2016 Media Guide and Team Program

2016 ScheduleJune9 Thurs @Plymouth 6:3010 Fri Vermont 6:0512 Sun @Upper 5:0013 Mon North Adams 6:0514 Tue @Vermont 6:3015 Wed Sanford 6:0516 Thurs Upper 6:0518 Sat @Valley 6:3019 Sun Vermont 6:0520 Mon Sanford 6:0521 Tues @New Bedford 6:3023 Thurs Plymouth 6:0524 Fri Keene 6:0525 Sat Newport 6:0526 Sun Valley 6:0527 Mon @Newport 6:3529 Wed New Bedford 6:0530 Thurs Keene 6:05

July1 Fri Upper 6:052 Sat @North Adams 6:304 Mon @Mystic 6:055 Tues Ocean State 6:05

July6 Wed Danbury 6:058 Fri @Keene 6:309 Sat @Vermont 6:3010 Sun North Adams 6:0511 Mon Keene 6:0512 Tues @Danbury 6:3013 Wed @Sanford 6:0514 Thurs @Keene 6:3015 Fri @Sanford 6:3016 Sat North Adams 6:0519 Tues @Sanford 6:3020 Wed @Upper 6:3022 Fri @Valley 6:3023 Sat @Sanford 6:3024 Sun @Upper 5:0025 Mon Mystic 6:0526 Tues @Ocean State 6:3028 Thurs Sanford 6:0529 Fri Vermont 6:0530 Sat Valley 6:0531 Sun @NorthAdams 4:30

Aug1 Mon @Valley 6:30

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2016 RosterPitchersName H/T Ht Wt College Hometown Brandon Boone R/R 6-3 200 West Virginia University Georgetown, TXCameron Burt R/R 6-4 200 Queens College Wading River, NY Paul Campbell R/R 6-1 200 Clemson University Revere, MA Mike Gentile L/L 5-10 190 Ashland University Windsor Locks, CT Ethan Gillis R/L 6-5 290 Kennesaw State University Senoia, GA Austin Goeke R/R 6-5 205 Wagner College Bordentown, NJ Michael Grove R/R 6-3 190 West Virginia University Wheeling, WV George Lamb R/R 6-1 220 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Mesa, AZ Denis Lyman R/R 6-3 200 Bridgeport (U of) Kingston, NY Anthony Pagano L/L 6-0 200 Texas St University Humble, TX Andrew Politi R/R 6-0 195 Seton Hall University Long Valley, NJ Cain Spangler R/R 6-3 180 Florida International University Cape coral, FLJackson Tetreault R/R 6-5 175 State Col of Florida Manatee-Sarasota Ruskin, FL Brayden Theriot R/R 6-2 205 Texas State University Sugar Land, TX

CatchersName H/T Ht Wt College HometownMichael Alescio R/R 6-1 200 Seton Hall University Fair Haven, NJ Kyle Gilbert R/R 5-10 200 Florida Gulf Coast University Lake Mary, FL Griffin Helms R/R 6-0 215 Kennesaw State University Duluth, GA

InfieldersName H/T Ht Wt College HometownZack Coker R/R 5-10 180 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa,AL Jimmy Galusky R/R 6-3 185 West Virginia University Arthurdale, WV Anthony Maselli L/R 6-1 190 Boston College Burlington, CT Logan McRae R/R 6-3 200 College of Charleston Florence, SC Michael Rothmund R/R 6-6 230 University of Illinois Springfield Lombard, IL Ryan Stekl R/R 6-2 225 Canisius College Lancaster, NY

OutfieldersName H/T Ht Wt College HometownKeivan Berges R/R 6-0 215 Northwood University Wellington, FL Anthony Godino R/R 6-0 180 Wagner College Thornwood, NY Grant Meylan L/L 6-1 186 Santa Clara University Clayton, CA Ryan Shinn R/L 6-1 195 Florida Gulf Coast University Ft Myers, FL

Coaching StaffBill Clay- ManagerGary Calhoun- Assistant CoachJason Kalber- Assistant CoachMarcus Kalber- Assistant Coach

Coaching StaffBill Clay, a longtime baseball coach and former professional scout from Texas, will take the helm as Head Coach for the 2016 season. Coach Clay has more than 30 years of experience coaching top rated college, high school, and professional teams such as Tarleton State University and the Fort Worth Cats of the American Associa-tion. Over his career, Coach Clay has accumulated 603 victories. In addition, Coach Clay has served as an associate scout with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets.

