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STAFF DIRECTORY

MIKE PILOSOF Director of Athletics mike.pilosof@gcccks.edu ASHLEY RUTTI

Assistant to the Director of Athletics ashley.rutti@gcccks.edu

harley.beck@gcccks.edu

President for Student Services/Athletics colin.lamb@gcccks.edu

THE PERRYMAN ATHLETIC COMPLEX ATHLETIC FACILITIES

Originally called the physical education building, it was renamed the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex in 2005 after the longtime Athletic Director and legendary coach. Perryman died in April, 2018, leaving behind quite a legacy. The building originally opened in 1969.

During his near two decades of leadership, the football program won 75 percent of their games, winning six conference titles while qualifying for 13 bowl games including two National Championship tilts in 1997 and 2000. He retired in 2005 after 19 years.

In 1999, Perryman was inducted into the NJCAA Basketball Hall of Fame for a career that saw him win 400 games. He had coaching stops at South Plains, Northern Montana University and Dawson Community College.

THE BRONCBUSTER MURAL

In 2016, the Perryman Athletic Complex underwent a $565,000 renovation project. Part of that plan included an historical sports mural that features the history of Garden City Community College. Situated on the far right is former Broncbuster offensive lineman Phil Loadholt, who was a two-time, first-team All-American before he transferred to Oklahoma in 2006. He was taken in the second round of the 2009 draft by the Minnesota Vikings.

The original mural was designed by former Garden City graphic desiger Tiffany Heit. But the idea behind it belonged to assistant Athletic Director Colin Lamb. The production took two months before it debuted during the grand reopening of the Perryman Athletic Complex in March, 2016.

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BRONCBUSTER STRENGTH

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROGRAM

The Perryman Athletic Complex houses a state-of-the art weight room. In 2015, Garden City became the first program in the Jayhawk Conference to hire a full-time strength and conditioning coach, bringing in Jason Zerbach. The impact was felt immediately.

Zerbach was an instrumental piece during Garden City’s 2016 National Championship run before he left in 2017. When Tom Minnick was hired in 2018, he brought in Josh Brewer to replace Zerbach. But he was hired away by Wyoming to be their Olympic Strength Coach. The program continues to be one of the strongest in the nation.

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RADIO & STREAMING

BRONCBUSTER RADIO BROADCASTS

All Garden City radio broadcasts, home and away, with Kolby Van Camp calling the play-by-play, can be heard locally and exclusively in Garden City on 99.9 FM ESPN Radio. The station has been the flagship for the Broncbusters since 2015.

Garden City games can be heard on many different platforms. If you want to listen on your computer, you can log on to gobroncbusters.com, go to the baseball page and click on audio. You can also go directly to westernkansasnews.com/kwkr.

On your mobile device, you can download the free 99.9 ESPN app from the apple app store or Google play on Android. In addition, you can download the free TuneIn app and search for KWKR.

Kolby Van Camp

Play-by-Play

Game Broadcasts

All broadcasts of Broncbuster baseball begin 30 minutes prior to first pitch with the pregame show. The segment includes interviews with both coaches, players and a game recap from the week before. The post-game report follows with full-game highlights, coaches and player interviews as well as a full-game recap.

Game Archives

All baseball games are archived. To listen to any past games, you can log on to gobroncbusters.com, go to the baseball page and click on audio at the end of each broadcast. You can also go directly to westernkansasnews.com/gccc-sports-streaming. All archived audio broadcasts are commercial free and can be listened to on your computer or mobile device.

About the broadcasters

Kolby Van Camp begins his first season as the voice of Garden City athletics.

Born in 1999, Van Camp earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Music Composition and Music Education from Kansas State University in 2022, followed by a Master of Science degree in Mass Communications in 2024.

Currently, Van Camp serves as the sports director for Western Kansas Broadcast Center’s Garden City radio stations, where he is the voice of Garden City Community College and Garden City High School athletics. He also hosts the popular sports talk show, Training Camp with Kolby Van Camp, on 99.9 The Rock from 12-1pm every Monday through Friday.

Van Camp has spent his entire radio career to date in Kansas, calling games on 1150/106.7 KSAL in Salina and 106.1 KXKU in Lyons, was a producer and on-air talent for news, sports, and severe weather on 1350/93.3/93.7 News Radio KMAN, B104.7 KXBZ, and Sunny 102.5 KBLS in Manhattan, and was “The Voice of the Saints” on a self-produced internet radio station where he broadcasted 8-man baseball for his high school alma mater in Topeka.

During his time at Kansas State, Van Camp held a number of leadership positions at the student radio station, Wildcat 91.9 FM, and made a notable impact as an on-air talent and play-by-play commentator. Known for singing his signature “Touchdown Wildcats!”, a call that tied his skills as an opera singer and a sports broadcaster. Together, to date, he is the first operatic sports broadcaster in history. A multimedia piece done on his unique broadcasting style while at K-State earned a Heartland Student Television EMMY® Award in 2023. His leadership at Wildcat 91.9 contributed to the station’s national acclaim, including awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System where the station was named the 2023 best college radio station in the country. Van Camp was also recognized by the IBS as the best graduate advisor in the country in 2023 and 2024, and won over 15 different awards with the Kansas Association of Broadcasters student and professional awards. Van Camp also spent a semester as an assistant producer for Channel 8 KKSU-TV, the K-State student television station.

