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FINAL 2011 RANKINGS
1. Rockford
2. Portage Central
3. Gull Lake
4. Grand Ledge
5. Grand Rapids Christian
6. Hudsonville
7. Hamilton
8. Forest Hills Central
9. Middleville
10. GR Catholic Central
- Baker, Tyler
(Grand Ledge)
- Baldwin, Bryan
(Rockford)
- Bender, Brendan
(Grandville)
- Brand, Colin
(Forest Hills Northern)
- Buitendyk, Lance
(West Catholic)
- Carson, Kody
(Harper Creek)
- Caton, Caleb
(Kalamazoo Loy Norrix)
- Chulski, Greg
(Kenowa Hills)
- Coatney, Levi
(Zeeland West)
- Cooke, Drake
(North Muskegon)
- Cooper, Cam
(Sparta)
- Cunningham, Sean
(Forest Hills Northern)
- DeJonge, Joshua
(Zeeland West)
- Eiseler, Eric
(Grand Ledge)
- Elble, Ryan
(East Grand Rapids)
- Enslen, Robby
(Middleville)
- Fish, Zach
(Gull Lake)
- Flowers, RJ
(Hamilton)
- Franks, Jesse
(Portage Northern)
- Goldschmeding, Sam
(Allegan)
- Goodyke, Austin
(Calvin Christian)
- Herron, Lawrence
(Kalamazoo Central)
- Hoke, Skylar
(Hudsonville)
- Jusick, Kyle
(Portage Central)
- Lienesch, Christian
(Rockford)
- McMahon, Scott
(Mattawan)
- Nietering, Derek
(Coopersville)
- Patterson, Mitchel
(Byron Center)
- Pell, Trent
(Eaton Rapids)
- Tillman, Jordan
(Portage Central)
- VanVossen, Mick
(Forest Hills Central)
- White, Nathaniel
(Hamilton)
- Zimmerman, Kyle
(Frankfort)
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 Alex Robbins, a senior CF/2B at Zeeland East will continue his education and play baseball at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan.
“I just felt like it was where I belonged. I liked the school and its mission. I feel comfortable with the program, the coaches and they have an awesome new baseball complex.I am very thankful and honored that I have been blessed with this opportunity.”
Known as “A-Rob”, Robbins was a Team Captain as a junior and played the most innings on the team for Zeeland East. he is in his 5th year of travel [...]
Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association honors North Muskegon’s Warren Kent Jr. as Assistant Coach of the Year
The Muskegon Chronicle By Mike Mattson
North Muskegon assistant coach Warren Kent Jr. has been selected an Assistant Coach of the Year by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. Kent Jr., who is the father of NM varsity coach Warren Kent III, received an award at the recent MHSBCA Clinic in Mount Pleasant. Kent Jr., who works with outfielders and coaches first base, has been an assistant at NM for seven years and recorded 200 wins as [...]
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 Rivals.com is reporting the fate of one of the country’s top football recruits after offensive tweets were found on his Twitter account.
This situation has reportedly cost him his scholarship offer to the University of Michigan.
While this is football, it obviously has relevance to high school baseball players as well. Players and families need to give serious consideration to how social media likes Twitter and Facebook are used.
Rivals.com January 20, 2012
Yuri Wright, one of the best high school cornerbacks in the country, has spent most of his senior year trying to decide what college to attend.
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 Nate Stegman, a right handed pitcher for the Blue Devils of Gull Lake High School, has chosen to continue his education and baseball career at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky.
As a junior in the 2011 season, Stegman led Gull Lake to a berth in the State Semi-Finals before bowing out to eventual State Champion St. Clair Shores. For his efforts, Stegman was named a first team All-State selection,
Nate boasted an 11-1 record on the mound with a 1.19 ERA while striking out 90 and walking 21 in 70 innings of work.
Eastern Kentucky, a NCAA [...]
Dylan VanPutten (file photo)
Dylan VanPutten, a senior at Middleville’s Thornapple Kellogg High School, has decided to continue his education and play baseball at Central Michigan University.
“I chose CMU because I thought it was the best fit for me both academically and athletically”, VanPutten told West Michigan High School Baseball.
“I really liked the coaching staff and the athletic facilities, especially for baseball.”
VanPutten, a fixture at first base for the Trojans for the past two years will play both first base and the outfield at CMU. “The coaching staff has asked me to be flexible and to [...]
Players in the northern portion of West Michigan High School Baseball’s coverage area will have a great opportunity for training this winter!
Mesick head coach Hank Burch will be hosting US Baseball Academy for a 6 week training camp at Mesick High School.
Here’s a bit about US Baseball Academy:
U.S. Baseball Academy Is A National Program With A Local Touch
As we grow the national franchise, we maintain our original commitment to quality instruction at an affordable price. Each location promises the same proven itinerary of drills, a player-coach ratio of 6 to 1 or [...]
