes Marcus Eagle Grove Waterloo St. Michael Brooklyn Caracas Fort Dodge Lino Lakes Newcastle St. Francis Algona Minot Apple Valley Burnsville Fort Dodge Cabufore Eau Claire Gilmore City South St. Paul Council Bluffs Omaha Adel Highland South St. Paul Minnetonka Lone Tree Vancouver Dubuque Lakeville Anoka Sioux City Rochester Brooklyn Lakeville Rochester Lakeville MN IA MN MN MN IA IA IA IA IA IA ND WI IA IA WY IA IA IA IA MN IA VEN IA MN AUS MN IA ND MN MN IA VEN WI IA MN IA NE IA WI MN MN IA CAN IA MN MN IA MN IA MN MN MN Iowa Central TRITON BASEBALL 31 10 23 48 30 16 42 34 6 25 Darin Back Kyle Behnke David Borchardt Nick Burger Brady Collison Tyler Durant Cory Ferm Joey Flattery Jon Flattery Winder Fuentes Freshman - Outfield Minot, North Dakota Freshman - Outfield Balltown, Iowa Sophomore - OF/1B/P St. Michael, Minnesota Freshman - First Base Minnetonka, Minnesota Freshman - Pitcher Algona, Iowa Sophomore - Outfield/1B Eldridge, Iowa Freshman - Pitcher/3B Adel, Iowa Sophomore - Pitcher Fort Dodge, Iowa Sophomore - Outfield/1B Fort Dodge, Iowa Freshman - Infield Caracas, Venezuela DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW? Iowa Central Iowa Central Baseball Baseball has been has 75 All-Region National picks in the Runner-up three times, 1997, 2000, 2003. 18 54 37 40 12 32 14 59 Dalton Cowen Michael Davenport Nick Degen Brett Derrig Adam Funke Andy Gensch Drew Ghelfi Chris Gramling Freshman - Pitcher Gillette, Wyoming Freshman - Infield Sioux City, Iowa Freshman - Outfield/3B Eau Claire, Wisconsin Freshman - Pitcher Council Bluffs, Iowa Sophomore - Pitcher Belmond, Iowa Sophomore - Outfield Apple Valley, Minnesota Sophomore - Pitcher LaCrosse, Wisconsin Freshman - Pitcher Lakeville, Minnesota past 15 years. Iowa Central TRITON BASEBALL 57 58 19 24 5 39 47 7 56 20 John Hayes Robin Heilskov Casey Herrick Jordan Hohensee Derek Hovick Tim Kohlmann Matt Krey Tyler Kriegel Jeremy Lambert Jake Lehnhoff Freshman - Pitcher Lakeville, Minnesota Freshman - Pitcher Rochester, Minnesota Sophomore - Pitcher Grimes, Iowa Freshman - Pitcher Brooklyn, Iowa Freshman - Outfield Sioux Falls, South Dakota Freshman - Pitcher South St. Paul, Minnesota Freshman - Pitcher South St. Paul, Minnesota Sophomore - Catcher Brooklyn, Iowa Freshman - First Base Alta, Iowa Sophomore - Pitcher Marcus, Iowa DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW? Iowa Central Iowa Central Baseball Baseball has made is the first nine appearances community college in the NJCAA II World Series. to qualify for 41 26 00 45 33 29 55 39 Seth Jacob Tim Kayser Jimmy Kiefer Travis Kleist Steve Maher Nick Mahle Jordan Martini Max Nank Freshman - Pitcher Omaha, Nebraska Sophomore - First Base Fort Dodge, Iowa Freshman - Catcher Mankato, Minnesota Freshman - Outfield Highland, Wisconsin Freshman - Pitcher Burnsville, Minnesota Sophomore - Catcher St. Francis, Minnesota Freshman - Second Base Rochester, Minnesota Sophomore - Pitcher Waterloo, Iowa five straight NJCAA II World Series. Iowa Central TRITON BASEBALL 