2013 NM Baseball Program by Warren Kent III

All Out,

North Muskegon Baseball 2013

North Muskegon High School

1600 Mills Ave. North Muskegon, Michigan 49445

All the Time

Dugout Club

Grand Slam

Triple cont.

Home Run

Double

($200+) Jon & Lynn Anderson Ray & Dorothy Berend Steve & Darlene Compeau Draper, Bialik & Company, CPA’s Gielow, Groom, Terpstra & McEvoy

($100-$199) Mary Cooper In Memory of David Kennedy Daniel J. Gautraud Gene & Karen Fethke Kevin Hillman Grandparents Martin & Sally Pallante The Pallante Family Jim Webster Mike & Jen Donato

Triple

($50-$99) Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Anderson Chuck & Lisa Pelfresne Charlie, Ann & Curtis Taylor Hot Rod Harley-Davidson Steve Bickford Gary Neal/Chris McGuigan Fred & Ann Bleakley Craig & Brenda Compeau Dave & Sharon Cooke Jim & Marilyn Gannon Ron & Vicki Gallas

($50-$99) Jane Parrish Jim & Brenda McCamant Jim & Kathleen McCamant Mary Rife Mr. & Mrs. Walter Fisher Mark & Dana Scott Kenneth Hoopes

($25-$49) Rick Anderegg Eric & Deana Anderson Jamie Minor Betty Shackelford Mike Paton Jana & Rick Wagner Jim Bernethy Tom & Judie Mackey Bill & Kathy Young Jim & Jane Boyle Dan & Heather Galdeen David & Jill Dobb Betty Hennrick Marcus Johnson Larry & June Dunn Ruth Paul Ralph & Ann Johnson Jim Gerst Dick Gautraud Steve & Monica Preston Amber & Sydney Freeman Patty LaForte Monty & Marcia Poulin Mr. & Mrs. Norman Porter Greg & Sue Wilson

About the Dugout Club

Single

($1-$24) Norma Halverson Richard & Barbara Truskowski Appraisal Professionals Marg Kivinski The Urbina’s George & Barb Keefe Cheryl Ortiz Bernie & Jean Galdeen Bob & Marcia Johnson Linda Noble Mr. & Mrs. Morris Bierman Peggy & Larry Flora Donna Hillman

The North Muskegon baseball program began the Dugout Club in 2010, which was the 75th season of Norsemen baseball. Since then with support from people throughout our baseball community, we have been able to provide our players with a top-notch facility and the proper equipment necessary to continue this tradition. These donations helped offset costs of team equipment, such as catcher’s gear, bases, batting cages, etc. Each level donor had their name printed in this program as well as receiving a copy of the program and a Norsemen window decal. At $25, donors received a T-shirt; at $50, a T-shirt and a cap; at $100, a T-shirt, a cap and a hooded sweatshirt; and at $200, a T-shirt, a cap, a hooded sweatshirt and a pullover. The 2013 Dugout Club donors brought in more than $3,600. As head coach of the North Muskegon baseball program, I thank you for supporting these young men. – Warren Kent III, head coach

2013 Varsity. Front row: Chris Hillman, Brody Scott, Travis Webster, Reese McCamant, Chase Cooke, Jack Gautraud, Jesse Dunn. Back row: Head coach Warren Kent III, Dev Jani, Bailey Cooper, Stephen Pallante, Adrian Anderson, Ryan Compeau, Rogan McEvoy, Adam Edick, assistant coach Warren Kent Jr.

Varsity Roster

No. Name

B/T Positions Height Weight Grade

Jack Gautraud

R/R

5’9”

150

Chase Cooke

R/R

C, OF

5’10”

150

Adam Edick

L/R

OF, 1B

6’1”

175

Bailey Cooper

R/R

OF, P

6’4”

150

Chris Hillman

R/R

6’0”

150

Reese McCamant

R/R

IF, P

6’0”

150

Brody Scott

R/R

C, 3B

6’0”

185

Jesse Dunn

L/R

2B, P

5’8”

140

Ryan Compeau

L/L

1B, P

6’1”

150

Travis Webster

R/R

5’11”

165

Adrian Anderson

L/R

SS, P

6’0”

190

Dev Jani

R/R

5’11”

178

Stephen Pallante

R/R

6’0”

155

Rogan McEvoy

R/R

3B, P

6’3”

210

Head coach Warren Kent III

Assistant coach Warren Kent Jr.

Varsity Schedule DATE OPPONENT April 9 @ Hesperia (DH) April 10 Fruitport April 12 @ Oakridge (DH) April 15 @ Western Michigan Christian April 16 Ravenna (DH) April 18 @ Mona Shores (Marsh Field) April 23 @ Hart (DH) April 25 Muskegon Catholic April 26 @ GR Covenant Christian (DH) April 29 @ Muskegon (DH) April 30 Mason County Central (DH) May 2 Fremont (DH) May 4 County May 7 @ Montague (DH) May 9 Spring Lake (DH) May 10 @ Reeths Puffer (DH) May 14 Whitehall (DH) May 20 Holton (DH) May 21 @ Shelby (DH) May 28 Pre-Districts @ NM June 1 Districts @ NM June 8 Regional @ Muskegon CC June 12 Quarterfinals June 15 Semifinals @ Battle Creek June 16 Finals @ Battle Creek

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Coaching Staff Coach Kent enters the 2013 season just seven wins shy of 200…the 2012 campaign was bittersweet as the Norse won 26 games, second most in school history, but did not bring home any trophies…the 2011 squad claimed the school’s 10th district title (fourth in five years) as coach Kent was selected District Coach of Varsity the Year for the Head Coach sixth time… under Warren Kent III coach Kent, the Norse have won at least 20 games six times: 2005 (20 wins), 2007 (24), 2008 (34), 2010 (20), 2011 (24) and 2012 (26)… NM has won district titles under coach Kent in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011… in 2008, the Norse, who were ranked as high as No. 5 in Div. 4, set the school record with 34 wins and made it to the state’s semifinals. Along the way, NM won its first Coach Mieler begins his first season as the Norse JV coach… a 1998 graduate of Mona Shores, coach JV Head Coach Mieler Ryan Mieler was a four-year varsity player,

West Michigan Conference title since 1972, won the County championship, brought home a district title, and won the school’s first Regional crown. Kent was named Div. 4 Coach of the Year and Regional Coach of the Year. Also, for the second time, Kent was named Muskegon Chronicle’s Coach of the Year; the other time was 2005… during summer 2004, Kent led Line Drives (24-7) to the Mickey Mantle (15-Under) World Series… in 2003, led Line Drives to a 47-5 record and a fourth-place finish at the Sandy Koufax (14-Under) World Series… spent four years coaching JV baseball at Mona Shores, posting a 61-46 record… also coached at Battle Creek Central and Lansing Waverly, as well as summer baseball teams in Roosevelt Park, Battle Creek, Lansing, and Middleton, where he began coaching Pony League in 1986 as an 18-year-old… teaches English and advises school newspaper and yearbook at Mona Shores High School… in 2008, se-

playing both outfield and pitcher… attended Muskegon Community College, where he earned a full-ride scholarship to play baseball… graduated from Grand Valley State University with a degree in public relations… works at Light Corporation in Grand Haven as a Team Leader… his coaching experience includes a stint at Muskegon

lected Wal-Mart teacher of the year… school newspaper has been selected as one of best in state for past 14 years… in 2004, named Golden Pen award winner as top high-school journalism adviser in state… previously taught at Battle Creek Central… graduated from Fulton High School (1986), where he was a four-year letter-winner in baseball… associate’s degree in journalism from Ferris State University (1988)… bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in journalism from Michigan State University (1992)… also refs high school basketball, where he was honored with officiating the girls’ Class D finals in 2012… married to Rachel, a science teacher at Fruitport Middle School who finished her third season as the varsity girls’ basketball coach at Whitehall in the winter… owns two cats (Dinger, the home-run cat, and Kaline, named after Al Kaline, the Detroit Tiger Hall-of-Famer) and a black Labrador (Zumaya, after former Tigers’ reliever Joel Zumaya)…

Catholic Central, where he helped out the JV team… Wife Jill works at Port City Pediatrics… has two boys Carter, 6, who attends kindergarten at NM and Kurt, 4, who attends preschool at NM… the family enjoys camping and being outdoors… in the fall, coach Mieler can be found hunting…

Coach Kent, father of head coach, begins his ninth season with North Muskegon baseball… was selected as Assistant Coach of the Year in 2012 by the state’s baseball coaches association… was also selected Assistant Football Coach of the Year in 1997 by the football coaches association... was head football coach at Vestaburg and Greenville ... has 38 years of football coaching experience and 47 years of baseball experience, including 23 as varsity head coach… in addition to Warren III (wife Rachel), has a son Matt Varsity (wife Denise) and a daughter Sarah (husband Assistant Coach Jamie)… also has five grandchildren (Peyton, Warren Kent Jr. Kaegen, Ethan, Izlee and Mikayla)… married to Ruth… in his spare time, likes to watch baseball, read, travel, camp, and fish…

