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Coach Krzysiak, Merkle, and Snover work very hard and do an excellent job teaching the fundamentals of baseball. - Wendell Nehmer
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Coach Krzysiak, Merkle, and Snover have 17 clients who were 2006 graduates that have gone on to play college baseball.
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Coach Krzysiak, Merkle, Sarmiento, Hartt and Snover have coached / instructed 279 collegiate players and 12 professional players !
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Coach Krzysiak and Coach Merkle have been the two most important individuals in helping me reach my baseball dreams. - Matt Garrett
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Coach Krzysiak and Coach Merkle have been able to greatly expand my baseball abilities and are very helpful in many aspects of the game. -Chad Jasman
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2009 HS Players of the Week
| Week 11 |
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| Jeff Kinley| Junior |
Saginaw Heritage HS
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2009 has been a tremendous year for Jeff. Jeff was named the Saginaw Valley Leagues Most Valuable Player, his 1.08 ERA along with his .487 battting average helped contribute to his dual threat success.
Jeff had a tremendous summer with Saginaw Means batting over .400 while also topping out at 87 mph on the bump with his signature running two-seam fastball. Jeff's last three outings with Means were outstanding, here are the scores and stats:
Saginaw Means 6, Central Michigan Stars 0 - Allowed 1 hit with 10 strikeouts
Saginaw Means 8, Flint Palacio's 0 - Allowed 2 hits with 5 strikeouts
Saginaw Means 4, Chicago Lumbard Lightning 0 - Allowed 2 hits with 8 strikeouts
Great job Jeff, your senior year will be very special !!!! | |
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| Week 10 |
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| Kohl Bechtel | Senior |
Beal City High School | |
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Photo coming soon. |
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MHSAA Division 4 State Champion
1st Team All-State Pitcher
Hitting Stats
48 hits, 123 AB, .390 Average
43 Runs, 41 RBIs
10 2B, 2 3B, 16 BB, 11 SO, 18 SB
Pitching Stats
11-1 record, 76 Innings, 114 K's, 33 BB, .92 ERA
14 Runs, 28 Hits, 10 ER, 2 Saves
Quarter Finals: 5 IP, 3 hits, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 Ks
Semi Finals: 7 IP, 2 hits, 0 R, 3 BB, 11 Ks | |
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| Week 9 |
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| Mike Schaaf | Senior |
Saginaw Arthur Hill | |
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The Texas Rangers picked Arthur Hill pitcher Mike Schaaf in the 18th round Wednesday during the second day of the Major League Baseball draft.
Schaaf’s season highlights include 157 strikeouts with a 0.98 ERA while registering speeds of 93 mph on the radar gun, at the plate he hit over .600 with 53 RBI’s. As junior the hard hitting first baseman hit 13 homeruns.
Mike was the starting pitching for the West Team in The Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game at Commerica Park. Mike threw three shutout innings allowing 1 hit while striking out 2 batters, at the plate Mike was 1 for 2 with a single. | |
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| Week 8 |
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| Justin Drzewicki | Senior |
Bay City Central | |
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Earned first team All-Saginaw Valley League infielder. The Senior middle infielder hit .411 for the Wolves.
As a junior Justin earned second team All -Saginaw Valley League as a pitcher.
Congratulations on your accomplishments Justin. | |
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| Week 7 |
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| Ryan Stainforth | Sophomore |
Frankenmuth High School | |
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Ryan has earned his spurs as the starting catcher and #3 hitter for Frankenmuth. In conference play his .406 average and .578 on base percentage have helped contribute to various conference victories. The stellar backstop has very proven to be quite effective stopping 20 out of 37 potential basestealers on the season.
Great job young man !!! | |
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| Week 6 |
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| Tyler Provow | Sophomore |
Bay City Western | |
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Tyler has proven to be the Saginaw Valley Leagues top defensive shortstop while helping lead Bay City Western to their first Saginaw Valley League title since 2001. Way to go Tyler !!!
32-90 (.356 average)
26 runs scored
27 RBI's | |
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| Week 5 |
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| Jeff Hartt | Coach |
Bangor John Glenn | |
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Now at 496-289 for his career, Hartt surpassed former Essexville Garber coach Roger Pfundt for the most wins in Bay County history.
The John Glenn ball diamond - recently christened Jeff Hartt Field - has long been a good place to be for Hartt and his troops. Under the Glenn player-turned-coach, the Bobcats have hit the 20-win mark 15 of the past 20 years and have routinely played a factor in the North East Michigan Conference title chase.
And through 25 seasons, Hartt has produced a consistent winner - to the tune of a Bay County-record 496 victories. Pfundt, the fellow Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer who skippered Garber from 1973-98, posted a 494-242 mark and held the Bay County record since 1991. | |
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| Week 4 |
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| Skyler Skrzypczak | Junior |
Western High School | |
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Stats
Skyler tossed a seven-hitter, struck out 6 and had 0 walks as Bay City Western blanked Midland High 5-0 in the first game of a SVL double-header. Skyler, now 7-0, retired the Chemics without an outfield putout.
For the season he has 46 K's, 6 walks, and a 1.16 ERA. Way to go Skyler! | |
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| Week 3 |
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| Jake Fleming | Freshman |
Bullock Creek High School | |
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Stats
Young Jake earned his spurs for the Lancers as he threw a complete game in 6-2 victory vs. St. Charles. This was St. Charles first loss of the season. Way to go Jake!
7 innings pitched, 7 K's, 2 BB, 1 ER | |
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| Week 2 |
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| Jordan Schumann | Junior |
John Glenn High School | |
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Stats
Threw complete game 1 hitter with 16 strikeouts in 4-0 victory vs Holly in Championship game at the Bullock Creek Lancer Invitational.
At the plate Jordan was 5 for 6 on the day with a triple and 3 RBI's. John Glenn also defeated State rated Bullock Creek 7-1 in the semifinal game. | |
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| Steve Moore | Senior |
Pinconning High School | |
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Stats
Defeated Carleton-Airport 12-1 in five innings on a 3-hitter.
Also added home run in victory as Pinconning went on to a 3-0 record to win Carleton-Airport Invitational. | |
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