38 8 17 28 51 1 2 11 4 53 Trevor Peters Taylor Petersen Deric Poldberg Jace Poole Andrew Redman Max Shower Scott Splett Eric Swain Jake Threlkeld Ryan Wicks Freshman - Infield Gilmore City, Iowa Freshman - Catcher Atlantic, Iowa Freshman - Catcher Carter Lake, Iowa Sophomore - Outfield Newcastle, Australia Freshman - Pitcher Dubuque, Iowa Sophomore - Infield Waterloo, Iowa Freshman - Outfield Apple Valley, Minnesota Sophomore - Infield Jefferson, Iowa Freshman - Outfield Burnsville, Minnesota Freshman - First Base Anoka, Minnesota DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW? Iowa Central Iowa Central Baseball Baseball has four former has 17 Tritons currently All-Americans playing professional baseball. in the 27 50 13 36 21 52 49 Ryan Reese Allen Rimer Jordan Rubbelke Daniel Salazar Logan Willard Andy Yetzer Lucas Zeman Freshman - Catcher/3B Lino Lakes, Minnesota Sophomore - Pitcher Vancouver, Canada Sophomore - Infield Minot, North Dakota Freshman - Outfield Cabufore, Venezuela Freshman - Pitcher Eagle Grove, Iowa Sophomore - Pitcher Lakeville, Minnesota Freshman - Catcher Lone Tree, Iowa program’s history. Iowa Central Baseball 2010 SEASON REVIEW The team headed into the Region XI tournament as the #3 seed. They opened up with a strong 11-3 victory over Ellsworth CC. Joey Flattery threw a 3-hitter and Nick Johnson hit a grand slam in the first inning to ignite the offense. The game ended early due to the 8-run mercy rule. Next up was Southeastern CC. Cox was excellent in throwing 8.1 innings of shutout baseball. David Borchardt collected 3 hits and drove in 2. Keele and Eric Swain each homered. The win put Iowa Central as the only unbeaten team left in the tournament. Iowa Central had to play Southeastern CC again in the next round. This time Rimer threw a complete game for a 6-4 victory. The Tritons’ defense turned 3 double plays to key the win. Keele and Swain homered again and Judkins drove in 2. The Region XI championship pitted Iowa Central vs. Ellsworth CC. Siefken threw 7 strong innings and then got some relief help from Borchardt in a 12-6 win. After falling behind early, the Tritons stormed back with the help of Leadley’s 3 RBI and Johnson’s 10th home run of the season. The win wrapped up the 11th Region XI championship in the past 15 years. The next round of tournament was the North Plains District tournament in Miles City, Montana. The Tritons would have to beat Miles CC and Williston College out of North Dakota. Iowa Central opened with the host Miles CC. After taking a 6 run lead, the Tritons put the game away in the 8th inning with 8 more runs. Cox picked up the win with relief help from Cory Buckley. Swain drove in 4 and Borchardt and Johnson each drove in 3. All 3 hit home runs with Swain’s being a grand slam. Game 2 was a blowout as Iowa Central blasted Williston by the score of 11-1. Joey Flattery threw a complete game 2 hitter. Keele hit his school record-tying 17th home run of the season. Six of the nine Triton hitters collected 2 hits each