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BRONCBUSTER VIDEO STREAMING

All baseball games are produced by Southwest Kansas Sports Network at gobroncbusters.com. Broncbuster Creative Director, Adam Shrimplin, begins his fourth year as the director of the new video streaming platform. The veteran creative, has spent more than a decade as a professional photographer, shooting for the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and NASCAR. He has served as the Garden City Community College staff photographer for the previous five years. He is a graduate of Garden City Community College and has also worked as an adjunct professor for the school’s photography program.

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GARDEN CITY, KANSAS

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DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SPOKEN; ADDING TO THE CITY’S DIVERSITY

SQUARE MILES IS WHAT GC OCCUPIES IN SW KANSAS

SCHOOLS MAKE UP GC’S EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT

GARDEN CITY-HOME OF THE BRONCBUSTERS

Incorporated in 1883, Garden City occupies nearly 11 square miles in southwest Kansas and has a population of 31,000 people. Considered as the regional hub of western Kansas, Garden City’s economy is fueled by agriculture with several feedlots, fields and grain elevators throughout the county.

The region’s trade area has a population of more than 190,000 people. It’s home to Garden City Community College, the Lee Richardson Zoo, and one of the finest golf courses in the Sunflower State: Buffalo Dunes.

The original town site was laid out on the south half of section 18 by engineer Charles Van Trump. Charles Jesse Jones, later known as “Buffalo” Jones, arrived in Garden City for an antelope hunt in January, 1879. One of the streets by five-point on the west side of the city is named after him.

The main employers in Finney County are Tyson Fresh Meats, USD 457, St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City Community College, and

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NOTABLE ALUMNI

SPORTS FIGURES

Dayton Moore (‘87) General Manager for the Kansas City Royals. He began his career in 1994 as a professional scout for the Atlanta Braves. Before that, he was a star baseball player for the Broncbusters in the mid 80’s; then graduated from George Mason University.

Brent Venables (‘90) Defensive Coordinator at the University of Clemson. Before that, he was the defensive coordinator for Bob Stoops at Oklahoma. He was an All-American at Garden City, recording 276 career tackles. Venables transferred to Kansas State where he earned all Big-Eight honors in 1992.

Keith Smart (‘86) Assistant coach with the New York Knicks. He was also the Head Coach for the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. At Garden City, Smart was the Jayhawk Player of the Year. He transferred to Indiana, where he’s remembered for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1987 National Championship Game vs. Syracuse.

Gene Keady (‘56) After playing for two years for the Broncbusters, Keady began his coaching career at Beloit High School in 1959. From there, he spent nearly a decade at Hutchinson before landing his first Division I job as an assistant at Arkansas in 1975. But his big break came in 1980 when he began a 20-year stint as Purdue’s Head Coach. He was named Big Ten Coach of the year seven times. Keady was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2001.

Darvis Patton (‘88) is a two-time U.S. Champion in the 200-meter dash. He won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. He is a threetime Olympian. After graduating from Garden City in 1988, Patton earned a scholarship to TCU.

Mark Fox (‘89) was born in Garden City in January of 1969. He graduated from Garden City High School, and then played two years at Garden City Community College. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Washington in 1991. Three years later, he joined the Kansas State staff. But it wasn’t until 2004 that he got his major break, landing the Head Coaching job at Nevada. There, he won 123 games over seven seasons, leading the Wolf Pack to five postseason appearances. In 2019, Fox was hired as the new Head Coach at California University.

Darrin Hancock (‘92) At Garden City, he was considered one of the top Junior College recruits in the nation. He was a Parade Magazine All-American and the 1991-1992 NJCAA Player of the Year. He transferred to the University of Kansas in 1992, and in 1993, played in the NCAA Final Four. He was taken in the second round of the 1994 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. He played for four different NBA teams (Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs).

Tyreek Hill (‘13) Hill was a two-sport athlete at Garden City, running track and playing football. After two seasons, he transferred to Oklahoma State, becoming one of the most electrifying return men in college football. But in 2014, he was dismissed from the program for off-the-field issues. In 2015, he landed at West Alabama, and after just one season there, declared for the NFL Draft. While many expected him to go undrafted, the Kansas City Chiefs surprised many, selecting him in the fifth round in 2016.

DAYTON MOORE BRENT VENABLES

KEITH SMART GENE KEADY

DARVIS PATTON

MARK FOX

DARRIN HANCOCK

TYREEK HILL

COACHING RECORDS

Dorm

Saylors

Ron Hopkins Joe Slobko

Jeff Curtis

Todd Briggs Rick Sabath

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD (1973-2024)

YEAR REC CONF FINISH COACH

1973 19-9

1974 21-9

1975 16-13

1976 36-15

1977 48-13

1978 42-7

1979 35-8

1980 34-7

1981 64-14

1982 56-11

1983 33-13

1984 38-15

1985 40-12

1986 35-14

1987 33-10

1988 30-20

1989 37-19

1990 33-22

1991 35-23

1992 37-17

1993 34-25

1994 18-29

1995 17-33

1996 24-30

1997 23-34

1998 34-28

1999 32-26

2000 41-17

2001 26-36 14-18 7th

2002 26-34 15-17 6th

Dorm Saylors

Ron Hopkins

Joe Slobko

Jeff Curtis

Todd Briggs

2003 30-28 14-18 6th Rick Sabath

2004 36-22 17-15 4th Rick Sabath

2005 41-17 21-11 4th Rick Sabath

2006 34-22 18-14 4th Chris Finnegan

2007 37-27 17-15 4th Chris Finnegan

2008 21-30 12-20 8th Chris Finnegan

2009 45-17 22-10 1st Chris Finnegan

2010 40-17 21-11 3rd Chris Finnegan

2011 41-23 18-14 5th

Chris Finnegan

2012 37-21 23-9 1st Chris Finnegan

2013 28-27 20-12 2nd

2014 38-23 21-11 2nd

2015 28-27 16-15 5th

Chris Finnegan

2016 45-17 21-11 3rd Chris Finnegan

2020 12-11 4-2

2021 21-29 11-21

Chris Finnegan

2022 15-39-1 7-25 Chris Finnegan

2023 7-46 3-29 Caleb Cox

RECORD BREAKDOWN

2024 6-45 2-30 Josh Oller All-Time Record 1,645-1132 (.592) Over .500 Seasons 39 Under .500 Seasons 13