 Planned baseball, softball facility in West Michigan seen as ‘economic engine for the community’
The Grand Rapids Press by Brian VanOchten
GRAND RAPIDS – Arend Lubbers, president of Grand Valley State University from 1969 through 2001, understood the importance of athletic opportunities in shaping the future of a fledgling institution that has since earned a reputation as the finest NCAA Division II athletic department in the nation.
He is confident the same dreams can accomplished on a different field.
Lubbers and Grand Rapids Griffins owner Dan DeVos are teaming up to lead a public fund-raising effort to build a [...]
 Marquise Gill, one of West Michigan’s top infielders, has signed to continue his education and play baseball for Eastern Michigan University.
Gill, who played for Middleville prior to moving to Paw Paw in his junior year, plays summer baseball for Matt Sheets at Around the Horn in Kalamazoo.
From the Eastern Michigan University web site:
Marquise Gill 6’1″ 195 lbs. IF R/R Paw Paw, Mich.-Paw Paw
High School: Gill is an infielder from Paw Paw High School who has all the tools to be a star. He has power, speed, great hands and a very good arm. Gill [...]
Blake Hibbits
Blake Hibbits, an outstanding basketball and baseball player for Hudsonville, will be playing both sports in Birmingham, Alabama next fall when he joins Samford University.
Samford is a D1 university that plays in the Southern Conference with other great baseball programs like Georgia Southern, College of Charleston and Appalachian State.
From the Samford web site:
Head Coach Casey Dunn: The wild card may be Blake Hibbitts. Blake is signing a basketball scholarship with us, but has a bright future on the mound. Being from Michigan I have only been able to watch him pitch once, but his [...]
Spencer Goebel
Spencer Goebel, a top RHP from Northpointe Christian will continue his education and play baseball at Spring Arbor University next fall.
Goebel, who will play for Jim Abbott’s top 18U team out of Elite Baseball this summer, will be joining one of the best baseball programs in Michigan when he plays for the Cougars.
Congratulations to Spencer and good luck next fall!
 Kurt Hoekstra of Grand Rapids Christian will be continuing his education and playing baseball for Western Michigan University next fall.
“Kurt had a fantastic Junior season for Grand Rapids Christian!” said GRC Head Coach Brent Gates.
“He helped the us advance to the 2011 Division 2 State Championship game last year and will be one of the top shortstops and pitchers in West Michigan again this year”
From the Western Michigan University web site:
Kurt Hoekstra • 6-2 • 165 • INF/RHP • L/R
Named first team all-districts, all-area East, as a junior, leading Grand Rapids Christian to a [...]
 Aaron Dehn, a RHP from South Haven, has signed to continue his education and play baseball at Western Michigan University and head coach Billy Gernon. Dehn plays summer ball for Matt Sheets at Around the Horn in Kalamazoo.
From the WMU web site:
Aaron Dehn • 5-11 • 200 • RHP • R/R Three-time all-conference selection, also earning all-district honors in 2007 and 2011 … was part of two district championship and two regional finalist teams under head coach Dave McWhinnie … batted over .325 last two seasons, hitting .353 with eight doubles, a triple and two home runs [...]
 With the signing of Shain Showers (Rockford) to Evansville in the Missouri Valley Conference, a few readers have questioned why a player of that caliber would head to Evansville instead of better known schools.
The answer (as Shain is quoted as saying in the Grand Rapids Press) is because of the quality of the competition Evansville faces.
West Michigan High School Baseball wanted to let our readers know just how good this conference is!
While the majority of players from our area that play D1 college baseball tend to go to the Big Ten, the MAC or the [...]
 Forest Hills Central’s Jonah Lakatos commits to Oakland for baseball
The Grand Rapids Press by Steve Vedder
Jonah Lakatos doesn’t think being a late bloomer will be a hindrance to his college baseball career.
The Forest Hills Central senior spent his first two varsity seasons behind the plate as a catcher and much of his junior season in the outfield.
Jonah Lakatos (file photo)
However, because Lakatos has excellent size and a fastball that touched 91 mph this summer, colleges wanted him as a pitcher.
That’s fine with Lakatos, except he couldn’t surrender his love of hitting. As a [...]
 Rockford shortstop Shain Showers commits to Evansville for baseball
The Grand Rapids Press by Steve Vedder
Shain Showers remembers tossing around “what ifs” with two of his Rockford teammates in terms of their futures in baseball.
Showers said he and senior teammates Drew Farmer and Tony DiLeo all concluded that playing NCAA Division I was their ultimate goal.
After Farmer verbally committed to Western Michigan and DiLeo did the same to Eastern Michigan, that left only Showers, the Rams shortstop, with an undetermined college future.
“All three of us aspired to play in college. I’ve known Tony since the [...]
 Derek Nietering, a 2011 Player to Watch on West Michigan High School Baseball, is playing college ball for Florida Christian College.
Florida Christian is a four-year college located in Kissimmee, Florida and competes in NCCAA DII.
Nietering, one of West Michigan’s top catchers the last few years, competed on the USSSA 18U National team this summer.
This team won the Gold Medal games in Florida, going 7-1 with wins over teams from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Canada, Mexico and France.
Congratulations to Derek and good luck in Florida!
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