with Keele and Johnson driving in 3. The tournament clincher was a 10-3 win over Miles CC. After falling behind 3-0 early, the offense scored 10 runs over their final 5 atbats to win the tournament. Johnson and Borchardt each drove in 2 runs. The win sent the Tritons onto their 9th trip to the NJCAA II World Series in Enid, Oklahoma. The 9th trip tied the national record for appearances with Grand Rapids CC. 2010 World Series Enid, Oklahoma Game 1 at the World Series was a nail-biter versus Vincennes College from Indiana. With the game tied at 4 in the 8th, Keele singled with one out to get the momentum on Iowa Central’s side. After being balked to second base, Keele stole third on the next pitch. The throw down to third sailed wide and into leftfield which allowed Keele to score the go ahead run. Siefken was brilliant in relief sitting down the final 7 guys in order including striking out the side in the 9th. Colwell drove in 2 runs to lead the offense. The win sent Iowa Central into the second round versus Avery Point CC from Connecticut. The Tritons were in control the entire contest in winning 9-1. Joey Flattery and Buckley combined for a 2 hitter and struck out 10 in 8 innings of work. Leadley, Judkins, and Borchardt each had 2 hits and Borchardt and Swain each drove in 2. The 2010 season started as an opportunity to rebound from a disappointing 2009 season and ended up with a national record-tying performance. The 2010 Tritons finished with a 50-17 record and stormed their way through the post-season to a 4th place finish at the NJCAA II World Series. The Triton nine opened the season with a doubleheader sweep over Oakton CC, out of Illinois, in the Metrodome. Iowa Central opened with a 6-2 win and followed that up with a 12-4 sweep. Andy Cox and Drew Ghelfi picked up the wins on the mound. Jon Flattery went 4-4 with 3 RBI to lead all hitters in game 1. Nick Judkins collected 3 hits and Nick Colwell drove in 3 to lead the hit parade in game 2. Iowa Central then took a long weekend trip to Millington, Tennessee, for 5 games. The Tritons ended up 4-1 on the trip. The lone setback was to the defending national champions. The pitching was lead by a combined shutout from Joey Flattery and Andy Yetzer, a 1 hit 9 strikeout performance from Aaron Siefken, and a 5 inning shutout from Derek Hovick. On the weekend, Ryan Keele collected 10 hits and Judkins drove in 12 to lead the Tritons offense. Next up for the team was the annual spring trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Over the course of the week long trip, the Tritons posted an 8-2 record. Iowa Central opened with a 6-4 win over Lackawanna CC, out of Pennsylvania, which avenged a 2009 loss. The trip also saw the Tritons knock off Mercer CC, out of New Jersey, twice to avenge another 2009 loss. At the conclusion of the trip, the Tritons returned to Iowa with a 14-3 record. Conference play was set to open upon the return to Iowa. The Tritons visited Kirkwood first. The Tritons dropped the first game but answered