RECORD BY DECADE

CONFERENCE TITLES

WORLD SERIES HISTORY

2017 34-25 18-14 4th Chris Finnegan 2018 26-29 12-20 8th

26-27 12-20 6th

Chris Finnegan

WORLD SERIES HISTORY

1999 (0-2)

First Round (Game 1) • Wallace State 10, Garden City 6

May 29, 1999 • Sam Suplizio Field

Consolation Bracket (Game 2) • Muscatine, IA 8, Garden City 6

May 30, 1999 • Sam Suplizio Field

vs. muscatine, ia

TEAM HITTING RECORDS

HITS IN A GAME

HOME RUNS IN A SEASON

DOUBLES IN A SEASON

TRIPLES

STOLEN BASES IN A SEASON

BATTING AVERAGE

TEAM HITTING RECORDS

ALEX ESKRIDGE

TEAM PITCHING RECORDS

STRIKEOUTS IN A SEASON

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

FULL-GAME NO HITTERS

1. Andy Flint Pratt, 1976

2. Fernando Rodriguez Dodge City, 1978

3. Russ Foster Dodge City, 1978

4. Russ Foster Pratt, 1979

5. Joel Perlman Seward, 1980

6. Dave Curless Otero, 1980

7. Jeff Schrantz Lamar, 1980

8. Kevin Williams Trinidad, 1982

9. Chris Oleson Lamar, 1982

10. Mike Adams Pratt, 1982

11. Curtis Schescke Air Force, 1985

12. Troy Metcalf Pratt, 1986

13. Ryan Smith Pratt, 1992

14. Steve Grover Pratt, 1992

15. Courtney Lawrence Pratt, 1992

16. Adam Geier Otero, 1997

17. Wes Wickwar Otero, 1997

18. Don Schmidt Otero, 1997

19. Judd Songster Otero, 1999

20. Noah Draper (5-inn) West Neb, 2016

FEWEST WALKS

JEFF RATCLIFF

INDIVIDUAL HITTING RECORDS

BATTING AVERAGE (SEASON) WALKS (SEASON)

1. Donnie Tannahill (1989)

2. Kevin Arnold (1981)

3. Roger Lee (1980)

4. Kevin Bascue (1981)

5. Corty Kulhanek (1990)

6. Brandon Buckman (2004)

6. Erik Mattingly (2010) .455

RUNS SCORED (SEASON) HOME RUNS (SEASON)

1. Rod Cesario (1982) 92

2. Kevin Bascue (1981) 85

3. Jamie Allison (1985) 77

4. Kevin Arnold (1981) 76

4. Chris Oleson (1982) 76

4. Brett Reynolds (1982) 76

5. Blake Brisson (2011) 75

RBI (SEASON)

STOLEN BASES (SEASON)

KEVIN BASCUE

INDIVIDUAL HITTING RECORDS

TRIPLES (SEASON)

DOUBLES (SEASON)

1. Mason Brown (2016)

HITS (SEASON)

Chris Oleson (1981)

RBI (SINGLE GAME)

1. Mike Pusedu (1984) 9 vs. Lamar

2. Steve Krueger (1977) 8 vs. Lamar

3. Kevin Bascue (1982) 8 vs. Allen

4. Mike Wilson (1983) 8 vs. Butler

5. Dennis Overacker (1983) 8 vs. St. Mary’s

6. Lewis Williams (1984) 8 vs. Air Force

7. Stacy Ragan (1995) 8 vs. Air Force

8. Lewis Williams (1985) 8 vs. Lamar

9. Corbin Truslow (2018) 7 vs. Ind Hills

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FIVE-HIT GAMES

Wes Brundridge (2004) vs. Pratt

Jason Severson (2000) vs. Colby

Rod Cesario (1982) vs. Butler

Jerry Nalls (1984) vs. Barton

Greg Johnson (1984) vs. Barton

Stacy Ragan (1985) vs. South Mtn

Kelly Knepley (1988) vs. Lamar

Chad Armstrong (1988) vs. Butler

Donnie Tannahill (1989) vs. Colby

Corty Kulhanek (1990) vs. Air Force

Ryan Wedge (1990) vs. Frank Phillips

Troy Riehl (1995) vs. Cloud

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING RECORDS

STRIKEOUTS (SEASON) APPEARANCES (SEASON)

1. Aaron Breit (2006) 108

Dan St. Clair (1977) 106

Noah Draper (2016) 98

Steve Krueger (1978) 97 5. John Marchese (1986) 94

Jakob Cunningham (2007) 91

Denorr Whosendove (1996) 91

VICTORIES (SEASON)

Aaron Breit (2005) 11 2. Preston Reichard (2005) 10

Steve Long (1983) 10

Stephen Pagendarm (2015) 32

Garrett Bryant (2013) 30

Austin Aspegren (2014) 27

Stephen Pagendarm (2016) 27

Nick Iossi (2018) 25

Mitchell Savine (2017) 25

Kris Lalk (2012) 24

STRIKEOUTS (GAME)