Coach Moncel begins his first year as a JV assistant coach after volunteering with the varsity program last year… played varsity baseball at North White High School 1990-94… graduated from Ball State University and will earn his MBA from Cornerstone University in June … a stay at home dad … JV one daughter, Sophia, Assistant Coach 6, is a kindergartener at Mike Moncel NM… his wife Ann is the Associate Dean of the College Nursing at Grand Valley State University…

Player Profiles

#1 Jack Gautraud Class

Senior

Position OF

Jack will begin the season as the leading candidate for the center field position… 2012: Jack who played center field, led the team with 24 walks while batting .286… 2011: Jack played a solid outfield for JV… 2010: Jack batted .341 (14-for-41) on JV… Miscellaneous: Jack, who played varsity football in the fall, was named to the All-State team as a defensive back… old-

#2 Chase Cooke Class

Senior

Position C/OF/3B

Chase will battle for the starting catcher position… 2012: Chase, the back-up catcher, posted a .281 batting average while filling in admirably at outfield and third base when called upon… 2011: Chase played the entire season on JV… played third base and caught… 2010: Chase batted .175 (7-for-40) on JV… Miscellaneous: Chase played varsity football in the fall and

Make Things Happen in 2013

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

5’9”

150

R/R

Gooch

Bob & Kim Aug. 23, 1994 2.6

History

er brother Sam played varsity baseball in 2009 and 2010… younger brother Ben is a sophomore on the JV team… says most memorable baseball moment is winning Little League championship on the green team three straight years… favorite baseball player, Austin Jackson… favorite major league baseball team, Detroit Tigers… favorite food, pizza… favorite baseball movie, The Sandlot…

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

5’10” 150

R/R

Chazzier

Greg & Kim Oct. 7, 1994 2.9

Gym

varsity basketball in the winter… voted Class Flirt…older brother Drake, a 2011 graduate, was a three-year varsity player… father Greg also donned the blue and gold… says most memorable baseball moment is beating the blue team for the Little League championship… favorite baseball player, Miguel Cabrera… favorite major league baseball team, Detroit Tigers… favorite food, spaghetti… favorite baseball movie, Rookie of the Year…

Player Profiles

#3 Adam Edick Class

Senior

Position OF

Adam will play one of the corner outfield spots… one of four players on varsity who bats left, throws right… 2012: Adam had one of the team’s two triples while posting a .275 batting average… 2011: Adam played both first base and outfield on JV… 2010: Adam posted a .462 batting average (24-for-52), which was tied for third-best on the JV team… added 21 RBI and 22 runs…

#4 Bailey Cooper Class Junior

Position OF/P

Bailey will battle for playing time at one of the corner outfield spots… will also see time on the mound… 2012: Bailey shined on the mound for the JV… paced team with an 8-0 record while striking out 26 and walking 10… had team-best 0.42 ERA in 33.6 innings… 2011: Bailey played JV ball at Oakridge…

#5 Chris Hillman Class Junior

Position 3B

Chris will see playing time at the third base spot… 2012: Chris batted .326 (15-for-46) on JV… 2011: Chris saw limited playing time on JV… Miscellaneous: Chris saw older brothers Ryan and Brandon both play varsity baseball for the Norse… says most

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

6’1”

175 L/R

Flash

Joe & Janet Nov. 28, 1994 2.9

Psychology

Miscellaneous: Adam played football in the fall and basketball in the winter and … older brother Jake was on varsity in 2004 and 2005… says most memorable baseball moment is hitting a grand slam in the 12-year-old county tournament to win the championship… favorite baseball players, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper… favorite major league baseball team, Chicago White Sox… favorite food, cheeseburger… favorite baseball movies, Moneyball and The Sandlot…

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

6’4”

150

R/R

Coop

Nate & Kristi May 4, 1996 3.3

Calculus

Miscellaneous: Bailey played varsity basketball in the winter… says most memorable baseball moment is pitching a no-hitter… favorite baseball player, Justin Verlander… favorite major league baseball team, Detroit Tigers… favorite food, fish… favorite baseball movie, Angels in the Outfield…

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

6’0”

150

R/R

Hillman

Kevin & Vicki Sept. 23. 1995 3.5

Math

memorable baseball moment is hitting first home run in Little League… favorite baseball player, Paul Konerko… favorite major league baseball team, Chicago White Sox… favorite food, spaghetti… favorite baseball movie, The Sandlot…

#6 Reese McCamant

Player Profiles

Class Junior

Position IF/P

Reese will be a utility infielder, playing the position vacated by whoever is pitching that day… will enter season as a starting pitcher too… 2012: Reese was one of three players to play all 29 games on JV… posted .355 batting average (27-for-76) while scoring 34 runs and driving in 28 runs… was 2-0 on the mound with a 2.74 ERA… batted .667 (4-for-6) in late-season callup on varsity… 2011: Reese played infield and pitched on JV…

#7 Brody Scott Class Junior

Position C/3B/OF

Brody will battle for the starting catcher position… 2012: Brody played all 29 games on JV while leading the team with 12 walks and four triples… batted .343 (24-for70)… 2011: Brody played mainly catcher on JV… Miscellaneous: Brody played football in the fall… says

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

6’0”

150

R/R

Hoopert

Jim & Brenda Jan. 29, 1996 3.2

History

Miscellaneous: Reese played varsity tennis in the fall… also played varsity basketball in the winter…older brother Zac played varsity baseball at NM 2011-12… says most memorable baseball moment is winning the Little League championship back-to-back… favorite baseball player, Paul Konerko… favorite major league baseball team, Chicago White Sox… favorite food, steak… favorite baseball movie, The Sandlot…

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

6’0”

180

R/R

BS/DJ

Mark & Dana Nov. 12, 1995 3.1

World History

most memorable baseball moment is beating Reeths-Puffer at Marsh Field for the eighth-grade championship… favorite baseball player, Pudge Rodriguez… favorite major league baseball team, Detroit Tigers… favorite food, Mom’s favorite mac ‘n’ cheese… favorite baseball movie, The Sandlot…

“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” – Babe Ruth

#8 Jesse Dunn

Player Profiles

Class Junior

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

5’8”

140 L/R

Position 2B/P

JayDunn/Juice

Jesse is slated to be the starting second baseman when the season opens… will also see time on the mound… 2012: Jesse was one of three players to play all 29 games on JV… led team with 39 runs, 28 stolen bases and two sacrifices… on the mound, was 6-0 with a 1.68 ERA… was 2-for-3 (.667) on varsity in a late-season call-up… 2011: Jesse played second base and pitched on JV… Miscellaneous: Jesse, an accomplished musician, won the Showstopper Award at the 2012 Showcase… placed second in solo/duo performing arts category at the 2013 Showcase…was named All-State honorable mention as a soccer

#9 Ryan Compeau Class

Position Ryan will have first shot at the first-base position… while the varsity has five left-handed batters, Ryan is only one who throws left-handed… will see time on mound too… 2012: Ryan led the JV in six offensive categories… led team with 84 at bats, 45 hits, 10 doubles, 37 RBI, .702 slugging percentage and .536 batting average… on the mound, had two saves and a 1.24 ERA in 17 innings… in limited varsity time, had one of the team’s two triples while batting .571 (4-for-7)…

3.3

Creative Writing

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

6’1”

150

Compeau

1B/P

April 17, 1995

goalie in the fall on the Norse team, which won districts… was also second team All-Area from localsportsjournal.com, All-Conference second team, All-District and All-Region… older brothers Matt and Steve also played varsity baseball for the Norse… says most memorable baseball moment is beating Reeths-Puffer at Marsh Field for the championship… favorite baseball player, Ben Zobrist… favorite major league baseball team, Cleveland Indians… favorite food, spanikopita (Greek Spinach pie)… favorite baseball movie, Field of Dreams…

L/L

Junior

Jeff & Tina

Craig & Brenda Sept. 14, 1995 3.3

Choir

2011: Ryan played both first base and pitched on JV… Miscellaneous: Ryan played hockey in the winter on the co-op team with Reeths-Puffer, which won the regional championship… says most memorable baseball moment is getting moved up to varsity as a sophomore… favorite baseball players, MIgual Cabrera, Albert Pujols and Jeff Samardzija … favorite major league baseball team, Chicago Cubs… favorite food, chicken… favorite baseball movie, The Sandlot…

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#10 Travis Webster

Player Profiles

Class Junior

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

5’11” 165

R/R

Position OF

Travie McCoy

Travis will have a chance to start at one of the corner spots… 2012: Travis led the JV with a.581 on-base percentage along with eight hit by pitches… also posted .487 batting average (37-for-76)… in short stint on varsity, batted .400 (4-for-10)… 2011: Travis played a solid outfield on JV…

#11 Adrian Anderson Class

Senior SS/P

3.3

Yearbook

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

6’0”

