Centerville -- Indian Hills Community College baseball recruit Tyler Hermann has been named the high school Player of the Year in Wisconsin. Hermann, who signed a national letter-of-intent with Indian Hills last winter, was selected as the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association state player of the year after leading his Eau Claire North team to its first state championship.
Hermann also garnered the District I Player of the Year honor.
Hermann was 2-for-3 with two doubles and three runs scored in North’s state title game win and was a first-team all-state pick as an infielder. As a senior, Hermann hit .569 with 30 runs, four doubles, a triple, seven homers and 33RBIs.
That performance followed a junior season in which Hermann batted .479 with six home runs and 29 RBIs. He also went 3-1 with a 2.38 ERA as a pitcher.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Ex-Falcon Whitmore Taken in MLB Draft
Centerville -- Travis Whitmore, a former all-region baseball player at Indian Hills Community College, was chosen by the San Diego Padres on the final day of the Major League Baseball Draft. He was the Padres’ 35th-round pick.
Whitmore played the past two seasons at the University of Pittsburgh and helped lead the Panthers to the Big East championship both years. This season, he played in all 56 games, including 55 starts at second base, and batted .336. Whitmore led Pitt in at-bats (211), stolen bases (12) and sacrifice flies (9). He also had four homers and 41 RBIs and tied for second on the team with 71 hits.
As a junior, Whitmore hit .369 with three homers and a team-leading six triples to go along with 46 RBIs. He finished his two-year career at Pitt with 10 triples, ranking third all-time.
A Burlington native, Whitmore enjoyed two solid seasons at Indian Hills. He batted over .300 both years -- .389 as a sophomore following a .301 freshman season. He was named to the all-region and all-district teams as a soph after leading the squad in eight offensive categories.
Whitmore played both first base and third base with the Falcons before settling in as the regular second baseman at Pittsburgh.
Panthers’ head coach Joe Jordano said, “I believe Travis is versatile enough to play a few different positions and that adds to his value. He is a talented player and will do a great job at the next level.”
Indian Hills had two former players, Bill Schroeder and Thomas Pereira, drafted last year and another ex-Falcon, Nick Nordgren, signed as a free agent.
There are five former IHCC players playing in the minor leagues. They are Irving Falu, Ruben Gotay, Justin Berg, Brock Kjeldgaard and Ray Kruml. Berg has had two separate stints this season in the Chicago Cubs’ bullpen.
Whitmore played the past two seasons at the University of Pittsburgh and helped lead the Panthers to the Big East championship both years. This season, he played in all 56 games, including 55 starts at second base, and batted .336. Whitmore led Pitt in at-bats (211), stolen bases (12) and sacrifice flies (9). He also had four homers and 41 RBIs and tied for second on the team with 71 hits.
As a junior, Whitmore hit .369 with three homers and a team-leading six triples to go along with 46 RBIs. He finished his two-year career at Pitt with 10 triples, ranking third all-time.
A Burlington native, Whitmore enjoyed two solid seasons at Indian Hills. He batted over .300 both years -- .389 as a sophomore following a .301 freshman season. He was named to the all-region and all-district teams as a soph after leading the squad in eight offensive categories.
Whitmore played both first base and third base with the Falcons before settling in as the regular second baseman at Pittsburgh.
Panthers’ head coach Joe Jordano said, “I believe Travis is versatile enough to play a few different positions and that adds to his value. He is a talented player and will do a great job at the next level.”
Indian Hills had two former players, Bill Schroeder and Thomas Pereira, drafted last year and another ex-Falcon, Nick Nordgren, signed as a free agent.
There are five former IHCC players playing in the minor leagues. They are Irving Falu, Ruben Gotay, Justin Berg, Brock Kjeldgaard and Ray Kruml. Berg has had two separate stints this season in the Chicago Cubs’ bullpen.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Falcons Place Nine on All-Region Squads
Centerville -- Indian Hills placed nine players on the All-Region 11 baseball team.
Freshman infielder Jordan Patton (Des Moines) and sophomore outfielder Adam Coleman (Bowling Green, Mo.) were the Falcons’ first-team picks.
