LANCER ALUMNI

ALUMNI

LANCER Baseball

This page follows the accomplishments of Lancer alumni in college and professional baseball. If you have any information regarding alumni currently playing ball, please email Coach Mike Grahovac:
mike.grahovac@lhsoc.org

Want to know what our 2006 graduates plans are? Check out the 2006 Graduates page.

ALUMNI CORNER

We would love to hear from our baseball alumni. Email your messages here, and we will post it below. Let us know how you are doing, whether you are playing baseball or not. Give your encouragement to the current Lancer baseball squad.

Minor Leagues: Three Lancers were drafted in the 2007 Major League draft, Paul Koss (2003, 11th round), Matt Wallach (2004, 22nd round), and Daniel Renken (2007, 35th round). Paul and Matt both were drafted by the Dodgers, and both have signed minor league contracts. Currently, they are teammates with the Dodgers' rookie league affiliate, Ogden Raptors. Follow their progress on the Ogden Raptors website. (6-30-07).

Division 1 Alumni: Paul Koss had a strong senior season, saving sixteen games and winning three for USC, with a 2.79 ERA, and was drafted in the 11th round and has been signed by the Dodgers. Unfortunately, the Trojans failed to qualify for the postseason, but Paul was "Honorable Mention" in the Pac. 10. Danny Grubb enjoyed an excellent campaign with Fresno State, and was named to the First Team All Western Athletic Conference team. The Bulldogs reached the finals of the Regionals before losing to Matt Wallach's CSUF Titans. As we all know, Danny is an excellent defensive catcher, and his bat heated up as well, as he finished the season batting .289 with 3 home runs and 25 RBI. He also threw out 24 base-stealers. Taylor Krick's Long Beach State Dirtbags also made the play-offs, losing in the finals of Regionals. Taylor earned a fair amount of playing time at third base and batted a fine .292, including 2 home runs. Matt Wallach had had some big games for Cal State Fullerton, including a grand slam home run against Taylor's Dirtbags to lead the Titans to a big come-from-behind victory on May 25, 2007. After starting the season on the bench, Matt finished as the starting first baseman, ending the regular season with an average of .267 with 4 home runs and 23 RBI. Matt was drafted in the 22nd round by the Dodgers, and recently signed a contract. (6-30-07)

2006 Grads: All of our Lancers 2006 alumni played well in their freshman year. "Big Kid" Kevin Craik had 2 saves in 12 appearances for Point Loma. Ryan Hall made the most of his opportunities, batting 11 for 16 (.688) at Chapman, which reached the Division III World Series, finishing fifth. Paul Deese pitches for Chapman and posted a 2.00 ERA in eight appearances. Lastly, Cole Hockenberry had an excellent season at Golden West, starting most games and batting an excellent .336 with 26 RBI. (5-28-07)

Community College Watch: Marco Martelli had a nice year at Cypress College, batting .291 with 2 HR and 25 RBI for the Chargers, which finished as runner-ups in the Junior College state championship. Brandon Rohr in limited playing time made the most of it, batting 6 for 16 with 2 RBI, also for Cypress College. Over at OCC, Cory Olson had a sizzling season, batting .381 with 4 home runs, and was named to first team All League in the Orange Empire Conference. Ryan Shopshire finished with a 4-2 record for OCC, coming back from his injury, and was named to second team All League. Also at OCC, Serrin Jarvi had a record of 4-2 with four saves and also was named to second team All League. Kyle Enloe also recovered from his serious injury and had 5 hits in 15 at bats for Fullerton College. Josh Nasland had a 2-1 record, also for Fullerton College. (6-8-07)

Bobby Wooldrige: Bobby's father, Brian, reports that Bobby "missed 3 weeks with a bad infection but is back playing now. The team (Whittier College Poets) has been up and down, losing a lot of games in late and extra innings, but have been in almost every game. Bobby has played mostly at second base, but has also started some games in left field, and also gets some work at shortstop. He is currently batting .290, and has moved to the lead off position in the batting order." (3-26-07)

Ryan Shopshire almost throws no-hitter: Ryan came within one out of the feat before allowing a single in the game on 2-22-07. Corey Olson had three hits in the game easily won by OCC. Here is the game report.