Terry Christopher (1986) 17 vs. Phoenix

Jeff Vanderplus (1979) 17 vs. Dodge

Steve Krueger (1978) 16 vs. Barton

Doug King (1977) 15 vs. Barton

INNINGS PITCHED (SEASON)

Denorr Whosendove (1996) 10 2. Brendan Peitsmeyer (2016) 10 2. Chris Bonk (2014) 10 1. Brendan Peitsmeyer (2016) 105 2. Aaron Breit (2005) 101 3. Jakob Cunningham (2007) 96

SAVES (SEASON)

Bryan Zwemke (1998) 87 5. Dan St. Clair (1977) 83 5. JJ Benes (2014) 83 6. Bradley Spires (2013) 80 1. Heath Wyatt (2009) 15 2. Reece McGraw (2010) 14 3. Tyler Rogers (2011) 13 4. Bryce Butt (2007) 10 5. Kameron Washington (2004) 8 6. Ray Monje (2016) 6 6. Marcus McKinney (2015) 6 6. Kameron Washington (2005) 6

Jeff Schrantz (1980) 15 vs. Pratt

Teri Jones (1984) 14 vs. Air Force

Troy Salinas (1987) 14 vs. Lamar

John Machese (1986) 14 vs. Butler 1. Dan St. Clair (1977) 11

ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS (2002-2023)

2023

2022

2021

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Brett Barber, SS (2nd)

Nick Barber, OF (HM)

Geoff Marlow, C (1st)

Caden Blair, RP (2nd)

Geoff Marlow, C (2nd)

Corbin Truslow, DH (2nd)

Malachi Crone, P (2nd)

Chris Lara, 1B (HM)

Jake Barber, CF (Gold Glove)

Corbin Truslow, DH (1st)

Tyrus Barclay, C (HM)

Robbie Young, 1B (HM)

Clint Allen, OF (HM)

Tyrus Barclay, C (1st)

Jesse Gonzales, 1B (2nd)

Ty Lightley, SS (2nd)

Clint Allen, UT (2nd)

Alex Eskridge, 2B (HM)

Billy Clark, OF (HM)

Conner Reynolds, DH (HM)

Connor Burns, P (HM)

Mason Brown, C (1st)

Kyle Lopez, 1B (1st)

Noah Draper, P (1st)

Steven Pagendarm, P (1st)

Sean Kennedy, OF (2nd)

Connor Burns, P (2nd)

Alex Nielsen, 3B (HM)

Brooks Benson, OF (HM)

Francisco Alvarez, C (MVP

Ted Ramirez, 2B (1st)

Mason Brown, UT (1st)

Brooks Benson, OF (2nd)

Tyler Alitz, SS (1st)

Rocky DeSantis, DH (1st)

Chris Bonk, P (1st)

Francisco Alvarez, C (2nd)

CJ Krainock, 2B (HM)

JJ Benes, P (HM)

Rock DeSantis, DH (2nd)

Bradley Spires, P (2nd)

Tyler Alitz, SS (HM)

Mason Fischer, OF (HM)

Kaleb Zimmer, OF (HM)

Colton Kibler, P (HM)

2012

Cody Kottich, C (2nd)

Zac Baldini, SS (2nd)

Desmond Roberts, OF (2nd)

Todd Brazell, P (2nd)

Bradley Michaleski, 1B (HM)

Shea Bell, 3B (HM)

2011

Blake Brisson, OF (1st)

Alex Kelly, OF (2nd)

Tyler Roger, P (2nd)

Zac Baldini, 2B (HM)

Sam Thornton, UT (HM)

2010

Erik Mattingly, P (MVP

Reese McGraw, P (1st)

Axel Rivera, DH (2nd)

Andrew Phelan, OF (HM)

2009

Erik Mattingly, P (FOY, 1st)

Cass Via, SS (1st)

Ben Warner, OF (2nd)

Kyle Oestereicher, P (2nd)

Sloan Soulia, C (HM)

CJ Gillman, 1B (HM)

MJ Sartin, OF (HM)

Heath Wyatt, P (HM)

2008

2007

Cass Via, SS (2nd)

Bryce Butt, P (2nd)

Ben Warner, OF (HM)

Jakob Cunningham, P (1st)

Billy Mansfield, 1B (2nd)

Brycen Bell, SS (HM)

Esterlin Perozo, OF (HM)

2006

Andy Preston, DH (1st)

Aaron Breit, P (1st)

Joe Servais, C (2nd)

Dusty Washburn, 1B (HM)

Jason Russell, SS (HM)

Brycen Bell, 3B (HM)

2005

Luke Gorsett, OF (MVP)

Joe Servais, C (1st)

Luke Dreiling, 2B (1st)

Aaron Breit, P (1st)

Paul Bottigliero, 1B (2nd)

Robbie Mullin, 3B (2nd)

Andy Preston, DH (2nd)

Curtis Smith, OF (2nd)

2004

2003

Brandon Buckman, 1B (1st)

Luke Dreiling, 3B (2nd)

Curtis Smith, OF (2nd)

Lance Schartz, C (1st)

Dana Tosoni, OF (1st)

Seth Nease (HM)

Hardy Hutto (HM)

2002

Jonathan Bosnick, OF (1st)

T.J. Bass (HM)

Pat O’Neil (HM)