190

Birdman

Adrian will begin the season as the no. 1 shortstop and the No. 1 pitcher… 2012: Adrian led the team in most offensive statistics… led the team with a school-record 122 at bats, 47 runs, 46 hits, 20 doubles, four home runs and 42 RBI… tied for team lead with 39 games played, which is also a school record… his .377 batting average was second-best… was also the team’s No. 2 pitcher, posting a 6-4 record while striking out 56 and walking 24… in the conference, posted a .370 batting average (17-for-46) with 10 doubles and 16 RBI… was First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Area, All-District, All-Region… was selected as the team’s Most Valuable Player… 2011: Adrian made a big splash when he was called up to the varsity… hit a home run in his first at bat as a varsity player during the County tournament in the team’s 6-5 win over Ravenna… finished with a team-high five home runs, which is No. 9 on the all-time season list, while posting a

May 30, 1995

Miscellaneous: Travis, who ran cross country in the fall, likes to pretend that he has been adopted by Coach Kent III… says most memorable baseball moment is flipping over the fence to make a catch… favorite baseball players, Jason Heyward, Mike Trout and Josh Hamilton… favorite major league baseball team, Atlanta Braves… favorite food, everything… favorite baseball movie, The Sandlot…

L/R

Position

Jim & Renee

Jon & Lynn Dec. 30, 1994 3.5

Mathematics of Baseball

.353 average… in the conference, despite playing just eight of the 14 games, tied for team lead with two home runs and had one of team’s three triples while posting a .381 batting average… had a single, a double, four RBI and two runs in the district title game… was All-Conference (honorable mention), All-Area (honorable mention) and All-District… 2010: Adrian was the leading hitter on JV, posting a .540 average (47-for-87)… led team with nine doubles and 29 RBI… struck out only two times… on the mound, posted a 4-1 record while striking out 28 in 19 innings… Miscellaneous: Adrian quarterbacked the Norse football team in the fall… was named second team All-Area… was voted Most Sarcastic… says most memorable baseball moment was beating Muskegon Catholic Central in districts during his sophomore year… favorite baseball player, Miguel Cabrera… favorite major league baseball team, Detroit Tigers… favorite food, fried chicken… favorite baseball movie, The Sandlot…

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Player Profiles

#12 Dev Jani Class

Senior

Position OF

Dev, an exchange student from India, is more familiar with the game of cricket… will compete for an back-up outfield spot… Miscellaneous: Dev is staying with host parent Laura Hammer… played soccer in the fall for the Norse… says

#14 Stephen Pallante Class Junior

Position OF

Stephen will battle for one of the corner outfield spots… 2012: Stephen, who played left field, batted .409 (27-for-66) on JV…also had 20 stolen bases… 2011: Stephen played a solid outfield for JV… Miscellaneous: Stephen played tennis in the fall when he was selected team MVP and a first team All-Conference performer… was member of regional-winning Reeths-Puffer

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

5’11”

Naresh & Varsha

178

Oct. 25, 1994

R/R

Dev

N/A

Gym

most memorable baseball moment has been practicing with the varsity team… favorite baseball player, Babe Ruth… favorite major league baseball team, New York Yankees… favorite food, loaded French fries… favorite baseball movie, The Sandlot…

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

6’0”

Marty & Liz

155

R/R

Sven

Oct. 14, 1995 4.0

Calculus

co-op hockey team in the winter… says most memorable baseball moment is winning eight-grade championship over Reeths-Puffer… favorite baseball player, Justin Verlander… favorite major league baseball team, Detroit Tigers… favorite food, “It’s always changing”… favorite baseball movie, Major League…

Have a Great Season!

Player Profiles

#17 Rogan McEvoy

Height

Parents

Weight

Birthdate

Bats/Throws

GPA

Nickname

Favorite Class

6’3”

210

Class

Senior

L/R

Position 3B/P

Rogie/Rogs

Rogan will enter the season as the No. 2 pitcher and the starting third baseman… 2012: Rogan, who manned the third-base position, batted .330 (31-for-94) and was selected Honorable Mention AllArea… also posted a 3-2 record on the mound while leading the team with a 1.38 ERA in 30.33 innings… opponents batted just .191 against him… 2011: Rogan played both third base and pitched for the JV… 2010: Rogan posted a .391 batting average (25-for-64) on JV… added 22 runs and 16 RBI… had one of the team’s five home runs… on the mound, went 4-0 with a 0.78

Keith & Dawn Dec. 31, 1994 3.3

Mathematics of Baseball

ERA… struck out 31 batters in 27 innings… opponents batted just .140 against him… Miscellaneous: Rogan is a self-proclaimed neat freak and a social media creep…played varsity hockey in the winter on the co-op team with Reeths-Puffer, which won regionals before bowing out in the state quarterfinals… younger brother, a freshman, is one of three Connors on the JV team… says most memorable baseball moment is hitting home run at Marsh Field in win over Mona Shores… favorite baseball player, Justin Verlander… favorite major league baseball team, Detroit Tigers… favorite food, pasta… favorite baseball movie, Angels in the Outfield…

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Team History There’s a strong tradition of baseball at North Muskegon, which celebrated its 75th season in 2010. The Norsemen were one of the dominant forces in the West Michigan Conference in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s, winning 12 of the school’s 14 conference titles in that time frame. The beginning of North Muskegon baseball can be traced back to 1935 when Lyle McNitt led the Norse to a 5-1 record. After having no team in 1936 for reasons unknown, McNitt led the Norse to back-to-back WMC titles. He would also lead NM to the league title in his final year in 1942. In the 1940s and early ‘50s, Paul Moyes led the Norsemen to five conference titles while Earl Meyers won a WMC championship in 1945. Arnold Wilson’s only year at the helm saw the Norse capture the title in 1952. Dunc Lectka captured two WMC titles with wins in 1953 and 1955. From 1960 to 1966, NM exited the WMC to play in the Seaway Conference. In Bruce Benson’s four years, the Norse shared the Seaway title in 1961. The Norse won the Seaway outright in 1963 under Lee David. In 1967, the Norse returned to the WMC, where the Norse captured the conference title in 1972 under Larry Blackmer. After that, the rest of the 1970s, the ‘80s and the early ‘90s were lean years for the Norse as NM posted winning records in just three seasons from 1973 to 1994. The longest-tenured coach in North Muskegon was Walt Gawkowski, who led the blue and gold for 19 years (1987 to 2003), winning five District titles and posting 183 wins. In 2004, Warren Kent III took over and led the Norsemen to the school’s second County title and the school’s sixth District championship in his second season. Kent would lead the Norse to both titles in 2007 also. But it is the 2008 team that will go down as one of the best in school history. The Norse smashed the school

record with 34 wins. En route, this senior-dominated team brought home five trophies: the Reeths-Puffer Invitational championship, the school’s first WMC title since 1972, the County title, the district crown, and the school’s first-ever regional crown. After that, the team won its quarterfinal game before ending its season in Battle Creek in the state semifinals. The 2009 team won the district crown, and the 2010 squad won 20 games. In 2011, the Norse won 24 games while winning the school’s 10th district title before losing in the regional title game. The 2012 season was bittersweet. While the Norse won 26 games, which was the second-most in school history, the team did not win any championships. The 26 wins was the seventh time in school history that a Norse team won 20 or more games. Seaway Conference titles – 2 1961, 1963 West Michigan Conference titles – 14 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1972, 2008 County titles – 4 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008 District titles – 10 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 Regional titles – 1 2008 Quarterfinalists – 1 2008 Semifinalists – 1 2008 State titles – 0

Check us out at www.northmuskegonbaseball.com The history section of the North Muskegon Baseball web site was created by head coach Warren Kent III with much of the historical research done by local sportscaster and sports historian Jim Moyes. What began as “let’s post all of the school’s baseball scores” turned into a monster research project that took many hours to research and transcribe. It is our desire that other schools will see our site and become excited about doing the same for their schools in a number of different sports. With this era’s modern technology, Internet use, and the multitude of libraries that have local newspapers on microfilm, this project and others could become a reality. With that said, there are still gobs of information missing that we would love to post on our web site. It is virtually impossible, with the information that has been made available to us, to come up with career statistics for those who played before 1993.