back by taking the final 3 games of the series. Following a mid-week sweep of Maple Woods CC, the wins kept coming in a 4 game conference sweep of Iowa Lakes. Joey Flattery and Allen Rimer combined to allow 3 runs in the Saturday doubleheader. This was followed up by Cox and Derek Hovick combining to only allow 2 runs in the Sunday doubleheader. Following 6 more non-conference wins, the Tritons saw their 15 game winning streak come to an end at the hands of Ellsworth in the first game of the series. With clutch hitting and incredible outfield play by centerfielder Tyler Leadley, Iowa Central bounced back and won the final 3 games of the series. The Tritons now stood with a 32-5 overall record and 10-2 in conference play. The Tritons then went 4-2 versus Indian Hills and Marshalltown heading into the final 3 weeks of conference play. The Tritons hit a cold streak as then went 4-8 over their next 12 conference games. The final regular season record stood at 41-15 and 14-10 in conference play. Next up for Iowa Central was the #1 ranked Western Oklahoma team. Western Oklahoma steam-rolled Iowa Central 12-1. The loss knocked the Tritons into the losers’ bracket, and a game with LSU-Eunice. LSU-Eunice knocked the Tritons out of the tournament with a sound 15-4 victory. The team from Louisiana would eventually go on to win the national championship. Keele and Judkins collected 2 hits each and Judkins drove in 2. The 2010 season ended with the Tritons recording a 50-17 season and a 4th place finish at the NJCAA II World Series. The team broke numerous team and individual records in completing only the 3rd 50-win season in college history. Judkins was named to the First Team All-Regional squad. Keele and Colwell made the second team. Cox and Leadley earned honorable mention. Judkins was also named to the All-North Plains District team and earned Third Team All-American honors, along with winning the Gold Glove award as one of the top defensive players in the country. Academically the 2010 team was very successful as well. As a team, they earned a 3.10 team GPA which placed them 10th overall amongst all junior college baseball teams nationally. Colwell and Buckley were honored as being Academic All-Americans. Many of the sophomores have now moved onto 4-year colleges and universities to continue their academics and baseball careers. These include Cory Buckley, University of Nebraska Omaha; Nick Colwell, North Dakota St. University; Andy Cox, Austin Peay University; Nick Johnson, Bethune-Cookman University; Nick Judkins, Creighton University; Ryan Keele, Northwestern St. University; Jake Kurth, Augustana College; Tyler Leadley, Coe College; and Aaron Siefken, Bethany Lutheran College. Past Region XI Champions 1996 - Iowa Central 1997 - Iowa Central 1998 - Kirkwood 1999 - Kirkwood 2000 - Iowa Central 2001 - Iowa Central 2002 - Iowa Central 2003 - Iowa Central 2004 - Iowa Central 2005 - Iowa Central 2006 - Iowa Central 2007 - Iowa Central 2008 - DMACC 2009 - DMACC 2010 - Iowa Central Iowa