GOLF TOURNAMENTBroncbuster Athletic As sociation

Join us at the Broncbuster Athletic Association Golf Tournament, four-person scramble at Buffalo Dunes Golf Course in Garden City, KS. on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The Broncbuster Athletic Association exists to support student athletes by raising money for scholarships. The BAA Golf Tournament raises funds to provide scholarships and quality programs that directly benefit student athletes attending Garden City Community College. The Broncbuster Athletic Association cordially invites you... APRIL 26, 2025

9am-10am Registration & practice range available (breakfast available for purchase) 10:00 am Shotgun start; Four-person scramble 4:30 pm Awards Dinner & silent auction at Buffalo Dunes Golf Course

$600 PER 4-PERSON TEAM

Green and cart fees, practice range, Awards Dinner, and a case of select brand beer to share with your teammates. SPACE IS LIMITED

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JOSH OLLER

17TH HEAD BASEBALL COACH

HOMETOWN: Conroe, TX

HIGH SCHOOL: Concordia Lutheran

COLLEGE: Northwestern State University

FAMILY: Wife; Karlie

@Josh_Oller

Garden City, KS - Josh Oller begins his second year at Garden City Community College.

Oller takes over after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Ottawa University. Before that, he was the pitching coach at Colby Community College for five years where he had three players selected in the Major League Baseball draft. He also coached five NJCAA All-Americans, eight Region VI selections, nine All-Jayhawk West performers, and three Jayhawk West Pitchers of the Year.

“It is a blessing and an honor to lead the Garden City Community College baseball program,” Oller said.

“It is an exciting opportunity to begin a new chapter in Broncbuster baseball history, and I look forward to hitting the ground running.”

While at Colby, Oller managed all aspects of the pitching staff for the Trojans and assisted with the strength and conditioning program as well as budget and travel.

“Coach Oller is extremely wellrounded,” Pilosof added. “His extensive pitching background is well documented.”

Oller spent the 2017 season at St. Mary’s High School in Natchitoches, LA where he was named the District 3-1A Coach of the Year. Before that, he was a student assistant coach at Northwestern State University where he oversaw the pitching staff. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Natchitoches Central High School from August 2015 to January 2016.

Oller began his collegiate career as a pitcher at Texarkana College where he led the team in total appearances (22) and ERA (0.78) in 2012. He transferred to Angelina College in 2013 where he led NJCAA Region 2 in ERA and was an All-Region selection. He still holds the Roadrunners single season mark for ERA (1.78). He then moved on to Northwestern State as the team’s No. 2 starting pitcher where he was an allconference selection, finishing third nationally in wins during his senior season.

Oller lives in Garden City with his wife, Karlie.

Ty Lain enters his first season as assistant coach at Garden City Community College.

Lain comes to Garden City from Cheyenne, WY, where he spent the last eight seasons leading the Cheyenne Post 6 Legion Baseball program. In his eight seasons as manager, he led Post 6 to seven Wyoming AA State Championships, two regional tournament final fours, a Northwest Regional Tournament Championship, a final four appearance in the American Legion World Series in 2023, and a Connie Mack World Series berth in 2019. Coach Lain is the only coach in Wyoming history to reach the American Legion World Series, and also the only coach in Wyoming history to reach the Connie Mack World Series. Poat 6 was 502159 under Lain’s leadership.

Additionally, Coach Lain was the owner and operator of WYCO Baseball Academy, an indoor training facility for players 8-18 years old. WYCO Baseball Academy has produced several Collegiate baseball players at all levels of College Baseball as well as some professional players.

As a player, Ty Lain was invited to the USA Baseball Complex to tryout for USA Baseball 18U National Team. He played at New Mexico Junior College and Mississippi Gulf Coast where he started as a shortstop. He finished his career as a shortstop at Regis University. Coach Lain was part of the only team in Regis history to win the RMAC tournament in 2012. Coach Lain played with six different big league players most notably Brandon Nimmo (Mets) and Marco Gonzales

TY LAIN ASSISTANT

BASEBALL COACH

(Pirates). He has produced over 35 college players at all levels of College Baseball including All ABCA region 7 and current Utah Ute, Colter McAnelly.

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HOMETOWN: Cheyenne, Wyoming

HIGH SCHOOL: Cheyenne Central Hs

COLLEGE: New Mexico Juco Mississippi Gulf Coast Regis University

COACHING HISTORY

GARDEN CITY CC: 2024-PRESENT

ASSISTANT COACH

CHEYENNE POST 6: 2016-2023 Manager

WYCO BASEBALL ACADEMY: 2012-2024 OWNER/OPERATOR

CHEYENNE POST 6: 2012-2016

ASSISTANT COACH REGIS UNIVERSITY: 2012

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ASSISTANT

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Field DREAMS OF

JAY GUNDY WAS A STARTING OUTFIELDER ON THE ‘99 TEAM, THE ONLY SQUAD TO EVER REACH GRAND JUNCTION. 21 YEARS LATER, HE STILL REMEMBERS THE JOURNEY

Field DREAMS OF

BY JAY GUNDY

THAT FINAL KICK

Coming off of the fall of 1998, we knew we had a chance to be pretty good, but how good nobody knew. The first weekend of the year we proved to ourselves just that point, taking one of two games at Seminole State in Oklahoma. That team ended up winning over 50 games and made it to Grand Junction with us later that year. They were more physical and had an edge to them that they were better and we never blinked. That was a great way to open up. The remainder of the season we also proved we could lose to anybody on any given day! We never seemed to get things rolling with many splits and no real winning streaks.

