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2022 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 2/19-20 @ RCTC Dome | Early Bird Tournament
MARCH 3/5-11 3/21
SOFTBALL FANS... Welcome to Yellowjacket Softball! As RCTC’s President, I am eager to see what this season holds for our student-athletes, both on and off the field. RCTC has a reputation for striving to maintain an outstanding athletic program, including setting examples of good sportsmanship, and providing personal growth opportunities for our student-athletes through both academic performance and team experiences. This is accomplished by living our values of being learner-centered, valuing excellence, respect, teamwork, innovation, and, along the way, having a little fun. In addition to our athletic programs, our student-athletes may choose from a variety of other student life activities to assist them in developing their leadership and other life skills. We encourage you to check out what opportunities await you at RCTC by going to www.rctc.edu. You’ll be amazed at what you’ll find. Because of the continued risks around the spread of COVID-19, protocols have been put in place and we ask all students and visitors to the College to adhere to those guidelines posted on our website at www.rctc.edu/coronavirus. GO YELLOWJACKETS!
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@ Myrtle Beach | Duncan Field @ M Health | Fairview Dome | Minnesota Classic
APRIL
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Crossover Tourney | RCTC Dome vs. Northland CTC vs. Central Lakes vs. Itasca CC vs. Mesabi Range CTC @ Riverland CC * ^ @ Riverland CC * ^ Minnesota State CTC * ^ Minnesota State CTC * ^ Ridgewater College * ^ Ridgewater College * ^ Minnesota West CTC * ^ Minnesota West CTC * ^ Anoka-Ramsey CC * ^ Anoka-Ramsey CC * ^ St. Cloud TCC * ^ St. Cloud TCC * ^ @ Minnesota State CTC * ^ @ Minnesota State CTC * ^ @ Ridgewater College * ^ @ Ridgewater College * ^ Riverland CC * ^ Riverland CC * ^ @ St. Cloud TCC * ^ @ St. Cloud TCC * ^ @ Anoka-Ramsey CC * ^ @ Anoka-Ramsey CC * ^
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Jeffery S. Boyd President
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@ Minnesota West CTC * ^ 3:00 PM @ Minnesota West CTC * ^ 5:00 PM 5/12-14 Region XIII Tournament @ TBD TBA 5/26-28 NJCAA National Tournament TBA @ Syracuse, NY
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ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE YELLOWJACKETS
YELLOWJACKET SOFTBALL TEAM
TEAM ROSTER
#
NAME
POSITION
YR
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
00
Abigail Scanlan
SS/P
FR
Stewartville, MN / Stewartville HS
1
Zoe Scrabek
3B/OF
FR
Wykoff, MN / Kingsland HS
2
Tarrin Stephans
P/U
FR
Eyota, MN / Dover-Eyota HS
4
Journey Smith
OF
SO
Tomah, WI / Tomah HS
5
Kelsey Grunewald
3B/UT
FR
Madella, MN / St. James HS
8
Jamee Norlund
SS/OF/UT
FR
Lake City, MN / Lake City HS
9
Payton Fox
SS/2B/C
FR
Northfield, MN / Northfield HS
10
Kayla Nelsen
OF
FR
Adams, MN / Southland HS
12
DJ Berg
1B/3B
FR
St. Charles, MN / St. Charles HS
13
Bella Mehrkens
P
FR
Zumbro Falls, MN / Pine Island HS
19
Alison Narveson
OF/C
FR
Pine Island, MN / Pine Island HS
23
Lacy Petersen
3B/C
FR
Alden / Alden-Conger HS
30
Isabelle Hahn
P/OF
FR
Kasson, MN / Kasson-Mantorville HS
Cassy Hawkinson
MGR
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YELLOWJACKET SOFTBALL STAFF
Jaimi Stejskal
Hannah Nelson
Mike Macken
HEAD COACH JAIMI STEJSKAL enters her first year as head coach for the Yellowjackets. A graduate of Macalester College, Coach Stejskal was a starter all four years playing center field and short stop. She graduated in 1999 with her B.A. in Psychology and Elementary Education. Following graduation, Coach Stejskal was hired as the head assistant coach for her alma mater. After coaching at Macalester for three years, she moved on to become the head softball coach at Viterbo University. After completing the 2006 season, Stejskal left coaching at the college-level and moved back to the Rochester area where she has