Gary Calhoun will serve as assistant coach of the Muskrats. He recent-ly retired after 28 seasons as head coach of the Hillsborough Community Col-lege (HCC) baseball team in Tampa, where he guided countless players during his tenure, including more than 50 athletes that went on to play professionally.

Jason Kalber joins the Muskrats after his first season as a Volunteer Assistant Coach with Saint Anselm College. In 2013, Jason attended Indiana University-Purdue Fort Wayne where he started 14 games as IPFW’s ace and threw 82.2 innings. He fin-ished the year with 3.16 ERA, 19 walks, and 61 strikeouts. He finished Top 20 in the Nation for Division I schools with five complete games. Prior to IPFW he attended Cochise College for 2 seasons from 2010-2011. 2011 was his best collegiate season as he finished 7-2 while appearing in 14 games and throwing 60 innings. He allowed only 45 hits, struck out 35, and only walked nine. His 2.10 ERA was Top 25 in the Nation for Division I NJCAA programs. Jason is originally from Chandler, Arizona. He also has coaching expierence at Chandler High School.

Marcus Kalber joins the Muskrats after his first season as a Volunteer Assis-tant Coach with Saint Anselm College. His collegiate career includes playing two years at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne and one year at Cochise Col-lege. In 2013, Markus had his best collegiate season as he was named Capital One Ac-ademic All-District First Team Selection at second base. He started 50 games, batting .271 with 46 hits, 2 home runs, and led the Summit League with 16 doubles. He also was recognized as Summit League Player of the Week after going 8-for-16 (.500) with five doubles, two runs scored, and a RBI in IPFW’s 4 game opening weekend tour-nament. Prior to IPFW he attended Cochise College from 2010-2011. He played 34 games, batting .271 with 8 extra base hits, 18 runs scored, and 10 RBIs. Marcus, like his brother, is originally from Chandler Arizona and coached at Chandler High School.

Brandon Boone is a right handed picher who joins the Muskrats following his junior year at West Virginia University. In 2016, Brandon had 12 appearances and posted a 1-0 record. In 18.2 innings, he had a 3.38 ERA and held opponents to just a .176 batting average. In 2015, Brandon made 6 appearances and pitched 4.2 innings. He had a 3.86 ERA with 9 strikeouts and 2 walks. In 2014 while attending Weatherford College, he posted a 3-1 record with one save and a 4.50 ERA, strik-ing out 50 batters in 49 innings pitched. A native of Georgetown, Texas, Brandon attended Georgetown High School where he earned all-state honors as a defen-sive back on the football team his senior year in addition to going 4-2 for George-town’s baseball team. He is the son of Robin and Sarah Boone and has one brother. He has also been named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Role.

Michael Alescio is a catcher who joins the Muskrats following his sophomore year at Seton Hall University. In 2016, Mike hit .316 with one home run and 25 runs batted in. He started 37 of the 48 games he played in. Mike was named to the 2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission for the top collegiate baseball catcher in the nation. He also caught the first perfect game in Seton Hall history versus LIU Brooklyn on April 15. In 2015 Mike played in six games and made one start. He collected 2 hits in 8 at bats and stole 2 bases. The Fair Haven, New Jersey native attended Red Bank Catholic High School. He was a three-year letter-winner as a catcher and named team captain as a senior. Mike batted .349 as a junior and .351 as a senior. He was selected to the Senior All-Star Game and helped lead Red Bank to the 2014 Monmouth County Championship.