As the regular season came to an end, we were somewhere around .500, beating everybody and losing to everybody as the record stated. What we did know, though, is we didn’t have to play perfect to beat anybody in the West. And we were playing the first round at our place. Through those four wins I never remember there being any panic. Even if we fell behind, we knew we would come back. The biggest moment of that weekend came in Game two against Hutch when Pedro Pichardo hit a grand slam to put us ahead for good. To me that is when I was confident we were going to be tough to beat. We then run-ruled Seward in Game three to make it to the final undefeated. Game four against Seward, as I remember, was back and forth a bit but we eventually came out on top.

The feeling of the team at that point was not of joy but of unfinished business from the previous spring. Even the freshmen who knew nothing of who Cowley County was, wanted them to be next and this year it was at our place. As it turned out, the two-time defending National Champions fell to Neosho in the East setting our teams up for a best two out of three series with a ticket to Grand Junction at stake. That day felt like we were destined to win. Neither game was very close. We did everything right and anything close went our way. We beat two D-1 arms that day without any stress. When the last out of game two happened, we finally did feel joy. We knew we had done something that hadn’t been done here before!

The actual World Series experience was one I will never forget. In the time between the wins against Neosho and our first game at Grand Junction, we were a tic off. We were just missing pitches, balls were just out of range, and pitches just missed their spots. We lost both of our games out there but the memories will always be great ones!

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CODY

Transferred from Johnson County (never played)…1st team all-state selection as a junior…Played football and basketball up until his freshman year in high school…3.9 GPA in high school

Played in 16 games as a senior—Hit .300 with 4 RBI…Four multi-hit games including a three-hit game vs. Saginaw…RHP and shortstop in

MEET THE TEAM BUSTERS

Transferred from Webster University in Missouri-Hit .111 in 17 games…Hit .235 as a senior with 1 HR and 10 RBI…280 his junior year with 17 RBI…AllCentennial selection…

Originally commited to Ranger College. Signed with GCCC and Coach Josh Oller.

Transferred from Ottawa University-3.9 GPA in high school…Played travel ball for Fielder’s Choice…Exercise Science Major… Lettered in baseball in high school

PLAYER BIOS

Graduated in 2023…Spent the last year training at a baseball academy in Alberta…Played for the Red Deer Braves in the Alberta Elite League during the 23-24 season…Played for Calgary Bucks under 18 AAA team…Played summer ball for Brooks Bombers in the Western Canadian Baseball League (0-1, 9.81 ERA)-made 3 appearances...

ADAM COOK

Spent a year at DFW Post Grad after high school…Hit .466 with 7 RBI as as senior in high school…Caller-Times All-South Texas Team— one of the areas top outfielders…

ANTHONY GALL

#15

Played in only two games last year before tearing his meniscus (took medical redshirt)… Senior season went 5-1 with a 3.95 ERA and 43 Ks…Threw a no-hitter his senior season vs. Overland…All-Centennial League Honorable Mention…Birth Date: 6/30/05

#16

Appeared in 11 games LY-26.1 IP, 24 Ks, 3 HRs allowed…SH 5 ks vs. Butler (3/21/24)…Played legion ball for Lodestar Baseball Club (Had 10 K game vs. BLBA in 2204)…Hamed 1st team all-district senior year…Second-team all-district junior year…Brother Anthony was an alldistrict Tight End at Eagle Pass this past season…

AYDEN BURTON

#17 # 17 RHP

Graduated in 2023—Took a year off and was working at Bono’s BBQ… Began high school at Cherokee Trail before transferring to Endeavor Academy his senior year…Played club ball for Colorado Recruits…Also played for Colorado Rage…Finished senior year with a 3.8 GPA…Twin brother, Akoi also signed with Garden City

SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU? Oldest of 4 brothers

PLAYER BIOS

CHET ROBINSON

SOPHOMORE PALMER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL • MONUMENT, CO TRANSFER?: RETURNER?

SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU? On father’s day 2019, I pitched a complete game shutout in the semifinals while being ridiculously ill.

17 appearances last year-14 IP-5 Ks…Played in the Power Summer Collegiate League over the summer…3.3 GPA in high school…Hit .219 with 5 RBI his senior year… Scored a 1200 on his SAT…Wants to study psychedelics and their affect on mental health… #19

Redshirt last year…Played for YBC travel team 18 and under…Played for USA Elite Select team…

ZEVIN LITTELL

SOPHOMORE HUGOTON HIGH SCHOOL

14 appearances last year—11 IP, 15.55 ERA, 8 Ks and one homer allowed…Played for CJ Korf in high school…Played travel ball for Kansas Curve…Played baseball, football, and basketball…Has been playing baseball since he was 3…1st team All-League as a senior…Led team to regional title as a junior…All-State honorable mention…Senior king candidate for homecoming…

#20

MEET THE TEAM BUSTERS

Graduated in 2022-spent that year training at Okotoks Baseball Academy before signing with Bossier Parish in 2023…Last year-0-2 with a 6.92 ERA, 8 Ks, 15 BBs; worked 13 innings and made 13 appearances…Played with the Edmonton Riverhawks this past summer (1-1, 7.94 ERA)…NJCAA All-Academic last year…3.7 GPA in college…

PLAYER BIOS

Played in 20 games last year…Hit .146 with seven RBI and five runs scored…Hit .167 with one homer and seven RBI as a senior in high school…Hit. 240 with 2 HRs and 10 RBI as a Junior…Hit .300 with home homer and four driven in as a sophomore…Played club ball for Tucson Punishers in high school

hurdles, and both the 4x40 and 4x800 relays…Played six-man football…Won six-man state title his junior year…Honorable Mention All-State Baseball senior year…Led basketball team to state tournament

# 34 RHP

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JACE REID

# 35 INF

TRANSFER?: RETURNER?