been actively involved with youth fastpitch for the last 14 years, serving as a member of the RYFSA board of directors, coaching at Rochester Lourdes and coaching for the Minnesota Stix, and providing pitching lessons for area youth. She lives in Stewartville with her husband Mark. She has six step-kids, two grandkids, and has two dogs and a cat, each adopted through animal rescue organizations. She is an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion and serves on the NAMI of SE MN Board of Directors where she works to eliminate the stigma of mental illness. ASSISTANT COACH HANNAH NELSON joined the RCTC coaching staff for the 2022 season. She is a graduate of Rochester Lourdes High School and the College of St. Benedict. Hannah has been coaching with Rochester Youth Fastpitch since 2017 and has served as a head coach with Minnesota Stix softball. During her time at the College of St. Benedict, Hannah was a catcher from 2013-2015. She started 21 games as a sophomore in 2014. During her time at Lourdes, Coach Nelson was the catcher for five seasons, serving as captain for two of those years. She also was a four-year hockey player for the Eagles. ASSISTANT COACH MIKE MACKEN
MEET THE YELLOWJACKETS
Abigail Scanlan
Zoe Scrabek
Tarrin Stephans
ABIGAIL SCANLAN is a freshman from Stewartville, Minnesota where she graduated from Stewartville High School. Her Academic Honor is High Honors. Her Athletic Honors include All-Conference and Batting Champion Award. Her family members are Sarah and Aaron Scanlan. Abigail is majoring in Law Enforcement. Her favorite bedtime story as a kid was Goodnight Moon. Her gameday rituals are listening to music and dancing with herself. Abigail can pinch people with her toes! ZOE SCRABEK is a freshman from Wykoff, Minnesota, where she graduated from Kingsland High School. Her academic honors are being on the Dean’s List and President’s List. Her athletic and team honor is Best Defensive Player. Her family members are Deb, Kyle, and Andrea. Zoe is majoring in Nursing. Before bed her mom, dad, and Zoe would always say a lullaby to each other. Her game day ritual is listening to music. If given a superpower, Zoe would pick invisibility over having the ability to fly and telepathy over telekinesis. Zoe has always known the one thing she would do when she grows up was to help babies, or people in general, with any needs they may have. “I am not going to let my little self-down.” TARRIN STEPHANS is a freshman who graduated from Dover-Eyota High School. Her family is her mom, dad, and twin brother. Tarrin is majoring in Radiology. Her favorite bedtime story is Clifford the Big Red Dog. Her game day ritual is listening to music. If given superpowers, Tarrin would pick invisibility over having the ability to fly and telepathy over telekinesis. Tarrin can shoot a bow and arrow! JOURNEY SMITH is a sophomore from Tomah, Wisconsin, who graduated from Tomah High School. Her academic honor is being on the President’s List two times. She was also named Leader of the Pack Award two times and the Sportsmanship Award three times. She is going to graduate with an Associates of Liberal Arts degree. Her game day ritual is to get 8-9 hours of sleep before and eat a big breakfast. Journey chose the ability of flight over invisibility, and telepathy over telekinesis. Journey is not flexible at all! She can barely touch her toes! KELSEY GRUNEWALD is a freshman from St. James, Minnesota. Her athletic honors are All-Conference, All-Conference Honorable Mention, Breakdown Sports Catalog 2020-2021 and Spotlight on Scholarship. Her family members include Crystel, Ernest, Alivia, and Gavin. Kelsey is majoring in Radiography. When she was younger, she loved any type of animal book. She loved the seek and find stories. Her game day rituals would be to braid hair on the bus and “jam out to music.” Kelsey chose to have the ability of flight over invisibility and telekinesis over telepathy. Softball has always been her favorite sport growing up because she would always play catch or hit with her dad!