Keivan Berges is an outfielder who joins the Muskrats following his junior year at Northwood University. In 2016, Keivan started 62 games for the Seahawks. He hit .427 on the season with 21 home runs and 80 RBI. He led all Seahawks in starts, batting average, at-bats (232), runs (74), hits (99), doubles (18), home runs, RBI, slugging percentage (.776), and walks (49). In 2015, he was named First Team All-American, Sun Conference Player of the Year, and First Team All-Conference. He again led the team in doubles (20), home runs (15), RBI (73), and slugging percentage (.652). Keivan was also only player to appear in all 54 games between pitching, outfield and designated hitter. On the mound, he started five games with a 3-2 record while recording one save. In 2014, he started 31 games. Keivan is the son of Ivan and Evelyn Berges. The Wellington, Florida native attended Palm Beach Central.

Winnipesaukee Muskrats Players

Cameron Burt is a right handed pitcher who joins the Muskrats following his sophomore year at Queens College. In 2016, Cameron started 8 games for the Knights and posted a 2-3 record. In 30.0 innings of conference play, he had a 3.00 ERA and held opponents to a .198 average. His best performance of the season came in an April 25 victory over Mercy where he allowed four hits in eight scoreless innings while strik-ing out a season high five batters. In 2015, Cameron led the Knights pitching staff in wins (4) and strikeouts (48). He earned his first career win with five innings of work against Caldwell in an outing where he didn’t allow an earned run and fanned eight. The Mattituck, New York native attended Mattituck High School where his 59 innings pitched and 70 strikeouts as a junior are third and fifth in single season totals in Mat-tituck history.

Paul Campbell is a right handed pitcher who joins the Muskrats following his sophomore year at Clemson University. In 2016, Paul appeared in 10 games for the Tigers and held a 10.80 ERA. He struck out 8 batters in 8.1 innings while walking 4 hitters. In 2015 he had an 0-2 record, one save, and a 7.40 ERA in 13 appearances (one start). In 20.2 innings pitched, he allowed a .303 opponent batting average and 9 walks to 24 strikeouts. The Malden, Massachusetts native attended Salisbury School in Connecticut where he earned four letters in baseball. He also played in the Area Code Games with the Northeast Yankees where he had a team best 0.83 ERA and led his squad to a 24-0 record and a league championship. He was ranked the No. 5 player and No. 2 righthander in Massachusetts by Perfect Game.

Zack Coker is an infielder who joins the Muskrats following his redshirt fresh-man year at the University of Alabama. In 2016, Zack appeared in four games, going hitless in two at bats while driving in a run. He drew one walk and came around to score once. He red-shirted in 2015. Zack is the son of Jason and Lynette Coker, both of whom are Alabama alums. The Tuscaloosa, Alabama native attended Northridge High School. There he was named 2014 Southeast Region Honorable Mention by Perfect Game USA and was a 2013 Honorable Mention Preseason High School Underclass-men All-American by Perfect Game. Perfect Game also ranked him as the 17th overall player and the top shortstop in the state of Alabama. He also competed in Perfect Game’s 2012 Southeast Underclass Showcase. In the classroom Zack maintained a 3.9 grade point average while at Northridge High School.

Jimmy Galusky is an infielder who joins the Muskrats for his first season. The red-shirt freshman started 53 games for West Virginia University. He batted .262 with one home run and 14 RBIs for the Mountaineers. A native of Arthurdale, West Virginia, Jimmy attended Preston High School where he was a four year starter on the baseball team. His senior year, he batted .558 with 44 runs, 15 doubles, 4 triples, 3 home runs, 54 RBI and 32 stolen bases. His honors include being twice named to the West Virginia AAA All-State First Team (2013-14), the 2014 Dominion Post Player of the Year, being twice named to The Dominion Post All-Area First Team (2013-14), 2014 Big 10 Conference Player of the Year, and three-time All-Big 10 Conference First Team (2012-2014). Jimmy was also a member of the basketball team at Preston, earn-ing all-state honors in 2013 and 2014 and holding the school record for points.