Central Baseball Iowa Central Baseball 2010 FINAL STATISTICS OPENING DAY LINEUPS Overall Record: 50-17 Conference Record: 14-10 HITTING Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SO SH SF SB RBI OB% AVG Nick Judkins Nick Colwell Ryan Keele Tyler Leadley Cody Van Ness Nick Johnson Jake Kurth David Borchardt Max Shower Tim Kayser Jordan Rubbelke Eric Swain Tyler Durant Andy Gensch Pat Flattery Andy Smolinski Nick Mahle Jon Flattery Hunter Dunbar Cody Wehrle Casey Bohms 67 65 66 65 57 66 61 34 7 4 24 34 33 8 16 25 6 35 6 2 1 219 186 213 212 155 224 177 96 20 5 53 89 82 7 23 48 8 74 11 3 0 76 58 79 65 45 58 39 26 4 0 21 21 19 8 5 16 2 22 1 1 0 104 72 78 72 52 70 54 39 8 2 20 32 26 2 6 12 2 17 2 0 0 26 17 13 8 6 15 11 9 0 0 4 5 5 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 17 0 3 11 5 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 38 37 34 18 9 16 14 1 1 13 12 7 3 2 5 2 25 0 0 0 8 2 12 1 10 6 8 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8 13 36 35 32 44 23 20 3 1 13 4 10 1 5 2 5 11 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2 0 4 5 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 9 21 17 7 5 2 3 1 0 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 6 0 0 0 84 54 72 30 24 64 46 29 7 2 11 28 16 1 6 9 2 14 2 0 0 .549 .483 .481 .433 .428 .348 .375 .496 .435 .500 .507 .447 .389 .545 .320 .345 .455 .430 .250 .000 .000 .475 .387 .366 .340 .335 .313 .305 .406 .400 .400 .377 .360 .317 .286 .261 .250 .250 .230 .182 .000 .000 Team Totals 67 Opponents Totals 67 1906 1726 567 294 671 441 130 73 15 3 62 40 271 241 65 44 268 358 21 18 33 16 106 38 502 266 .443 .358 .352 .256 APP GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO WP HB HR W-L SV ERA 14 10 15 16 2 11 11 13 16 7 4 1 6 2 1 12 8 10 16 1 0 2 8 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 7 6 3 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67.2 59.2 57.1 81.1 8.0 17.2 27.2 39.0 40.0 21.2 13.0 2.0 15.0 2.0 0.0 56 65 51 76 4 16 20 41 43 21 19 3 23 3 0 32 44 35 54 1 5 11 21 29 19 10 2 21 5 5 25 31 31 47 1 5 10 18 24 14 9 2 20 4 4 29 24 37 46 0 8 12 28 15 18 4 0 14 4 2 58 31 59 63 9 15 17 31 34 18 8 1 12 2 0 8 3 5 8 1 2 3 5 0 5 0 0 2 0 2 9 9 3 7 0 0 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 3 4 6 7 8 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 0 5 0 0 8-5 6-2 8-1 7-6 1-0 1-0 3-0 5-1 6-0 2-2 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.33 4.68 4.87 5.20 1.12 2.55 3.25 4.15 5.40 5.82 6.23 9.00 12.00 18.00 99.00 Team Totals 67 Opponents Totals 67 67 67 26 10 9 2 452.0 437.1 441 671 294 567 245 458 241 271 358 268 44 107 44 65 40 62 50-17 17-50 10 6 4.88 9.43 PITCHING Player Joey Flattery Allen Rimer Aaron Siefken Andy Cox Jacob Lehnhoff David Borchardt Andy Yetzer Derek Hovick Cory Buckley Drew Ghelfi Adam Funke Ryan Mabe Jordan Rubbelke Cole Peterson Pat Flattery 2003 2004 P Brett Iverson P Justin Sokol 2005 2006 1. Seth Evans, 3B 2. Joe Anthonsen, SS 3. Kyle Baran, RF 4. Matt Marek, C 5. Luke Reiland, LF 6. Johnny Lukehart, 2B 7. Reed