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Journey Smith
Kelsey Grunewald
Jamee Norlund
Payton Fox
Kayla Nelsen
D.J. Berg
#rollhive #yellowjacketstrong Bella Mehrkens
Alison Narveson
Lacy Petersen
Isabelle A. Hahn
JAMEE NORLUND is a freshman from Lake City, Minnesota. Her academic honors and graduating with honors and being a part of the National Honor Society. Her athletic honors include Offensive MVP and All-Conference. Her family members are Deb, Rick, and Logan. Jamee’s favorite bedtime story was The Pout Pout Fish. Her game day rituals are to jam out to music with the team and always forgetting something at home. Her dog is her best friend and her soulmate!
BELLA MEHRKENS is a freshman from Zumbro Falls, Minnesota and graduated from Pine Island High School. Her family members include Amber, Kyle, Weston, Aylla, and Braxton. She is majoring in Nursing. Her favorite bedtime story as a kid is The Poky Little Puppy. Her game day ritual is to drink lots of water and “get her head in the game.” If given a superpower, Bella would rather have the ability of flight over invisibility, and telepathy over telekinesis. Bella’s family is a foster family.
PAYTON FOX is a freshman from Northfield High School. Her athletic honors include All-Conference, and All-Tournament Team. Her team honor is being the 2019 State Softball Champions. Her family members are Angie, Jeff, and Evan. She is majoring in Nursing. Her favorite bedtime story was Lord’s Prayer. She likes to braid her hair and listen to music on game days. If given a superpower, she would choose invisibility over the ability of flight and telekinesis over telepathy. Payton used to race BMX bike when she was little!
ALISON NARVESON is a freshman from Pine Island, Minnesota. Her family members are Heidi, Mitch, Jen, Caden, Jaxson, and Lillian. Her favorite bedtime story is Where the Wild Things Are. She likes to listen to “pump up” music before games. If given a superpower, she’d rather be invisible over the ability to fly and telekinesis over telepathy. Alison likes to bowl!
KAYLA NELSEN is a freshman from Adams, Minnesota and graduated from Southland High School. Her family members are her Jason, Michelle, Gavin, and Brede. She is majoring in Radiography. Her favorite bedtime story is Pete the Cat. Her gameday ritual is eating a turkey sandwich and listening to music to get pumped. If given a superpower, Kayla chose to have the ability of flight over invisibility and telekinesis over telepathy. D.J. BERG is a freshman from St. Charles, Minnesota, and graduated from St. Charles High School. Her honors include, B Honor Roll, All-Conference Honorable Mention, TRC- West Division Champions, Sub-Section Champions, Sections Champions, second place State Champions. D.J.’s family members include Dave, Angie, and Adam. She is currently majoring in Law Enforcement. Her favorite bedtime story is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Her game day ritual is eating a bag of Trolli gummy worms before or during the game. Another thing that she does is having a short mental prayer before games. Also, when she is walking on the field, she makes sure that she does not step on any of the white lines on the field. D.J. chose to have the ability to fly over invisibility and telekinesis over telepathy. D.J. loves fishing!