LANCERS PLAYING BASEBALL IN COLLEGE

TAYLOR KRICK (2006): The 2006 MVP plays baseball for the Division 1 Long Beach State Dirtbags.

Dirtbag Baseball. Taylor Krick Bio

KEVIN CRAIK (2006): "Big Kid" now attends Point Loma University in San Diego on a baseball scholarship. He is a right-handed pitcher for the Sea Lions.

Point Loma Baseball.

Kevin Craik Bio

2006 grads Ryan Hall and Paul Deese celebrate Chapman University's victory in the Division III Western Regional, qualifying the Panthers for the D-3 World Series.

PAUL DEESE (2006): Paul, who suffered a sore arm for most of his senior year, now pitches at Chapman University. Chapman University Baseball

RYAN HALL (2006): Ryan also attends Chapman University and plays on the Panthers baseball team. Chapman University Baseball

COLE HOCKENBERRY (2006): The two-sport star at OLHS attends Golden West College and is a member of the Rustler baseball team.

Golden West Baseball

DANNY GRUBB (2005): Danny is a sophomore at Div. 1 Fresno State and is the starting catcher for the Bulldogs.

Player Bio: Danny Grubb

Fresno State Bulldogs Baseball

SERRIN JARVI (2005): Serrin is now pitching for Orange Coast College after a year at the University of San Diego. Orange Coast College Baseball

JERROD KRICK (2005): Taylor's older brother is a sophomore left-handed pitcher for the Cal State, Monterrey Bay Otters. CSUMB Baseball

KEVIN COURVIOSIER (2005): After one year at Fullerton College, Kevin now attends Concordia Univ., Mequon (Wisconsin). He plays on both the basketball and baseball teams. Concordia Wisconsin Baseball

KYLE SMART (2005): Kyle is a second-year pitcher for Santa Ana College. Santa Ana College Baseball

KYLE ENLOE (2005): Kyle is a redshirt freshman third basement for the Fullerton College Hornets. Fullerton College Baseball

COREY OLSON (2005): Corey is an outfielder in his second year at Orange Coast College. He was named to first team All League in the tough JC Orange Empire League for the 2007 season. Orange Coast College Baseball

JOSH NASLUND (2005): A redshirt freshman, Josh pitches this year for the Fullerton College Hornets. Fullerton College Baseball

BRANDON ROHR (2005): Brandon is playing baseball at Cypress College. Cypress College Baseball

MARCO MARTELLI (2005): Marco also is playing for Cypress College as a second-year player. Cypress College Baseball

MATT WALLACH (2004): After two strong seasons at Cypress College, Matt received a scholarship from Div. 1 powerhouse, Cal State Fullerton. Let's hope we see Matt playing in Omaha this year.

Player Bio: Matt Wallach

CSU Fullerton Baseball

MATT MILLER (2004): Slugger Matt Miller finished his two years at Cypress College and now moves on to the baseball program at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado, where he is a junior.

Mesa State Baseball

RYAN SHOPSHIRE (2004): The tall flamethrower is pitching for the Orange Coast College Pirates, where he is a sophomore. Orange Coast College Baseball

BOBBY WOOLDRIGE (2004): Bobby is junior at Whittier College and plays on the Poet's baseball team. In 2006, Bobby helped out with coaching the Frosh team at Orange Lutheran.

Player Bio.: Bobby Wooldridge

RYAN WILLIAMS (2003): Ryan is now a senior at William Woods University, in Fulton, Missouri, playing his second season for the Owls. The Lancer family is especially proud of Ryan, honored as an Academic All American in the Spring of 2006. Ryan also helped out with the Lancer program in 2006 after school ended.

Player bio.: Ryan Williams