Clyde, DH 8. Paul Anderson, 1B 9. Nick Pederson, CF 1. Dan Lyons, SS 2. Eric Stein, 3B 3. Eric Hoffmann, CF 4. Joe Robinson, LF 5. Kyle Heatherington, RF 6. Josh Mathson, 1B 7. Heath Stein, 2B 8. Ryan Wolf, DH 9. Sean O’Brien, C 1 Dan Lyons, 2B 2. Jim Pitt, SS 3. Eric Hoffmann, CF 4. Matt Marek, C 5. Paul Anderson, 1B 6. Luke Reiland, LF 7. Eric Stein, 3B 8. Sean O’Brien, DH 9. Brooke Beisell, RF 1. Corey LaPlante, CF 2. Adam Berte, LF 3. Josh Mathson, RF 4. Jason Smith, 1B 5. Nick Fjelland, 2B 6. Heath Stein, SS 7. Josh Swenson, DH 8. Brian Strawn, 3B 9. Bobby Zellman, C P Brock Iverson P Tim Flattery 2007 2008 P Zach Robertson P Zach Robertson 2009 2010 P Bret Mitchell P Andy Cox 1. Corey LaPlante, CF 2. Brian Strawn, C 3. Andrew Marek, CF 4. Bryan Garven, DH 5. Mike Kinsel, SS 6. Josh Evans, LF 7. Ryan Durant, 2B 8. Brady Field, 1B 9. Brice Boeckholt, 3B 1. Nick Bergeman, RF 2. Taylor Lang, DH 3. Erik Knutson, CF 4. Deryk Marks, SS 5. Carter Sackett, C 6. Kalab Evans, 3B 7. Curtis Quijano, 1B 8. Nick Colwell, LF 9. Alex Conlon, 2B Dan Lyons Iowa Central, 2004 & 2005 University of Minnesota, 2006 & 2007 Washington Nationals, 2007-present 1. Ryan Durant, CF 2. Deryk Marks, C 3. Bryan Garven, DH 4. Matt Holland, 1B 5. Josh Evans, LF 6. Jacob Rooke, SS 7. Brice Boeckholt, 3B 8. Alex Conlon, 2B 9. Nick Bergeman, RF 1. Ryan Keele, RF 2. Jon Flattery, LF 3. Nick Judkins, SS 4. Nick Johnson, 3B 5. Nick Colwell, 1B 6. Jake Kurth, C 7. Cody Van Ness, DH 8. Tyler Leadley, CF 9. Jordan Rubbelke, 2B Bret Mitchell Iowa Central, 2008 & 2009 Minnesota State University, 2010 New York Mets, 2010-present Iowa Central Baseball ALL-TIME RECORDS Games Played Season 1. Nick Judkins 2. Nick Johnson 2. Ryan Keele 3. Nick Colwell 3. Tyler Leadley 1. Corey LaPlante Career 1. Raul De La Cruz 1. Donnell Boyer 2. Eric Hoffmann Team 1. 2010 1. 2001 2. 2007 2. 2004 Hits 67 66 66 65 65 64 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2007 123 2000-2001 123 2000-2001 122 2004-2005 67 67 65 65 Runs Batted In 104 88 88 87 2010 2005 2000 2001 169 158 156 147 2009-2010 2004-2005 2004-2005 2001-2002 671 658 623 608 Doubles Batting Average Season (minimum 100 plate appearances) 1. Nick Judkins .475 2010 2. Bill Decker .470 1988 3. Neale Adams .439 1997 4. Dan Lyons .438 2005 Career 1. Nick Judkins .421 2009-2010 2. Dan Lyons .402 2004-2005 3. Neale Adams .399 1996-1997 Team 1. 2010, 2000, 1988 .352 2. 1993 .346 3. 2005, 1996 .343 4. 1999 .342 At Bats Season 1. Darryn Studdert 2. Donnell Boyer 3. Nick Johnson 4. Greg Thissen Career 1. Andrew Kyle 2. Donnell Boyer 3. Pete Wiedewitcsch 4. Eric Hoffmann Team 1. 2010 2. 2001 3. 2000 4. 2007 Season 1. Nick Judkins 2. Dan Lyons 2. Greg Thissen 3. Nick Joens Career 1. Nick Judkins 2. Dan Lyons 3. Eric Hoffmann 4. Pete Wiedewitsch Team 1. 2010 2. 2000 3. 2005 4. 2007 231 227 224 223 1997 2001 2010 2000 418 411 409 402 2001-2002 2000-2001 2001-2002 2004-2005 1906 1899 1869 1865 28 27 26 2002 2000 2010 38 37 35 34 2009-2010 1998-1999 1999-2000 2001-2002 151 141 130 Triples Season 1. Joe Robinson 1. Ted Vaughn 2. Andrew Kyle 2. Brian McGuire Career 1. Dan Lyons 2. Joe Robinson 2. Andrew Kyle 3. Donnell Boyer 3. Ted Vaughn Team 1. 