Kyle Gilbert is a catcher who joins the Muskrats following his sophomore year at Florida Gulf Coast University. In 2016, Kyle hit .128 in 21 games, including 12 starts. In 2015, Kyle appeared in 31 games with 17 starts behind the plate and at DH. He logged a .167/.240/.212 slash line with 7 runs scored, 5 RBI and 3 extra-base hits. His collegiate career started with a three-game hit streak. His best game was one in which he went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a double in game two of a double header vs. Central Michigan (Feb. 14). Overall Kyle registered 68 putouts to go along with only one error, good for a .986 fielding percentage behind the plate. Kyle is the son of Dave Gilbert and Missy Greenfield and has two siblings, Dia and Stephanie. The Lake Mary, Florida native attended Seminole High School. While there Kyle was first team All-SAC his junior and senior year.

Anthony Godino is an outfielder who joins the Muskrats following his soph-omore year at Wagner College. In 2016, Anthony started 37 games. He hit .276 with one home run and 17 RBI. He recorded a season high 3 hits against Mount St. Mary’s. In 2015, Anthony hit .348, which was the second-highest batting average on the team and in the Northeast Conference. He also drove in 30 runs. He was named to the pres-tigious NCAA Division I Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team by Colle-giate Baseball newspaper. He is the third player in Wagner history to be selected to this award. The Thornwood, New York native attended Pleasantville High School, where he was a shortstop and a pitcher. As a junior, Anthony hit .400 with 31 runs scored, two home runs and 13 stolen bases. He was named Northeast Region Honorable Mention by Perfect Game USA.

Ethan Gillis is a left handed pitcher who joins the Muskrats from Kennesaw State University. He red-shirted the 2016 season. Ethan is the son of Jerry and Stacy Gillis and has one brother named Jared. The Fayetteville, Georgia native attended Whitewater High School, where he was ranked as one of the top 500 players in the country, 70th best player in Georgia, and the 10th rated left-handed pitcher in the state. He received a Perfect Game Underclass All-American Honorable Mention in 2013, Perfect Game Underclass All-American High Honorable Mention in 2014, and was named 2014 Under Armor Pre-Season All-American. In addition he was a Geor-gia Dugout Club Top 100 and was selected 2014 Region 4 Class AAAAA honorable mention and all–region by the coaches. He led his team to the 2014 Georgia Class 5 AAAAA state finals. He was a three year letterman at Whitewater.

Mike Gentile is a left handed pitcher who returns to the Muskrats for his sec-ond season. Last summer, Mike appeared in 17 games for the Muskrats and held a 6.11 ERA. He struck out 20 batters over 17.2 innings. In 2016 for Ashland University, he had a 2-1 record over a team high 18 appearances. He had a 3.33 ERA and held opponents to a .245 batting average. He earned the GLIAC South Division Pitcher Of The Week in week 11 of the season after pitching seven shutout innings at Findlay. In 2015 for American International Univsersity, Mike finished 3-3 with 2 saves and a 5.45 earned run average. He appeared in ten games of which he started seven. In 2014 he went 2-2 with a 2.27 ERA in 6 starts. He was selected to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie team that season. The Windsor Locks, Connecticut native attended Windsor Locks High School where he was an all-star and earned three all-conference awards.

Griffin Helms is a catcher who joins the Muskrats following his sophomore year at Kennesaw State University. In 2016, Griffin led the Owls to an A-Sun title with a .384 batting average in 32 games. He hit 4 home runs and drove in 23 runs. Addi-tionally, Griffin was selected to the Atlantic Sun Conference Academic All-Conference team. In 2015 he played in 32 games and finished the season batting .264 with one home run and 14 RBI. Griffin is the son of Conrad Helms III and Ruthie Norman. He has four siblings. The Norcross, Georgia native attended Norcross High School, where he earned three letters for baseball. He was a three time All-American catcher, was ranked No. 49 in the nation among high school prospects, No. 1 in the state of Georgia and No. 5 nationally among catchers. He was also honored as two-time top-10 high school MLB draft prospects on the rise and was two-time All-State.