We have in our possession all the scorebooks for games played from 1993 through the 2011 season. Prior to 1970, it was rare to see mention of one’s batting average in the Muskegon Chronicle. Unfortunately, there was nothing like The Sporting News available where we could post each game’s box score into our data base. How we would love to know what former legends, such as Bill Duplissis, batted in the early years of North Muskegon baseball. What we have been able to track down is information as reported in local newspaper accounts from each game. These we have passed along to our readers as listed under “Interesting Facts.” The neat thing about a web site is that corrections and additions can be easily and quickly made. If you have any information you would like to add, please contact Jim Moyes at jimmoyes@aol. com or Warren Kent III at kentw@monashores.net. – Jim Moyes, NM Baseball Historian

Coaching Records Year Coach Overall Conference 1935 Lyle McNitt 5-1 No conference 1936 No Team 1937 Lyle McNitt 6-4 3-1 in WMC (Co-Champs) 1938 Lyle McNitt 10-2 4-0 in WMC (Champs) 1939 Lyle McNitt 4-6 2-2 in WMC 1940 Lyle McNitt 5-4 1-3 in WMC 1941 Lyle McNitt 8-1 3-1 in WMC (2nd) 1942 Lyle McNitt 5-4 2-1 in WMC (Co-Champs) 7 years Lyle McNitt 43-22 15-8 in WMC 1943 Paul Moyes 5-2 3-0 in WMC (Champs) 1944 Paul Moyes 5-3 4-0 in WMC (Champs) 1945 Earl Meyers 6-4 3-1 in WMC (Champs) 1946 Earl Meyers 6-5 6-4 in WMC 2 years Earl Meyers 12-9 9-5 in WMC 1947 Paul Moyes 3-6 3-6 in WMC 1948 Paul Moyes 5-3 5-2 in WMC (2nd) 1949 Paul Moyes 8-5 8-2 in WMC (Champs) 1950 Paul Moyes 9-4 9-0 in WMC (Champs) 1951 Paul Moyes 10-2 9-0 in WMC (Champs) 7 years Paul Moyes 45-25 43-7 in WMC 1952 Arnold Wilson 10-2 9-1 in WMC (Champs) 1 year Arnold Wilson 10-2 9-1 in WMC 1953 Dunc Lectka 6-1 6-1 in WMC (Champs) 1954 Dunc Lectka 7-3 5-3 in WMC (2nd) 1955 Dunc Lectka 8-2 7-1 in WMC (Champs) 1956 Dunc Lectka 4-5 4-3 in WMC 1957 Dunc Lectka 4-7 3-3 in WMC 1958 Dunc Lectka 1-7 1-3 in WMC 6 years Dunc Lectka 30-25 26-14 in WMC 1959 Bruce Benson 7-10 1-3 in WMC 1960 Bruce Benson 7-8 2-3 in Seaway 1961 Bruce Benson 9-7 6-4 in Seaway (Co-Champs) 1962 Bruce Benson 13-5 10-2 in Seaway (2nd) 4 years Bruce Benson 36-30 1-3 in WMC; 18-9 in Seaway 1963 Lee David 13-5 10-2 in Seaway (Champs) 1964 Lee David 14-8 9-5 in Seaway 1965 Lee David 3-8 3-7 in Seaway 3 years Lee David 30-21 22-14 in Seaway 1966 Fritz Wagner 3-11 3-11 in Seaway 1967 Fritz Wagner 1-13 1-9 in WMC 1968 Fritz Wagner 3-10 2-8 in WMC 1969 Fritz Wagner 1-12-1 1-10-1 in WMC 4 years Fritz Wagner 8-46-1 3-11 in Seaway; 4-27-1 in WMC 1970 Larry Blackmer 4-9 4-5 in WMC 1971 Larry Blackmer 6-10 5-7 in WMC 1972 Larry Blackmer 12-7 11-1 in WMC (Champs) 1973 Larry Blackmer 10-5 7-4 in WMC 1974 Larry Blackmer 5-10 1-5 in WMC 5 years Larry Blackmer 37-41 28-22 in WMC 1975 Dave Warmack 11-7 7-5 in WMC 1 year Dave Warmack 11-7 7-5 in WMC 1976 Ben Quick 3-12 2-9 in WMC 1977 Ben Quick 2-13 2-10 in WMC 2 years Ben Quick 5-25 4-19 in WMC

Coaching Records 1978 1979 2 years 1980 1 year 1981 1982 2 years 1983 1984 1985 1986 4 years 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 17 years 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 9 years 77 years

Randy Horn 2-13 2-10 in WMC Randy Horn 1-14 1-11 in WMC Randy Horn 3-27 3-21 in WMC John Gwatkin 10-8 8-4 in WMC John Gwatkin 10-8 8-4 in WMC Terry Babbitt 7-11 5-7 in WMC Terry Babbitt 2-17-1 1-10-1 in WMC Terry Babbitt 9-28-1 6-17-1 in WMC Denny Emmons 3-11 2-7 in WMC Denny Emmons 6-11 4-8 in WMC Denny Emmons 10-11 7-7 in WMC Denny Emmons 5-15 5-9 in WMC Denny Emmons 24-48 18-31 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 6-12-1 5-7-1 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 8-13 7-7 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 9-10 6-8 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 6-16 2-12 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 7-18 1-13 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 10-15-1 4-9-1 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 12-14 6-8 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 12-16 5-9 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 19-7 11-3 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 3-19 1-13 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 11-19 4-10 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 14-19 5-9 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 11-15 7-6 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 8-17 4-10 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 20-7 10-4 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 9-17 3-11 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 18-11 7-7 in WMC Walt Gawkowski 183-245-2 88-146-2 in WMC Warren Kent III 9-16 3-11 in WMC Warren Kent III 20-8 9-5 in WMC (3rd) Warren Kent III 19-14 8-6 in WMC Warren Kent III 24-4-1 11-2-1 in WMC (2nd) Warren Kent III 34-4 12-2 in WMC (Champs) Warren Kent III 17-15 6-8 in WMC (5th) Warren Kent III 20-15 9-5 in WMC (4th) Warren Kent III 24-15 9-5 in WMC (3rd tie) Warren Kent III 26-13 8-6 in WMC (4th) Warren Kent III 193-104-1 75-50-1 in WMC 18 coaches 689-713-5 overall (1,407 games)

Offensive Records At Bats

(Season) 122 – Adrian Anderson (2012) 117 – Jeremy Wegner (1997) 110 – Austin Aamodt (2006) 109 – Brandon Hillman (2003) 108 – Simon VanBergen (2010) 108 – Ryan Buter (2008) 106 – Charlie Cihak (1998) 106 – Adam Derrickson (1998) 104 – Erik Boczkaja (2010) 104 – Jeff Gowell (1998) (Career) 326 – Drew Naymick (2000-03) 304 – Mike Dean (2002-05) 285 – Ryan Buter (2005-08) 282 – Drake Cooke (2009-11) 282 – Geoff Dean (2000-03) (Game) 6 – By many (Last: Buter & Aamodt 2006)

Runs

(Season) 65 – Ryan Buter (2008) 50 – Mike Schreiber (1995) 47 – Adrian Anderson (2012) 43 – Noah VanBergen (2008) 43 – Mark Picard (2008) 43 – Ryan Hillman (2008) 41 – Ryan Sexton (2008) 41 – Troy Forton (2006) 39 – Zac McCamant (2011) 39 – Justin Visconti (1995) (Career) 134 – Ryan Buter (2005-08) 88 – Mike Dean (2002-05) 88 – Justin Visconti (1993-95) 87 – Noah VanBergen (2005-08) 78 – Drake Cooke (2008-11) (Game) 5 – Simon VanBergen (2010 vs. Montague)

Hits

Triples

(Career) 132 – Ryan Buter (2005-08) 114 – Drew Naymick (2000-03) 110 – Mike Dean (2002-05) 105 – Justin Visconti (1993-95) 103 – Jeff Gowell (1997-99)

(Career) 10 – Troy Forton (2006-07) 10 – Justin Visconti (1993-95) 7 – Graham Preston (2010-11) 6 – Mike Dean (2002-05) 6 – Brian Ware (1996-97) 6 – Bill Duplissis (1948-51) 6 – Bill Meiner (1941)

(Season) 61 – Ryan Buter (2008) 49 – Ryan Hillman (2009) 48 – Troy Forton (2006) 46 – Adrian Anderson (2012) 46 – Justin Visconti (1995) 44 – Jeff Gowell (1998) 43 – Austin Aamodt (2006) 40 – Matt Dunn (2008) 40 – Jeremy Wegner (1997) 39 – Austin Aamodt (2005) 39 – Justin Visconti (1994)

(Game) 5 – By many (Last: Ryan Buter & Troy Forton 2006)

Doubles

(Season) 22 – Ryan Buter (2008) 20 – Adrian Anderson (2012) 14 – Jeff Gowell 13 – Robin Wiggins (2009) 13 – Troy Forton (2007) 13 – Nick Marietti (2001) 12 – Ryan Sexton (2008) 12 – Mike Dean (2005) 11 – Rogan McEvoy (2012) 11 – Drake Cooke (2010) 11 – Jason Bogue (1998) 11 – Justin Visconti (1995) (Career) 36 – Ryan Buter (2005-08) 31 – Jeff Gowell (1997-99) 25 – Adrian Anderson (2011-12) 24 – Drake Cooke (2008-11) 23 – Mike Dean (2002-05) 23 – Nick Marietti (1999-01) (Game) 3 – By many (Last: Rogan McEvoy 2012 vs. Holland Christian)

(Season) 7 – Troy Forton (2006) 7 – Justin Visconti (1995) 6 – Bill Meiner (1941) 5 – Christian Helle (2005) 5 – Mike Dean (2005) 5 – Brian Ware (1997) 4 – Graham Preston (2011) 4 – Brian Kelly (2010) 3 – By Many