2000 2. 1988 3. 2002 2005 2010 2000 2010 2004-2005 1999-2000 1996-1997 2002-2003 Season 1. Ryan Keele 1. Joe Robinson 1. Bill Decker 2. Scott Browning 3. Carter Sackett Career 1. Joe Robinson 2. Nick Johnson 3. Carter Sackett Team 1. 2005 2. 1998 3. 2000 4. 2008 On Base Percentage 84 74 73 72 2010 1988 2005 2010 120 119 112 103 2001-2002 2004-2005 2009-2010 1999-2000 502 469 457 405 Sacrifices 6 6 5 5 2005 1980 2002 2000 8 7 7 6 6 2004-2005 2005-2006 2001-2002 2000-2001 1980 25 23 20 Home Runs Runs Scored Season 1. Dan Lyons 89 2. Ryan Keele 79 3. Greg Thissen 77 4. Nick Judkins 76 Career 1. Dan Lyons 156 2. Jon Becker 122 3. Doug Brinker 119 4. Joe Anthonsen 115 Team 1. 2010 567 2. 2000 560 3. 2005 516 4. 2004 480 Season 1. Jared Johnson 2. Scott Browning 3. Nick Judkins Career 1. Nick Judkins 2. Eric Fruechtemeyer 3. Jon Becker 4. Pete Wiedewitsch Team 1. 2000 2. 2002 3. 2010 Season 1. Nick Judkins 2. Bill Decker 3. Eric Hoffmann 4. Ryan Keele Career 1. Pete Wiedewitsch 2. Eric Hoffmann 3. Nick Judkins 4. Jon Becker Team 1. 2010 2. 2000 3. 2005 4. 2004 17 17 17 16 15 2010 2005 1988 2000 2009 25 24 23 2005-2006 2009-2010 2008-2009 79 73 70 63 Season 1. Ryan Durant 1. Luke Reiland 1. Andrew Kyle 1. Andrew Kyle 2. 5 tied at Career 1. Andrew Kyle 2. Nick Fjelland 3. Mike Kinsel 3. Eric Stein 3. Luke Reiland 3. Andrew Buckley Team 1. 2006 2. 2007 2. 2004 3. 2001 Slugging Percentage 11 11 11 11 10 2007 2004 2002 2001 22 19 16 16 16 16 2001-2002 2005-2006 2006-2007 2004-2005 2003-2004 1999-2000 66 63 63 60 43 40 38 38 38 2005 2000 2010 2005 2000 73 69 68 63 63 2005-2006 2004-2005 1999-2000 2005-2006 2003-2004 271 269 261 1988 2005 2000 2005 .698 .694 .680 .677 .677 1998-1999 2004-2005 1996-1997 1999-2000 2005-2006 .572 .559 .544 .534 Season 1. John Zahn 2. Greg Thissen 3. Andrew Buckley 4. Ryan Linneman Career 1. John Zahn 2. Andrew Buckley 3. Ryan Linneman 4. Donnell Boyer Team 1. 2000 2. 1988 3. 1993 4. 1992 1999 2001 2000 2002 39 31 26 20 20 2001-2002 2002-2003 1998-1999 2004-2005 2002-2003 Season 1. Troy Gilroy 2. Justin Sokol 3. Brock Iverson 3. Brett Jensen 3. Estuardo Mira Career 1. Justin Sokol 1. Estuardo Mira 2. Troy Gilroy Team 1. 2000 2. 2004 3. 2010 4. 2005 4. 1999 Saves Season 1. Adam McDermott 2. Aaron Carpenter 3. Travis Brunner 4. Ryne Schwenke 4. Eric Hoffmann 4. Tom Steffes Career 1. Adam McDermott 2. Travis Brunner 3. Ryne Schwenke 4. Aaron Carpenter Team 1. 2006 2. 2004 3. 1997 Shut Outs 12 9 7 6 6 6 2006 2000 1997 2007 2004 1988 14 11 10 10 2005-2006 1996-1997 2007-2008 1999-2000 14 11 11 Earned Run Average Season 1. Tom Walters 2. Jeremy Tapps 3. Eric Hoffmann 4. Bret Mitchell Career 1. Justin Sokol 2. Estuardo Mira 3. Terry Thompson 4. Adam McDermott Team 1. 2006 2. 2002 3. 2007 4. 