Patton enjoyed an outstanding freshman season playing both shortstop and second base, hitting .366 and leading the team in stolen bases with 10. His 52 hits and 38 runs scored were both second on the team Coleman, the everyday center fielder, was the team-leader in runs (49), hits (54), walks (25) and on-base percentage (.432). He had three homers and 30 RBIs. Coleman was a second-team all-region choice as a freshman.
Named to the second All-Region team this year were sophomores Mitch Osnowitz (Bloomington, Ill.) and Francisco Perez (Juncos, Puerto Rico) and freshmen Yuliecer Arias (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) and Cashtyn DeLeeuw (Grimshaw, Alberta, Canada).
Osnowitz, a transfer, made the most of his only season at IHCC by providing a big bat in the middle of the lineup. He posted team highs in doubles (12), triples (3), homers (9), RBIs (40), total bases (95), and sacrifice flies (5) while playing in all 52 games and starting all but one game.
Perez, another transfer, hit .302 with one homer and 25 RBIs while starting 40 games, most of them behind the plate. A middle infielder, Arias had a .316 batting average with 10 doubles, four home runs and 28 RBIs. He was third in runs scored with 36.
DeLeeuw came on strong in the second half of the season. He had a record of 7-2 and won five straight decisions from April 14 - May 8. The righthander had an ERA of 4.34 and struck out 52 batters in 45 2/3 innings.
Honorable mention all-region choices from IHCC were sophomore Kevin Vazquez (Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico) and freshmen Kelvin Brito (Yabucoa, Puerto Rico) and Miguel Sanchez (Yauco, Puerto Rico).
Vazquez made the all-region team for the second straight year; he was a first-team pick in 2010. He was 5-3 with a 3.42 ERA this spring. Brito was another player who came on strong in the second half of the season. He raised his batting average to .298 and supplied five homers and 24 RBIs as the regular third baseman. Sanchez, an outfielder, wound up the year with a .347 average and hit three home runs with a team-leading .583 slugging percentage.
Freshman infielder Jordan Patton (Des Moines) and sophomore outfielder Adam Coleman (Bowling Green, Mo.) were the Falcons’ first-team picks.
Patton enjoyed an outstanding freshman season playing both shortstop and second base, hitting .366 and leading the team in stolen bases with 10. His 52 hits and 38 runs scored were both second on the team Coleman, the everyday center fielder, was the team-leader in runs (49), hits (54), walks (25) and on-base percentage (.432). He had three homers and 30 RBIs. Coleman was a second-team all-region choice as a freshman.
Named to the second All-Region team this year were sophomores Mitch Osnowitz (Bloomington, Ill.) and Francisco Perez (Juncos, Puerto Rico) and freshmen Yuliecer Arias (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) and Cashtyn DeLeeuw (Grimshaw, Alberta, Canada).
Osnowitz, a transfer, made the most of his only season at IHCC by providing a big bat in the middle of the lineup. He posted team highs in doubles (12), triples (3), homers (9), RBIs (40), total bases (95), and sacrifice flies (5) while playing in all 52 games and starting all but one game.
Perez, another transfer, hit .302 with one homer and 25 RBIs while starting 40 games, most of them behind the plate. A middle infielder, Arias had a .316 batting average with 10 doubles, four home runs and 28 RBIs. He was third in runs scored with 36.
DeLeeuw came on strong in the second half of the season. He had a record of 7-2 and won five straight decisions from April 14 - May 8. The righthander had an ERA of 4.34 and struck out 52 batters in 45 2/3 innings.
Honorable mention all-region choices from IHCC were sophomore Kevin Vazquez (Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico) and freshmen Kelvin Brito (Yabucoa, Puerto Rico) and Miguel Sanchez (Yauco, Puerto Rico).
Vazquez made the all-region team for the second straight year; he was a first-team pick in 2010. He was 5-3 with a 3.42 ERA this spring. Brito was another player who came on strong in the second half of the season. He raised his batting average to .298 and supplied five homers and 24 RBIs as the regular third baseman. Sanchez, an outfielder, wound up the year with a .347 average and hit three home runs with a team-leading .583 slugging percentage.
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