(Game) 2 – By many (Last: Brian Kelly 2010 vs. Tri-Unity; Graham Preston 2010 vs. Montague)

Home Runs

(Season) 13 – Ryan Buter (2007) 10 – Erik Boczkaja (2010) 10 – Ryan Sexton (2008) 10 – Geoff Dean (2003) 8 – Justin Visconti (1995) 6 – Troy Forton (2006) 6 – Austin Aamodt (2006) 6 – Justin Visconti (1994) 5 – Adrian Anderson (2011) 5 – Ryan Buter (2008) 5 – Mike Dean (2003) 5 – Jason Bogue (1999) 5 – Jeremy Wegner (1998) 5 – Mike Boyle (1994) 5 – Rick Jones (1972) (Career) 22 – Ryan Buter (2005-08) 16 – Justin Visconti (1993-95) 13 – Ryan Sexton (2006-08) 13 – Mike Dean (2002-05) 11 – Erik Boczkaja (2009-10) 11 – Geoff Dean (2002-03) (Game) 3 – Ryan Buter (2007 vs. Hart)

Offensive Records RBI

Stolen Bases

Sacrifices

(Career) 126 – Ryan Buter (2005-08) 109 – Justin Visconti (1993-95) 92 – Ryan Sexton (2006-08) 85 – Drew Naymick (2000-03) 83 – Mike Dean (2002-05)

(Career) 61 – Noah VanBergen (2006-08) 55 – Alex Jones (2006-08) 54 – Mark Picard (2005-08) 34 – Ron Balaskovitz (2004-07) 33 – Simon VanBergen (2009-2010) 33 – Matt Dunn (2006-08)

(Career) 13 – Ben Ocharzak (2010-12) 11 – Cody Liverance (2010-11) 10 – Matt Dunn (2006-08) 8 – Hector Garcia (2010-12) 8 – Ryan Hillman (2007-09) 8 – Ron Balaskovitz (2004, 06-07)

(Game) 6 – Matt Dunn (2008 vs. Montague)

(Game) 2 – By many (Last: Chase Raymond 2012 vs. Shelby)

(Season) 62 – Ryan Sexton (2008) 51 – Justin Visconti (1995) 50 – Ryan Buter (2007) 47 – Ryan Buter (2008) 43 – Troy Forton (2006) 42 – Adrian Anderson (2012) 37 – Hector Garcia (2012) 37 – Justin Visconti (1994) 35 – Erik Boczkaja (2010) 35 – Austin Aamodt (2006)

(Game) 7 – Ryan Buter (2007 vs. Hart) 7 – Jordan Carr (2007 vs. Musk. Heights) 7 – Justin Visconti (1995 vs. Montague)

Walks

(Season) 30 – Graham Preston (2011) 28 – Ryan Buter (2008) 25 – Drake Cooke (2011) 25 – Matt Dunn (2008) 24 – Jack Gautraud (2012) 24 – Zac McCamant (2011) 24 – Ryan Buter (2007) 24 – Mike Boyle (1995) 23 – Graham Preston (2010) 23 – Nick Marietti (2001) (Career) 74 – Ryan Buter (2005-08) 54 – Nick Marietti (1999-01) 53 – Graham Preston (2010-11) 52 – Drake Cooke (2009-11) 52 – Mike Dean (2002-05) (Game) 4 – Ryan Buter (2008 vs. Oakridge) 4 – Nick Marietti (2001 - twice)

(Season) 31 – Alex Jones (2008) 26 – Noah VanBergen (2008) 24 – Matt Dunn (2008) 23 – Arion Carley (2008) 23 – Noah VanBergen (2007) 22 – Mark Picard (2006) 22 – Jeff Guy (1974) 21 – Mark Picard (2008) 19 – Trae Pitts (2011) 19 – Ron Balaskovitz (2006)

HBPs

(Season) 14 – Noah VanBergen (2008) 10 – Zac McCamant (2010) 10 – Patrick Rapson (2009) 9 – John Hardy (2011) 9 – Noah VanBergen (2006) 8 – Troy Forton (2006) 7 – Chase Raymond (2012) 7 – Zac McCamant (2011) 7 – Simon VanBergen (2010) 7 – Simon VanBergen (2009) 7 – Patrick Rapson (2008) 7 – Reid Arends (2006) (Career) 29 – Noah VanBergen (2006-08) 17 – Zac McCamant (2009-11) 17 – Patrick Rapson (2008-09) 14 – Simon VanBergen (2009-10) 11 – Troy Forton (2006-07)

(Season) 7 – Ben Ocharzak (2011) 7 – Cody Liverance (2010) 7 – Ryan Sexton (2008) 6 – Ben Ocharzak (2012) 6 – Hector Garcia (2012) 6 – Drake Cooke (2009) 6 – Matt Dunn (2008) 6 – Ron Balaskovitz (2007) 5 – Noah Rhyndress (2012) 5 – Ryan Hillman (2008)

Batting Average

(Season – minimum 2 PA per game) .565 – Ryan Buter (2008) .565 – Troy Forton (2006) .540 – Bill Duplissis (1951) .528 – Justin Visconti (1995) .510 – Ryan Hillman (2009) .500 – Mark Flynn (1985) .481 – Greg Dean (1972) .477 – Sam Parker (1980) .476 – Matt Dunn (2008) .470 – Justin Visconti (1994) (Career – minimum 2 PA per game) .515 – Troy Forton (2006-07) .463 – Ryan Buter (2005-08) .447 – Justin Visconti (1993-95) .444 – Ryan Hillman (2007-09) .412 – Austin Aamodt (2005-06)

(Game) 2 – By many (Last: Curtis Taylor 2012 vs. Muskegon Catholic Central)

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Offensive Records Hitting Streak

(one season) 34 – Ryan Buter (2008) 18 – Justin Visconti (1995) 17 – Troy Forton (2006) 15 – Mark Picard (2008) 15 – Ryan Buter (2007) 14 – Austin Aamodt (2006) 11 – Adrian Anderson (2012) 11 – Austin West (2012) 10 – Noah VanBergen (2008) 10 – Ryan Sexton (2008) 10 – Patrick Rapson (2008) 10 – Troy Forton (2007) 10 – Mike Dean (2005) 10 – Austin Aamodt (2005)

.400 Club

Cycle

(minimum 2 PA per game)

.565 – Ryan Buter (2008) .565 – Troy Forton (2006) .540 – Bill Duplissis (1951) .528 – Justin Visconti (1995) .510 – Ryan Hillman (2009) .500 – Mark Flynn (1985) .481 – Greg Dean (1972) .477 – Sam Parker (1980) .476 – Matt Dunn (2008) .470 – Justin Visconti (1994) .462 – Troy Forton (2007) .452 – Greg Zack (1983) .450 – Ryan Buter (2007) .447 – Sam Parker (1980)

.439 – Steve Preston (1979) .438 – Austin Aamodt (2005) .423 – Jeff Gowell (1998) .418 – Chase Raymond (2012) .414 – Mike Dean (2005) .412 – Dan Wegner .407 – Nick Haines (2002) .407 – Joe Mylenek (1989) .405 – Mike Schrieber (1994) .400 – Andy Grosse (2005) .400 – Jeremy Wegner (1997) .400 – Mike Schrieber (1995) .400 – Larry Williams (1972)

Jerry Johnson (1959) Justin Visconti (1995)

Team Awards Most Valuable Player 2012 – Adrian Anderson 2011 – John Hardy 2010 – Erik Boczkaja 2009 – Ryan Hillman 2008 – Ryan Buter 2007 – Ryan Buter 2006 – Troy Forton 2005 – Mike Dean 2004 – Mike Dean 2003 – Sean Scott 2002 – Nick Haines 2001 – Nick Marietti 2000 – Nick Marietti 1999 – Jeff Gowell

Coach’s Award 2012 – Jon Ackley 2011 – Graham Preston 2010 – Cody Liverance 2009 – Patrick Rapson 2008 – Arion Carley 2007 – Alex Wierda 2006 – Matt Dunn 2005 – Austin Aamodt 2004 – A.J. Deiters 2003 – Drew Naymick 2002 – Justin Derks 2001 – Mike Waisura 2000 – Mike Waisura 1999 – Jason Bogue

Most Improved Player 2012 – Noah Rhyndress 2011 – Zac McCamant 2010 – Sam Gautraud 2009 – Drake Cooke 2008 – Mark Picard 2007 – Ryan Sexton 2006 – Ron Balaskovitz 2005 – Christian Helle 2004 – Grant Wieman 2003 – Andy Grosse 2002 – Grant Wieman 2001 – Drew Naymick 2000 – Drew Naymick 1999 – Eric Richardson