2001 52 39 38 34 1987 2000 2000 1992 77 67 65 45 1987-1988 1999-2000 1991-1992 2000-2001 192 143 134 133 Season 1. Andy Cox 1. Tim Flattery 2. Justin Sokol 2. Danny Klous 2. Kelly Roder 2. Troy Gilroy Career 1. Justin Sokol 2. Danny Klous 3. Tyler Sander 3. Estuardo Mira Team 1. 2010 1. 2001 2. 2007 2. 2004 1.21 1.97 2.03 2.07 1972 2002 1988 2009 2.43 2.54 2.85 2.86 2003-2004 1996-1997 1998-1999 2005-2006 3.68 3.74 3.85 3.89 2000 2004 2004 2003 1997 20 20 19 2003-2004 1996-1997 1999-2000 53 51 50 45 45 Season 1. Justin Sokol 2. Kelly Roder 3. Brett Jensen 3. Terry Thompson Career 1. Justin Sokol 1. Terry Thompson 2. Jason Anderegg 2. Estuardo Mira Team 1. 2010 1. 1999 2. 2004 2. 2003 2. 2001 16 16 15 15 15 15 2010 2006 2004 2004 2001 2000 27 26 25 25 2003-2004 2004-2005 2004-2005 1996-1997 67 67 65 65 2001 2004 2003 4 3 3 2 2001 2003-2004 1999-2000 9 8 7 Season 1. Troy Gilroy 2. Kelly Roder 3. Justin Sokol 4. Estuardo Mira Career 1. Estuardo Mira 2. Justin Sokol 3. Danny Klous 4. Troy Gilroy Team 1. 2001 2. 2004 3. 2010 4. 2007 104.12000 99.1 2001 97.1 2004 89.0 1997 170 1996-1997 167 2003-2004 152.22004-2005 151 1999-2000 465 452.2 452 451.2 Season 1. Troy Gilroy 2. Estuardo Mira 3. Estuado Mira 4. Brett Jensen Career 1. Estuardo Mira 2. Zach Robertson 3. Troy Gilroy 4. Justin Sokol Team 1. 2000 2. 2007 3. 2004 4. 2008 106 97 86 85 2000 1997 1996 2003 183 161 158 142 1996-1997 2007-2008 1999-2000 2003-2004 444 421 398 392 Appearances 11 10 9 9 2004 2001 2003 1999 15 15 11 11 2003-2004 1998-1999 1998-1999 1996-1997 26 26 23 23 23 4 3 2 Strike Outs Complete Games 14 12 11 11 11 Season 1. Kelly Roder 2. Justin Sokol 3. 6 Tied at Career 1. Kelly Roder 2. Justin Sokol 2. Troy Gilroy 3. 8 Tied at Team 1. 2010 2. 2007 3. 2005 Innings Pitched Games Started Wins 21 20 19 18 81 79 75 .907 .800 .799 .791 PITCHING RECORDS Hit By Pitch Season 1. Andy Wolf 2. Matt Stender 3. Matt Stender 4. Joe Anthonsen Career 1. Matt Stender 2. Joe Anthonsen 3. Andy Wolf 4. Dan Lyons 4. Johnny Lukehart Team 1. 2000 2. 2002 3. 2005 Season 1. Bill Decker 2. Joe Robinson 3. Scott Browning 4. Dan Lyons Career 1. Eric Fruechtemeyer 2. Dan Lyons 3. Neale Adams 4. Scott Browning 4. Joe Robinson Team 1. 2000 2. 2005 3. 1999 4. 2010 Stolen Bases Walks Season 1. Josh Mathson 2. Brian Hopkins 3. Nick Colwell 3. Dan Lyons 3. Matt Stender Career 1. Josh Mathson 2. Dan Lyons 3. Jon Becker 4. Joe Robinson 4. Paul Anderson Team 1. 2010 2. 2005 3. 2000 Season (minimum 100 plate appearances) 1. Nick Judkins .549 2010 1. Dan Lyons .549 2005 2. Andy Wolf .537 1999 3. Doug Brinker .527 1997 Career (minimum 200 plate appearances) 1. Dan Lyons .505 2004-2005 2. Nick Judkins .493 2009-2010 3. Andy Wolf .489 1998-1999 4. Joe Anthonsen .482 2002-2003 Team 1. 2000 .446 2. 2010 .443 2. 2005 .442 3. 1999 .440 Season 1. Aaron Carpenter 2. Adam McDermott 2. Adam McDermott 3. Ryne Schwenke 4. Travis Brunner Career 1. Adam McDermott 2. Aaron Carpenter 3. Ryne Schwenke 4. Troy Gilroy Team 1. 2010 1. 2001 2. 2007 2. 2004 3. 2000 30 26 26 23 22 2000 2006 2005 2007 1996 52 38 37 34 2005-2006 1999-2000 2007-2008 1999-2000 67 67 65 65 63 The Triton Tradition