1/24/05

WYATT ANDERSON

SOPHOMORE NORTHRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL • NORTHFIELD, CO

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3.9 GPA…15 appearances last year (1-7 with a 12.30 ERA and 34 Ks)…SH 6 Ks vs. Dodge City…Took dual credit classes at Aims Community College…Played football and baseball in high school…3-3 record his senior year with 46 Ks; hit .333 with 1 HR and 18 RBI…Batted .412 with a homer and 22 driven in as a junior…12 catches of 190 yards and 1 TD as a senior…20 Rec, 357 yards and two touchdowns junior year…Led football team to 9-2 record his senior year (lost in opening round of the playoffs)… #35

8/28/03

SOPHOMORE RAPID CITY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL • RAPID CITY, SD TRANSFER?: RETURNER?

Signed back in 2022 (didn’t play because he was coming off shoulder surgery)… Played in 32 games last season—Hit .241 with 6 HRs and 17 RBI…Had (3) multi-hit games…Homered twice vs. Barton on 5/3/24…Grew up on family ranch…Dad owned a butchery where he worked when he was younger…Has also worked for professional cleaning company and home remodels…2022 South Dakota American Legion

Graduated in 2022-Spent a year working at Toyota dealership while training at the Okotoks Baseball Academy…Transferred from Bossier Parish-12 appearances LY-1-0 with 16 Ks; had five punch outs vs. Eastern Oklahoma State…Played for Canadian team-traveled to Honduras, Nicaragua, and Argentina...played this past

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WYATT BUCKLEY

TRANSFER?: RETURNER?

1/9/05

SOPHOMORE STERLING HIGH SCHOOL • STERLING, CO

Played in 24 games last year—Hit .134 with one homer and three RBI…Lone HR vs. Western Nebraska on 4/2/24…Lone multi-hit game (2-for-3 vs. Southeast on 2/19/24)…Played in 24 games as a senior-high .382 with four homers and 33 RBI (nine multi-hit games)…28 games as a junior-.303 with one homer and 22 RBI…Hit .222 as a sophomore…Sterling finished 18-7 his senior year…Helped team to a 22-7 mark as a junior (lost in state semis eventual champ Eaton)…Played club ball for Colorado Cutthroat’s…Played catcher and third base in high school…three-year starter in high school…first-team all-conference at Sterling as a senior…Played football all four years of high school-all-conference LB and QB…Part of state championship football team as a freshman (team finished 12-1)…Originally signed with Northeastern Junior College out of high school…graduated high school with 3.8 GPA (ranked 9th out of 90 seniors)

BRADLEY FEEZER

6/1/04

SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU? I’m a good cook

Transferred from Barton—appeared in 14 games last season—46 IP, 7.19 ERA, 33 Ks—finished with 4-3 record with one save…Seasonhigh six Ks vs. Butler (3/10/24)…Three-sport athlete in high school: baseball, basketball, and football…QB of the football team…Posted a 1.92 ERA for Cheyenne Post 6 Legion team…Verbally committed to Nebraska after his sophomore season…In 2021 (sophomore season)led Post 6 to state championship with a 14-3 record and a 0.73 ERA with 141 Ks…Pitched a perfect game in 2023-retried 21 batters in a row…One of the top prospects in Wyoming…Wyoming Class AA Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore…Tied for Cheyenne Post 6 All-time single-season record for wins (14)…During fall season of sophomore campaign-suited up with Colorado Rockies Scout Team…Invited to World Power Showcase in Miami…had interest from Utah, Texas Tech, Missouri, and Mississippi State…Played for Ty Lain in Wyoming…

JONAH CANDELARIA

WALKER MAXIMICK

MEET THE TEAM BUSTERS

12/21/05

TRANSFER?: RETURNER?

FRESHMAN HIGHLAND SECONDARY • COMOX, BC

SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU? I want to play professional baseball

Graduated in 2023; took a year off while working as an assistant land surveyor…Played travel ball for Parksville Royals…Switched positions to pitcher a little more than two years ago…Finished his last year of HS with a 6-4 mark (ranked seventh in strikeouts with 47) #46

10/2/05

• ST. AUGUSTINE, FL TRANSFER?:

Began high school career at Timberline; transferred to Waukee during for his junior and senior year…Graduated high school with 3.8 GPA…Was a catcher and played 1B as a prep…Because he lived in Iowa, he wasn’t able to play baseball year round (high school season is played in during the summer)…Played for the Iowa Sticks travel team…Played in the Coastal Collegiate Summer League in summer of 2024 (wooden bat league in Jacksonville, FL)

Senior year-played in 28 games-2 HRs and 28 RBI…10 multi-hit games as a senior including a 4-for-4 showing vs. Castle View…Led team to 19-9 finish last year (lost to Prairie View in loser’s bracket)…Team finished 1813 his junior year—lost to Valor Christian in state finals…21-8 sophomore year (lost to Legacy in state finals)…Played LF, CF, and RF in high schoo… Twin brother, Ayden also signed with Garden City. #48

baseball and tennis in high school… Hit .238 his señor year…Worked at Beau Jo’s Colorado Style Pizza…Qualified for state tournament in tennis…3.4 GPA in

Played in five games as a freshman-Hit .444 with 1 run scored… Hit .311 with 1 HR and 11 RBI as a senior…Batted .311 with 2 HRs and 18 RBI as a junior…Also played basketball in high school (Point Guard and shooting guard)…Played bball freshman and sophomore years (3 ppg, 2 rpg as a sophomore)

PLAYER BIOS

JAYDEN COLCLASURE

7/6/06

TRANSFER?: RETURNER?