George Lamb is a right handed pitcher who joins the Muskrats following his junior year at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. In 2016, George had a 0.82 ERA over 16 appearances and recorded 2 saves. He held hitters to a .179 average in the 22.0 innings he pitched. George recorded his first career save at Utah Valley on May 15. He also racked up career-high four strikeouts in season high 2.1 hitless innings vs. New Mexico State (4/3). George recorded his first three career strikeouts in two per-fect innings vs. Houston Baptist (2/27). In 2015, he earned his first career win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 28. He pitched a perfect inning in his collegiate debut at Grand Canyon on April 4. George is the son of Kevin and Margaret Lamb and has a brother named Kevin. The Mesa, Arizona native attended Desert Ridge High School. He made three starts there as a junior, going 2-1 with a 4.20 ERA.

Michael Grove is a right handed pitcher who joins the Muskrats following his freshman year at West Virginia University. In 2016, Michael posted a 2.44 ERA over 44.1 innings. He was once named West Virginia Student-Athlete of the Week and twice named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week. He is the son of Steve and Shawn Galusky and has one brother. A native of Wheeling, West Virginia, Michael attended Wheeling Park High School where he led the baseball team to the West Virginia Class AAA semifinals his junior year after posting a 1.20 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 33.2 innings while hitting .488 at the plate. He was named to the 2014 West Virginia Sports Writer’s Association All-State First Team and 2013 Honorable Mention Team. He also garnered the 2014 Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Prep Baseball Report ranked Mi-chael as the #2 high school player in West Virginia.

Austin Goeke is a right handed pitcher who joins the Muskrats following his junior year at Wagner College. In 2016, Austin was the ace of the Seahawk rotation, leading all starters with 6 wins in 13 appearances while holding a 3.06 ERA in 79.1 innings pitched. In 2015, he posted a 1-3 overall record in 10 appearances with a 5.24 ERA. He made six starts for Wagner, posting a 3.71 ERA while tossing 26.2 innings in those starts. In 2014, he went 1-0 with 2 strikeouts and a 6.48 ERA over 8.1 innings. The Bordentown, New Jersey native played prep ball for the Hun School. While there he earned three varsity letters while helping the Raiders to a State Championship. He was an All-Northeast Region Honorable Mention selection as a senior and a First Team All-State selection as a sophomore while winning the Coaches Award. In addition, Austin notched First Team All-Area accolades in each of his three varsity seasons.

Anthony Maselli is an infielder who joins the Muskrats following his sopho-more year at Boston College. In 2016, Anthony hit .227 for the Eagles over 18 games, 13 of which he started. He hit one home run and drove in 6 runs. In 2015, he played in eight games, making two starts at first base. Anthony hit .250 on the year with 6 RBI and 4 walks. His first career hit was a grand slam. Anthony is the son of Tony and Theresa Maselli and is the oldest of four children. The Burlington, Connecticut native attended Avon Old Farms, where he was a three year varsity shortstop and helped the Winged Beavers to a 72-8 record in that time. Anthony lead Avon to the 2014 Colonial League and Founder’s League title as a senior, continuing an eight-year streak for the program. He was named the team MVP and was ranked the third-best shortstop and 14th best overall player in the state by Perfect Game USA.

Grant Meylan is an outfielder who joins the Muskrats following his sopho-more year at Santa Clara University. In 2016, Grant started 33 games while batting .274 and driving in 9 runs. In 2015, Grant hit .259 with 13 RBI. He scored 33 runs, which was second on the team. He was the only Bronco to start and appear in all 54 games in 2015 and drew a team high 35 walks. Defensively he led the team with 10 outfield as-sists. Grant is the son of Philip and Deborah Meylan and has a younger brother named Scott. The Concord, California native attended Clayton Valley High School. In 2013, he posted a .526 batting average and received first Team All-Diablo Valley Athletic League honors. He helped his team reach the semifinals of the 16 team North Coast Section Baseball Tournament, was named to the 2013 All-Bay Area World Series First Team, and earned the event’s Most Outstanding Defender award.