Gold Glove Award 2012 – Curtis Taylor 2011 – Drake Cooke 2010 – Drake Cooke 2009 – Robin Wiggins 2008 – Travis Falkowski 2007 – Troy Forton 2006 – Troy Forton 2005 – Jerad Derks 2004 – Ben McPherson 2003 – Tomoki Hiramatsu 2002 – Brandon Hillman 2001 – Mike Bilek 2000 – Mike Bilek 1999 – Nick Abel

Batting Champ (minimum 2 PA per game) 2012 – Chase Raymond (.418) 2011 – Zac McCamant (.362) 2010 – Erik Boczkaja (.365) 2009 – Ryan Hillman (.510) 2008 – Ryan Buter (.565) 2007 – Troy Forton (.462) 2006 – Troy Forton (.565) 2005 – Austin Aamodt (.438) 2004 – Mike Dean (.377) 2003 – Drew Naymick (.392) 2002 – Nick Haines (.407) 2001 – Nick Marietti 2000 – Justin Wikander (.347) 1998 – Jeff Gowell (.423) 1997 – Jeremy Wegner (.400) 1995 – Justin Visconti (.528) 1994 – Justin Visconti (.470) 1989 – Joe Mylenek (.407) 1985 – Mark Flynn (.500) 1983 – Greg Zack (.452) 1980 –Sam Parker (.447) 1979 – Steve Preston (.439) 1973 – Larry Williams (.360) 1972 – Greg Dean (.481) 1968 – Richard Bailey (.389)

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Pitching Records Wins

(Season) 16 – Mark Picard (2008) 11 – Justin Visconti (1995) 10 – Troy Forton (2006) 10 – Larry Williams (1975) 9 – John Hardy (2011) 9 – Mark Picard (2007) 9 – Nick Marietti (2001) 8 – Austin West (2012) 8 – Travis Falkowski (2008) 8 – Troy Forton (2007) 8 – Mark Picard (2006) 8 – Sean Scott (2003) 8 – Mike Waisura (2001) 8 – Jerry Ray (1964) (Career) 33 – Mark Picard (2005-08) 28 – Justin Visconti (1992-95) 18 – Troy Forton (2006-07) 16 – Jory Meagher (2009-11) 16 – Mike Dean (2002-05)

Strikeouts

(Season) 154 – Larry Williams (1975) 146 – Justin Visconti (1994) 141 – Justin Visconti (1995) 126 – Troy Forton (2006) 117 – Mark Picard (2008) 92 – Larry Williams (1974) 89 – Troy Forton (2007) 82 – Justin Visconti (1993) 80 – Sean Scott (2003) 78 – Robin Wiggins (2009) (Career) 369 – Justin Visconti (1993-95) 246 – Larry Williams (1974-75) 215 – Troy Forton (2006-07) 213 – Mark Picard (2005-08) 155 – Sean Scott (2002-03) (Game) 17 – Bill Shackelford (1961) 17 – Dick Schuiteman (1955 vs. GH) 17 – Norm David (1946 vs. Montague) 17 – Walt Bergren (1937 vs. Montague)

ERA

(Season – minimum 25 inn.) 0.53 – Ryan Sexton (2008) 0.71 – Larry Williams (1975) 0.78 – Larry Williams (1974) 1.06 – Troy Forton (2006) 1.16 – Troy Forton (2007) 1.36 – Mark Picard (2008) 1.38 – Rogan McEvoy (2012) 1.41 – Travis Falkowski (2007) 1.51 – Dick Schuiteman (1952) 1.52 – Leonard Green (1954) (Career – minimum 50 inn.) 1.09 – Larry Williams (1973-75) 1.10 – Troy Forton (2006-07) 1.72 – Travis Falkowski (2007-08) 1.85 – Noah Rhyndress (2011-12) 2.31 – Mark Picard (2005-08)

Innings Pitched

(Season) 97.6 – Mark Picard (2008) 92.3 – Sean Scott (2003) 89 – Larry Williams (1975) 84.6 – Justin Visconti (1994) 83.6 – Justin Visconti (1995) 79 – Troy Forton (2006) 76.6 – Austin West (2012) 73.3 – Mike Dean (2005) 73.3 – Sean Scott (2002) 71.6 – John Hardy (2011) (Career) 236 – Justin Visconti (1993-95) 227 – Mark Picard (2005-08) 195.6 – Mike Dean (2002-05) 195.3 – Jory Meagher (2009-11) 165.6 – Sean Scott (2002-03)

Shutouts

(Season) 4 – Mark Picard (2008) 3 – Troy Forton (2007) 3 – Bill Shackelford (1961) 3 – John Arntz (1949) 2 – Adrian Anderson (2012) 2 – Troy Forton (2006) 2 – Mike Dean (2005) 2 – Larry Williams (1975) 2 – Jerry Ray (1964) 2 – Ron Matthews (1963) 2 – Leonard Green (1954) 2 – Dick Schuiteman (1952) 2 – John Biddle (1950) 2 – Walt Bergren (1938) 2 – Walt Bergren (1937) (Career) 5 – Mark Picard (2005-08) 5 – Troy Forton (2006-07) 4 – Walt Bergren (1937-38) 3 – Bill Shackelford (1961) 3 – John Arntz (1949) 3 – John Biddle (1949-50)

No-Hitters

(5 or more innings only) 1943 – Virgil Wilks 4-0 win over Hart 1960 – Bill Shackelford 3-2 win over Western Mich. Christian 1961 – Bill Shackelford 6-3 win over Fremont 1964 – John Pattenger 11-1 win over Fruitport 1969 – Kurt Boyd 5-2 loss to Montague 1974 – Larry Williams 10-0 win over Pentwater in pre-districts (6 innings) 2007 – Troy Forton 13-0 win over GR Covenant Christian (5 innings) 2008 – Travis Falkowski 15-1 win over Hart (5 innings) 2009 – Robin Wiggins/Jory Meagher 20-0 win over WMC (5 innings)

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Team Records Season Most Games Played 39 (2011 & 2012) Most Wins 34 (2008) Longest Win Streak 21 (2008) Longest Win Streak in WMC 21 (1950-52) Most At Bats 1,029 (2012) Most Runs 407 (2008) Runs Per Game 10.71 (2008) *1935 team scored 13.0 runs per game, but played just six games* Most Hits 368 (2008) Most Doubles 83 (2008) Most Triples 16 (2005) Most Home Runs 26 (2003) Most RBI 338 (2008) Most Sacrifices 39 (2008) Least Strikeouts 143 (2007) Most Walks 211 (2008) Most Hit by Pitch 44 (2008) Most Stolen Bases 182 (2008)

Fewest Errors 63 (2007) Highest Batting Average .372 (2008) Most Shutouts 8 (2008) *1949 team had 5 shutouts in just 13 games* Fewest Hits Allowed 125 (2007) Lowest Opponent Batting Ave. .184 (2007) Fewest Runs Allowed 89 (2007) Fewest Runs Allowed Per Game 2.33 (1943) Fewest Earned Runs Allowed 43 (2007) Lowest ERA 1.64 (2007) Fewest Walks Allowed 85 (2007) Fewest Walks Per Game 2.2 (2011) Most Batters Struck Out 243 (2008) Game Most Hits 21 vs. Shelby (2006 in 22-8 win) Most Runs 25 vs. Oakridge (2007 in 25-1 win) Most Doubles 6 vs. MCC (2007 in 16-6 win) Most Triples 4 vs. Hesperia (2005) vs. Montague (2010)

Most Home Runs 5 vs. Mason CC (1994 in 19-18 win) vs. Heights (2008 in 15-0 win) Most Walks 15 vs. Oakridge (2007 in 25-1 win) Most Stolen Bases 16 vs. Hart (1980 in 16-1 win) vs. Montague (2008 in 14-2 win) Inning Most Hits 9 vs. Hesperia (2005), vs. Shelby (2006 in 7th of 22-8 win), vs. Ravenna (2006 in 4th of 14-0 win) vs. Oakridge (2007 in 4th of 25-1 win) Most Runs 21 vs. Oakridge (2007 in 4th of 25-1 win) Most Doubles 4 vs. Heights (2007 in 1st of 16-0 win) Most Triples 2 vs. Hesperia (2005) vs. Montague (2010) vs. WMC (2009 in 5th of 20-0 win) Most Home Runs 3 vs. Mason CC (2011 in 3rd of 13-9 win) Most Walks 11 vs. Oakridge (2007 in 4th of 25-1 win) Most Stolen Bases 6 vs. Oakridge (2008 in 6th of 16-6 win)