FRESHMAN FALCON HIGH SCHOOL • PEYTON, CO

Hit .294 with 6 RBI as a senior…Team finished 21-7 senior year and lost in state semifinals to Pueblo County (most wins in program history)... Played summer ball for Team Majestic

SAGE HURLEY

GCCC PRESIDENT

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dr. ryan ruda

7TH PRESIDENT, GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

The board of trustees unanimously approved, on Feb. 12, 2019, Dr. Ryan Ruda as the seventh President of Garden City Community College.

Before taking on the lead roll, Ruda served as the interim President since the summer of 2018.

Dr. Ruda has been a part of Garden City Community College for more than two decades, most recently serving as the vice president of instruction and student services. He began his tenure as a counselor before being named Director of Counseling in 2003. From there, Dr. Ruda held numerous leadership roles on campus including Athletic Director.

Dr. Ruda is also very active in our Southwest Kansas community, where he volunteers on the United School District 363 Holcomb school board and the Board of the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce. He participates in the Garden City Rotary Club and sits as an exofficio member of the Garden City Community College Endowment Association Board.

Dr. Ruda completed his Doctorate in Community College Leadership through the Rouche Graduate Center at National American University in 2018. He also earned a Master of Science in Counseling and

When Dr. Ruda entered the Presidential role at Garden City Community College, he brought with him a renewed focus on student-centered and value driven decision making at the faculty, staff, and administrative levels. Dr. Ruda himself exemplifies the “BroncBUSTER” values, as they are called on campus. He is a servant leader, is a very relatable individual, and his passion for student success permeates the entire campus at GCCC.

a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, both at Fort Hays State University.

Dr. Ruda and his wife, Amanda, have three daughters Madi, Nicole, and Malia.

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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

MIKE PILOSOF

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Mike Pilosof was named the Director of Athletics on January 1, 2022. Previously, he served as both the sports information director and assistant athletic director, a position he held since 2016.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Pilosof grew up in Las Vegas, NV. He graduated from Bonanza High School before receiving his bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2007. In 2021, Pilosof earned his master’s in sports administration from the University of Kansas.

After school, he began his play-by-play career at K-101 Radio in Woodward, OK. There, he worked as the news and sports director for a two-station cluster. In 2012, he took a job as the assistant news and sports director for Wright Wradio in Weatherford, OK where he called games for Southwestern Oklahoma State. A year later, he was hired as the sports director at the Western Kansas Broadcast Center in Garden City.

For nine years, Pilosof served as the radio play-by-play voice for Garden City Community College football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball. From 2013-2018, he called games for Garden City High School.

In his current role, Pilosof has overseen the addition of state-ofthe-art video boards at the football and baseball stadiums as well as an additional video board inside Conestoga Arena along with the renovation of the weight room. He also put together a creative team to further enhance the department’s marketing efforts, which includes a full-time creative director, a digital design specialist, and a brandnew media room inside the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex.

In addition, Pilosof oversees the Broncbuster Athletic Association, which is the main fundraising arm for Garden City Community College athletics.

Pilosof and his wife, Amber, who is a registered nurse, reside in Garden City. Together, they have four children: Ryan (20), Gavin (20), Connor (17), and Benjamin (15).

VP OF ATHLETICS

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COLIN LAMB

VP STUDENT SERVICES AND ATHLETICS

Colin Lamb has been a staple at Garden City Community College for more than 20 years.

Lamb is the Vice President for Student services and is currently serving as interim Athletic Director. Before that, he worked as Dean of Students.

Lamb’s hard work and commitment to Garden City Community College and its students allowed him to move up into multiple administrative roles throughout his career. Lamb has served as Assistant Athletic Director, Interim AD, AD and now Vice President for Athletics and Student Services. Lamb played a key role in the success of the 2016 Football National Championship and 2018 National Runner-up teams.

Lamb earned an Associate’s of Arts Degree from Garden City Community College and transferred to Washburn University where he earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree.

Lamb serves on various committees at GCCC and has earned numerous awards over the past 23 years. He has overseen and helped write three TRIO/SSS grants through the Department of Education-totaling more that $3 million. Some of his committee appointments include: the Academic Review Committee, Behavioral and Discipline Committee, and the Security and Safety Committee. Lamb was also behind the design of the Broncbuster mural in the DPAC that was awarded Best in the Nation. In addition, he was named Outstanding Support to Students winner three times and won the TRIO Achiever of the Year. Lamb established

the Athletic Academic Advisor position at GCCC and was the first to serve in that capacity. Lamb has been instrumental in helping hundreds of student athletes transfer from GCCC including Phil Loadholt, Mike Hughes, Tyreek Hill, Nic Marshall, Derek Pope, Cameron Kinney, Yamon Figures, Torrey Johnson and Eric Griffin.

Lamb was born and raised in Garden City, KS. He is married to Winsom Lamb and has two sons, Kyler (23) and Isaac (19).

Colin’s wife, Winsom, is a social-science professor at Garden City Community College. Their oldest son Kyler played basketball for the Broncbusters and is currently a teacher at Charles O. Stones. Their youngest son, Isaac, is a current student at GCCC.