Logan McRae is an infielder who joins the Muskrats for his first season. The redshirt-freshman started 15 of his 25 appearances for the College of Charleston. He hit .215, smacking one home run and driving in 3 runs. Logan hit his first career home run in the eighth inning of a 5-1 Cougar victory over William and Mary on May 19. He red-shirted the 2015 season. Logan is the son of Starla and Timbo McRae and has a brother named Dustin. The Florence, South Carolina native attended West Florence High School. At West Florence, he played all four seasons and was named all-state as a senior while being named all-region as a junior and senior. He was also selected to play in the 2014 Class A/4A North-South game. Logan batted .450 with 5 home runs as a senior and was a member of American Legion state championship team in 2014.

Denis Lyman is a right handed pitcher who joins the Muskrats following his junior year at the University of Bridgeport. In 2016, Denis had a 3-3 record in 15 ap-pearances. He had a 3.07 ERA over 41.0 innings while holding opponents to a .229 batting average. He also struck out 33 while walking 10. In 2015 he redshirted at Lee University. In the 2014 season, Denis went 1-1 in 14 innings at Herkimer County Community College. He only gave up 1 extra base hit that season. Denis is the son of Robert Lyman and Rose Wilson. The Kingston, New York native attended Kings-ton High School. His baseball honors include Class AA state champion and Baseball America Division 3 Junior College player to watch in 2013. Last summer Denis played for NECBL foe Danbury Westerners. He appeared in 10 games and had an ERA of 5.55. He recorded one save for the Westerners.

Michael Rothmund is an infielder who joins the Muskrats following his sophomore year at the University of Illinois Springfield. In 2016, Michael started 12 games for the Prairie Stars, hitting .150 in 40 at bats. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. He also drew 5 walks. In 2015, Michael started 39 games for Springfield. He batted .304 with 5 home runs and 22 RBI as a first baseman. He only had 2 errors that season. His first career hit came on March 7 against Truman State when he roped a double. He hit his first career home run less than two weeks later on March 20 in a game against Maryville. Michael is the son of Gary and Victoria Rothmund and has two siblings, Jenna and David. The Lombard, Illinois native attended Willowbrook High School, where he played baseball all four years. He also played club baseball with the Illinois Indians.

Ryan Shinn is an outfielder who joins the Muskrats following his freshman year at Florida Gulf Coast University. In 2016, Ryan started in 10 games for the Eagles and batted .125, gathering 4 hits in 32 at bats. He drove in 3 runs and drew 4 walks. He also recorded one assist on the season. He had his first career hit in a start at the University of Florida, smacking a single in the third. He later came around to score. That began a four game hit streak for Ryan. He scored two runs on March 25 in what turned out to be a 6-5 Eagle victory over Florida A&M. Ryan is the son of Paul and Barbara Shinn and has a sister named Heather. The Jobstown, New Jersey native attended Northern Burlington County Regional High School. While there he was a three-time First Team All-Conference member, First Team All-Area, and First Team All-County.

Andrew Politi is a right handed pitcher who joins the Muskrats following his sophomore year at Seton Hall University. In 2016, Andrew had a 1-0 record in 17 appearances. He had a 6.08 ERA in 23.2 innings of work while holding opponents to a .234 batting average. Andrew Struck out 24 while walking 15. He made his debut on February 21 against #15 Missouri. He threw two shut out innings, allowing just two hits and striking out 3. The Long Valley, New Jersey native attended West Morris Cen-tral High School in Chester, New Jersey. At West Morris Central, he was a three-year letter-winner as a right-handed pitcher while being named team captain as a senior. Andrew was named All-Conference and All-Area in 2014. He pitched to a 0.94 ERA with 66 strikeouts and led West Morris to the Morris County title game that season. He also participated in the N.J. Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game.

Anthony Pagano is a left handed pitcher who joins the Muskrats follow-ing his freshman year at Texas State University. In 2016, Anthony had a 4.50 ERA in 9 appearances. He tossed 14.0 innings for the Bobcats, holding opposing hitters to a .235 batting average and striking out 14. Anthony is the son of Claudine and Anthony Pagano and has a younger sister named Alexa. The Humble, Texas native attended Atascocita High School. There he was named All-District 13-5A First Team in both 2013 and 2014 and earned the 2014 Region 2 Most Valuable Player award. Anthony was recognized on the Texas 5A State All-Tournament Team in 2013 and 2014, was named All-Houston Pitcher Second Team, and was a THSBCA All-State Third Team Pitcher. On the field he finished 2014 with a .392 average with 42 RBI. He pitched 79.2 innings with 86 strikeouts and just 28 walks with a 1.67 ERA that season.