Milestone Victories No. 1 – 14-8 over New Era in second game ever played in 1935 (coach: Lyle McNitt) No. 50 – 5-0 over Shelby in second game of 1944 (Paul Moyes) No. 100 – 8-6 over Muskegon Heights in Paul Moyes’ final game in 1951 (Paul Moyes) No. 150 – 15-7 over Shelby for third win in 1960 (Bruce Benson) No. 200 – 3-0 over Montague for 11th win in 1964 (Lee David) No. 250 – 5-2 over Ravenna for fourth win in 1974 (Larry Blackmer) No. 300 – 8-4 over Hart for second win in 1985 (Denny Emmons) No. 350 – 11-10 over Mason County Central for first win in 1992 (Walt Gawkowski) No. 400 – 15-5 over Walkerville in District opener for 17th win in 1995 (Walt Gawkowski) No. 450 – 6-5 over Holland Calvary for first win in 2001 (Walt Gawkowski) No. 500 – 10-9 over Montague for fourth win in 2004 (Warren Kent III) No. 550 – 4-1 over Shelby for sixth win in 2007 (Warren Kent III) No. 600 – 9-4 over Saugatuck in Regional opener of 2008 season (Warren Kent III) No. 650 – 7-1 over Holland Black River for 11th win of 2011 season (Warren Kent III)

Individual Records 2012

All-Conference First Team Hector Garcia – C Adrian Anderson – IF Chase Raymond – OF All-Area First Team Adrian Anderson – IF Second Team Hector Garcia – C Chase Raymond – OF Honorable Mention Austin West – P Rogan McEvoy – IF Noah Rhyndress – OF All-District Austin West – P Hector Garcia – C Adrian Anderson – IF Chase Raymond – OF All-Region Adrian Anderson – IF Chase Raymond – OF

2011

All-Conference First Team Drake Cooke – C Zac McCamant – IF John Hardy – At-Large Honorable Mention Adrian Anderson – IF Graham Preston – OF All-Area First Team Drake Cooke – C Second Team John Hardy – P Zac McCamant – IF Honorable Mention Adrian Anderson – IF Ben Ocharzak – IF Graham Preston – OF All-District John Hardy – P Drake Cooke – C Adrian Anderson – IF Zac McCamant – IF Graham Preston – OF All-Region Drake Cooke – C

2010

All-Conference First Team Trae Pitts – OF Honorable Mention Drake Cooke – C Simon VanBergen – IF Erik Boczkaja – IF All-Area Second Team Drake Cooke – C Erik Boczkaja – IF Honorable Mention Sam Gautraud – IF Simon VanBergen – IF Graham Preston – OF Jory Meagher – P John Hardy – P All-District John Hardy – P Drake Cooke – C Erik Boczkaja – 1B Simon VanBergen – 1B Brian Kelly – OF All-Region Simon VanBergen – IF

2009

All-Conference First Team Ryan Hillman – IF Jake Frein – OF Honorable Mention Robin Wiggins – C Simon VanBergen – OF All-Area First Team Ryan Hillman – IF Second Team Robin Wiggins – C Jory Meagher – P Patrick Rapson – IF Honorable Mention Jake Frein – OF Geoff Evans – OF Simon VanBergen – OF Drake Cooke – At-Large All-District Jory Meagher – P Robin Wiggins – C Ryan Hillman – IF Patrick Rapson – IF Jake Frein – OF Geoff Evans – OF All-Region Ryan Hillman – IF

2008

All-Conference First Team Mark Picard – P Ryan Buter – C Ryan Sexton – IF Matt Dunn – OF Honorable Mention Alex Jones – OF Travis Falkowski – At Large All-Area First Team Mark Picard – P Ryan Sexton – IF Ryan Buter – C Second Team Travis Falkowski – P

Ryan Hillman – IF Matt Dunn – OF Noah VanBergen – OF Honorable Mention Robin Wiggins – IF Alex Jones – OF All-District Mark Picard – P Travis Falkowski – P Ryan Buter – C Ryan Sexton – 1B Ryan Hillman – IF Matt Dunn – OF Noah VanBergen – OF All-Region Mark Picard – P Ryan Buter – C Ryan Sexton – 1B Matt Dunn – OF

2007

All-Conference First Team Mark Picard – P Ryan Buter – C Troy Forton – IF Ryan Sexton – IF Honorable Mention Noah VanBergen – OF All-Area First Team Ryan Buter – C Troy Forton – IF Second Team Mark Picard – P Ryan Sexton – IF Honorable Mention Ron Balaskovitz – IF Jordan Fairbanks – IF Noah VanBergen – OF All-District Mark Picard – P Travis Falkowski – P Troy Forton – IF Ryan Sexton – IF Noah VanBergen – OF All-Region Ryan Buter – C Troy Forton – IF

2006

All-Conference First Team Troy Forton – P Ryan Buter – C Austin Aamodt – IF Honorable Mention Jordan Fairbanks – IF Mark Picard – At-Large All-Area First Team Troy Forton – P Second Team Austin Aamodt – IF Honorable Mention Ryan Buter – C Mark Picard – P All-District Mark Picard – P Ryan Buter – C Ron Balaskovitz – 1B Jordan Fairbanks – IF Austin Aamodt – IF Troy Forton – IF Matt Dunn – OF All-Region Ryan Buter – C Troy Forton – IF

Individual Awards 2005

All-Conference First Team Austin Aamodt – IF Mike Dean – OF Honorable Mention Ben McPherson – C Andy Grosse – IF All-Area First Team Mike Dean – OF Second Team Austin Aamodt – IF Andy Grosse – P Honorable Mention Ben McPherson – C All-District Ryan Falkowski – P Ben McPherson – C Jerad Derks – 1B Austin Aamodt – IF Andy Grosse – IF Mike Dean – OF All-Region Ben McPherson – C Austin Aamodt – IF Mike Dean – OF

2004

All-Conference First Team Mike Dean – OF Honorable Mention Andy Grosse – IF All-Area First Team Mike Dean – OF Honorable Mention Andy Grosse – IF Ben McPherson – C All-District Mike Dean – OF

All-State 2009 Ryan Hillman – IF (1st Team) 2008 Mark Picard – P (1st Team) Ryan Buter – C (1st Team) Ryan Sexton – 1B (1st Team) Warren Kent III – Coach of Year

2007 Ryan Buter – C (1st Team) Troy Forton – IF (1st Team) 2006 Troy Forton – IF (1st Team) 1996 Justin Visconti (1st Team) 1985 Mark Flynn – OF (1st Team)

Academic Awards All-District 2011 John Hardy Jory Meagher

2005 Mike Dean Jake Edick Ben McPherson Andrew Westra

2010 Graham Preston Zac McCamant Cody Liverance Jory Meagher Simon VanBergen John Hardy

2004 Jake Edick Ben McPherson Andrew Westra Grant Wieman

2009 Sam Gautraud Ryan Hillman Simon VanBergen 2008 Nick Strockis Ryan Buter Noah VanBergen 2007 Ryan Buter Jordan Fairbanks Troy Forton Chris Scheldt Noah VanBergen Alex Wierda 2006 Austin Aamodt Jordan Fairbanks Troy Forton Chris Scheldt

All-Region 2011 John Hardy 2010 John Hardy 2008 Ryan Buter Noah VanBergen 2007 Ryan Buter Noah VanBergen

All-State

2008 Noah VanBergen 2007 Noah VanBergen

2012 Year in Review Season Summary (26-13 overall, 8-6 in West Michigan Conference): In a season that saw the Norse win 26 games, the second-most in school history, it was the games that got away that hurt the most. Of the team’s 13 losses, seven were by one run. Those one-run losses included five in the opposing team’s last at bat and four in the bottom of the seventh. For some reason, the Norse could not win the close games at the end. In those 13 losses, opponents outscored the Norse by 31 runs (85-54) for an average of 2.4 runs per game. On the positive side, the Norse outscored its opponents 257-56 in their 26 wins. This truly was a team: each of the 12 regular players played in at least 30 games, had at least 55 at bats and had at least 15 hits, and no player posted a batting average of less than .273. Overall, the team, batted .331 (341-for-1,029), the second-best in the coach Kent era. NM also set two records: team at bats (1,029) and innings pitched (245). The Norse also tied last year’s team with 39 games played. No surprise in the batting order, as the No. 3 and No. 4 spots posted the highest averages, .381 and .413, respectively. As usual the first inning proved its importance: the Norse were 11-3 when leading, 9-6 when tied and 6-4 when losing. In 20 games, NM did NOT score a run in the first inning and had seven other games where it scored just one run; that means the Norse scored two or more runs in the first inning just 12 times. Although there were seven seniors on the roster, it was junior Adrian Anderson who led the team in most offensive statistics. Adrian, the team’s Most Valuable Player, led the team with a school-record 122 at bats, 47 runs, 46 hits, 20 doubles, four home runs and 42 RBI. He tied for the team lead with 39 games played, which is also a school record. His .377 batting average was second-best. Adrian was also the team’s No. 2 pitcher, posting a 6-4 record while striking out 56 and walking 24. After Adrian, it was mainly seniors who led the way. • Chase Raymond won the batting title with a .418 average (38-for-91) while playing a solid right field. Chase also led the team with a .545 on-base percentage and seven hit by pitches. • Austin West, the team’s No. 1 pitcher, had the team’s third-best batting average with a.363 (33-for-91) and tied a school record with his 39 games played. On the mound, Austin posted an 8-5 record while striking out 57 and walking just 13 in 76.66 innings. • Hector Garcia, the No. 1 catcher, tied for the team lead with six sacrifices while posting a solid .330 batting average (34-for-103). • Noah Rhyndress, easily the team’s Most Improved Player, posted a .328 batting average (21-for-64), and on the mound, had a 5-1 record while striking out 40 and walking 13 in 40.66 innings. He had a 1.55 ERA while opponents batted just .220 against him. • Curtis Taylor, the starting first baseman and Gold Glove winner, just missed the .300 mark for the second straight year. This year, Curtis batted .298 (28-for-94). • Ben Ocharzak, the starting second baseman, played in a school record-tying 39 games. He also tied for the team lead with six sacrifices and led the team with a 16 stolen bases. On the mound, Ben set a school record with three saves. • Jon Ackley, the back-up first baseman, played solid defensively (only one error) while batting .273. In addition to Adrian, four other juniors contributed to the team. • Rogan McEvoy, who manned the third-base position, batted .330 (31-for-94). He also posted a 3-2 record on the mound while leading the team with a 1.38 ERA in 30.33 innings. Opponents batted just .191 against him. • Jack Gautraud, who played center field, led the team with 24 walks while batting .286. Unfortunately, he also led the team with 26 strikeouts. • Chase Cooke, the back-up catcher, posted a .281 batting average. • The only other junior to lead an offensive category was Adam Edick, who had one of the team’s two triples for the season. Four sophomores saw limited time on varsity, but the foursome (Travis Webster, Jesse Dunn, Reese McCamant and Ryan Compeau) collectively batted .560 (14-for-25) while scoring 18 runs. Compeau had one of the team’s two triples.