LACY PETERSEN is a freshman who graduated from Alden-Conger High School. Her family is Kirk, Dana, and Zach. She is majoring in Marine Biology. Her favorite bedtime story is Care Bears. If given a superpower, Lacy would pick invisibility over having the ability to fly and telepathy over telekinesis. Her game day rituals are “breakfast, flex in the mirror, music, and hype time with teammates.” Lacy can play the guitar! ISABELLE HAHN is a freshman from Kasson, Minnesota. Her family members are Don, Jen, Sam, Nick, and Zack. Isabelle is majoring in Elementary Education. Her favorite bedtime story is Goodnight Moon. Isabelle likes to listen to music to get in “the zone” before games. Isabelle chose to have the ability of flight over invisibility and telekinesis over telepathy. Isabelle likes to go fishing and hunting. CASSY HAWKINSON, manager of the team, is a sophomore from Littlefork, Minnesota. Her academic honor is being Valedictorian in high school. Her family is Lindsey, Stella, Zuko, Arlo, and Lilith. Cassy is majoring in Web Design. Her favorite bedtime story is La Cucarachita Mandinga. Her game day ritual is listening to music very loudly. Cassy chose to have the ability to fly over invisibility and telekinesis over telepathy. Cassy enjoys creating visually appealing things!
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RCTC SOFTBALL RECORD BOOK COACH.............. YEAR....W....... L....... RESULTS Jerry Chase.............1983.......21....... 10.......State Runner Up Jerry Chase.............1984.......26....... 6.........Region XIII Champ; Nationals Illinois Jerry Chase.............1985.......27....... 8.........Region XIII Champ; Nationals Michigan Jerry Chase.............1986.......33....... 6.........State Runner Up Jerry Chase.............1987.......36....... 4.........State Runner Up Jerry Chase.............1988.......23....... 5.........Conference Champ; Southern Division Runner up Jerry Chase.............1989.......22....... 6.........State Runner Up Jerry Chase.............1990.......27....... 13.......State 3rd Jerry Chase.............1991.......28....... 14.......Region XIII Runner Up; Southern Division Champ Jerry Chase.............1992.......23....... 9.........State Runner Up Jerry Chase.............1993.......8......... 18 Jean Musgjerd........1994.......19....... 16 Jean Musgjerd........1995.......9......... 18.......State 4th Jean Musgjerd........1996.......12....... 15 Jean Musgjerd........1997.......17....... 14.......State 3rd Jean Musgjerd........1998.......16....... 18.......State 4th Jean Musgjerd........1999.......20....... 13.......Region Champ; 6th place Nationals Maryland Jean Musgjerd........2000.......25....... 13.......State Runner Up; Region 3rd Jean Musgjerd........2001.......18....... 12.......Region Runner Up Jean Musgjerd........2002.......25....... 18.......Southern Conference Runner Up; Region XIII Champs; 5th Nationals Illinois Jean Musgjerd........2003.......8......... 15.......Conference 4th; State 5th Jean Musgjerd........2004.......15....... 17.......Conference 4th; State 3rd Jean Musgjerd........2005.......10....... 18.......Conference 3rd Jean Musgjerd........2006.......22....... 17.......Southern Conference Runner Up; Region XIII Runner up; State 4th Jean Musgjerd........2007.......20....... 17.......Southern Conference Runner Up; Region XIII 3rd ; State 5th Paula Carlsen..........2008.......18....... 14 Jean Musgjerd........2009.......35....... 7.........Southern Conference Champs; Region XIII A Champs; State 2nd; Nationals 4th Rochester, Minnesota Jean Musgjerd........2010.......33....... 18.......Southern Division Runner Up; Region XIII A Champs; State 2nd; Nationals 6th, Rochester, Minnesota Jean Musgjerd........2011.......23....... 19 Kacey Moline..........2012.......24....... 19 Cyndi Raymond......2013.......NA...... NA.....Club Status Cyndi Raymond......2014.......27....... 15.......Southern Conference Champs; Region XIII A Champs, Nationals 4th Niki Peterson..........2015.......31....... 16.......Southern Division 2nd; Region XIIA 2nd Niki Peterson..........2016.......33....... 17.......Southern Division 2nd; Region XIAA 2nd Josh Conley............2017.......NA...... NA.....No Softball Team Cori Ronnenberg....2018.......3......... 21 Cori Ronnenberg....2019.......15....... 17 Cori Ronnenberg....2020.......3......... 8.........Season Canceled Due to Covid-19 Pandemic Cori Ronnenberg....2021.......12....... 7
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