2012 Overall Stats HITTING

Name G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SAC SO BB HP SB AVE OBP Raymond 37 91 28 38 8 0 0 24 3 6 22 7 4 0.418 0.545 Anderson 39 122 47 46 20 0 4 42 2 9 16 5 7 0.377 0.462 West 39 91 29 33 6 0 0 17 3 6 13 3 11 0.363 0.445 Garcia 37 103 21 34 4 0 1 37 6 13 7 4 1 0.330 0.375 McEvoy 34 94 22 31 11 0 1 25 3 15 5 2 1 0.330 0.365 Rhyndress 37 64 23 21 5 0 2 17 5 15 7 2 10 0.328 0.385 Taylor 37 94 20 28 2 0 0 12 1 10 14 4 8 0.298 0.407 Gautraud 37 63 28 18 2 0 0 8 0 26 24 2 12 0.286 0.494 Cooke 30 57 14 16 0 0 0 10 2 13 4 1 5 0.281 0.328 Ocharzak 39 90 27 25 9 0 0 20 6 15 17 5 16 0.278 0.398 Edick 35 80 25 22 3 1 0 17 2 14 17 2 5 0.275 0.406 Ackley 32 55 9 15 5 0 0 13 2 8 9 3 3 0.273 0.391 Dunn 5 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.667 0.750 Webster 10 9 5 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 0.444 0.545 McCamant 6 6 7 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0.667 0.750 Compeau 4 7 4 4 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0.571 0.571 Total 39 1029 311 341 79 2 8 253 35 153 159 41 88 0.331 0.428 Opponents 39 945 141 221 29 2 5 103 20 211 91 29 52 0.234 0.314

PITCHING

Name IP AB H 2B 3B HR AVE R ER ERA BB SO HP Record Taylor 5.00 18 2 0 0 0 0.111 0 0 0.00 1 6 1 1-0 Cooke 3.00 9 1 0 0 0 0.111 0 0 0.00 2 9 0 1-0 Garcia 3.00 12 2 0 0 0 0.167 3 0 0.00 2 6 0 1-0 Raymond 2.00 6 1 1 0 0 0.167 2 0 0.00 2 5 0 0-0 McEvoy 30.33 110 21 2 1 0 0.191 20 6 1.38 21 20 8 3-2 Rhyndress 40.67 150 33 3 0 0 0.220 14 9 1.55 13 40 3 5-1 West 76.66 308 79 14 0 2 0.256 43 27 2.47 13 57 7 8-5 Anderson 65.67 259 63 8 1 2 0.243 46 26 2.77 24 56 9 6-4 Ocharzak 18.67 73 19 1 0 1 0.260 13 9 3.37 13 12 1 1-1 (3s) Total 245.00 945 221 29 2 5 0.234 141 77 2.20 91 211 29 26-13 (3s) Opponents 235.33 1029 341 79 2 8 0.331 311 177 5.26 159 153 41 13-26

1400 Mercy Dr., Suite 100 Muskegon, MI 49444 (231) 733‐1326

Jeffrey Anhalt, D.O. Christopher Eyke, M.D. Daniel Fett, D.O. Yousif Hamati, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Jack Heethouse, D.O. Reginald Kapteyn, D.O. Fredric Levin, D.O. Mark Moulton, M.D.

Richard Moulton, M.D. Martin Pallante, M.D. Jeffrey Recknagel, M.D. Anthony Wilson, M.D.

2012 Conference Stats HITTING

Name G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SAC SO BB HP SB AVE OBP Garcia 14 42 11 17 3 0 0 16 4 5 4 1 0 0.405 0.431 Ocharzak 14 38 8 12 2 0 0 6 2 6 4 2 5 0.316 0.391 Taylor 14 38 9 12 0 0 0 5 0 6 7 1 2 0.316 0.435 West 14 35 6 11 2 0 0 7 2 3 6 0 2 0.314 0.395 Rhyndress 13 21 5 7 1 0 1 5 4 4 2 0 3 0.333 0.333 Ackley 11 11 1 4 1 0 0 4 2 1 4 1 0 0.364 0.500 Anderson 14 46 15 17 10 0 1 16 0 4 6 2 3 0.370 0.463 Cooke 9 17 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 6 2 1 1 0.118 0.227 Edick 12 26 10 7 2 0 0 8 0 3 9 1 2 0.269 0.472 McEvoy 12 36 5 8 2 0 0 8 2 7 1 1 0 0.222 0.250 Gautraud 13 22 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 1 3 0.273 0.484 Raymond 14 31 10 12 1 0 0 8 2 0 9 2 0 0.387 0.523 Total 14 363 93 115 24 0 2 84 20 56 62 13 21 0.317 0.415 Opponents 14 362 62 88 13 1 3 51 10 82 34 13 14 0.243 0.322

PITCHING

Name IP AB H 2B 3B HR AVE R ER ERA BB SO HP Record McEvoy 4.67 17 2 0 0 0 0.118 5 1 1.50 5 6 3 0-1 Taylor 1.00 3 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0-0 Rhyndress 4.00 15 3 0 0 0 0.200 2 2 3.50 2 6 2 1-0 West 44.33 186 53 10 0 2 0.285 31 23 3.63 10 35 3 4-3 Ocharzak 4.00 11 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.00 4 3 0 0-0 Anderson 34.00 130 30 3 1 1 0.231 24 14 2.88 13 31 5 3-2 Total 92.00 362 88 13 1 3 0.243 62 40 3.04 34 82 13 8-6 Opponents 90.00 363 115 24 0 2 0.317 93 56 4.36 62 56 13 6-8

Baseball field has storied history in community Although the baseball field at the end of Eimer Street was constructed in 1920, baseball at North Muskegon High School began at that spot in 1935 when Lyle McNitt led the team. Prior to the high school fielding a team, the field was used by an NM independent team. The first game ever played by the Norse in 1935 saw NM score 19 runs vs. Montague â&#x20AC;&#x201C; yet lose 23 -19. The combined 42 runs scored between the two teams has only been equaled, but never broken, in school history. According to a 1947 short video of a game played at

NM, a road used to go west about 50 feet north of the first base line all the way to Fowler Street. Additionally, a grandstand was located behind home plate until it was torn down in the mid-1950s. In 1986, the Norse played the entire 20-game season on the road as major renovations were being implemented. Underground sprinkling and a complete reseeding of the outfield were among the improvements made. Practices were held on the rocky grounds at Pioneer Park. In 1988, the field was named after North Muskegon Superintendent of

Schools, James B. Johnson, who passed away from cancer in December of 1987. Johnson, who prepped at Muskegon High, became an All-American at Western Michigan University and made it to the major leagues as a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants in 1971. Appropriately, one of the main performers for the Norsemen in 1988 was James C. Johnson, son of the late superintendent. While the field was intended for baseball use only, it served as a football practice field until the 1990s when a new practice field was built with money generated by selling trees with

monuments placed beneath them down the left-field line and at the south end of the football field. In the 1990s, the current scoreboard was donated by Mary Johnson Moyes, and Bob Walters built the press box. According to Jim Moyes, NM baseball historian, the longest home run at Johnson Field was hit by David Miller of Whitehall in the 2000 season. The ball landed in the trees across the street in right field. In 2001, the infield, at a cost of $18,000, was donated by members of the North Muskegon Drewryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team from the early 1960s.

JV Schedule DATE OPPONENT

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April 9

Hesperia (DH)