Brayden Theriot is a right handed pitcher who joins the Muskrats following his freshman year at Texas State University. In 2016, Braden had a 2-1 record in 16 appearances. He had a 6.53 ERA in 20.2 innings while allowing a .315 opponent aver-age. He struck out 15 while walking 7. He debuted for the Bobcats on February 22 and pitched a scoreless inning, allowing only one hit. His first win came in a 1.2 inning ef-fort against Incarnate Word. In that appearance, he allowed two hits and only one run. Brayden is the son of Sheryl and John Theriot and has an older sister named Brittani. The Sugar Land, Texas native attended Elkins High School. There he earned All-Dis-trict First Team honors. Off the field, Brayden achieved academic excellence all four years of high school. He also competed in swimming, in which he qualified for state.

Jackson Tetreault is a right handed pitcher who joins the Muskrats following his freshman year at Cameron University. In 2016, Jackson went 4-2 over 14 games. He had an ERA of 4.74 and held opponents to just a .183 batting average. He struck out 27 hitters while walking 13. Some season highlights include a relief appearance against Washburn on February 6 where he threw 2.1 innings, had 2 strikeouts, and gave up no hits and no runs. He earned a win against Tarleton State (4/23), throwing 1.1 hitless innings of relief. He also picked up a win against Angelo (5/1), with 2.0 in-nings of relief allowing no hits and recording 4 strikeouts. Jackson is the son of Janet and Miles Tetreault. The Ruskin, Florida native attended Lennard High School, where he lettered in baseball, tennis, and football. He was named Pitcher of the Year and Tennis Player of the Year for his teams his senior year.

Ryan Stekl is an infielder who joins the Muskrats following his sophomore year at Cansius College. In 2016, Ryan started 54 games for the Golden Griffins and hit .264. He hit one home run and drove in 44 runs. His 17 doubles led the team. In 2015, Ryan was named a NCBWA Freshman All-American. He finished his first full campaign with a .292 batting average with 38 RBI. Ryan is the son of Penny and Troy Stekl. The Lancaster, New York native attended Lancaster High School. There he was a four-year letterwinner and helped lead the Redskins to the 2014 Class AA champion-ship while batting .563 in the playoffs his senior season. He was a three-time all-state selection, earned All-Western New York honors three times, was named All-ECIC First Team three times, and was honored as a Perfect Game All-Northeast Region Honorable Mention.

Cain Spangler is a right handed pitcher who returns to the Muskrats for his second season. In 2015, Cain appeared in 17 games for the Muskrats, going 1-0 and recording 3 saves. He held an ERA of 2.70 in 17.2 innings of work. Cain did not play in 2016 in his first season with Florida International University. In 2015, he played for Palm Beach State College, where appeared in 9 games and had a 4.76 ERA. He struck out 18 hitters over 17.0 innings. In 2014, Cain attended Florida Atlantic Uni-versity where he was an infielder. He batted .290 and drove in 3 runs in 14 games, 7 of which he started. Cain red-shirted in the 2013 season at Florida Atlantic. The Cape Coral, Florida native attended Cape Coral High School.There he was a two time Most Valuable Player. His honors include being named 2011 Under Armour Presea-son All-American and second second-team all-area honors in 2010.

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MUSKRATS IN THE PROSFollow these former Muskrats as they continue their quest to the Major Leagues

First Muskrat to make it to the Major Leagues: Jason Rogers ’10 32nd round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2010, Major League Debut: September 2, 2014

Jarret Miller ’10 21st round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2011Derek Trent ’10 31st round pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011 *Garrett Jewell ’10 + ’11 31st round pick by the Minnesota Twins in 2011 *Chris Costantino ’10 + ’11 43rd round pick by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 *Damien Magnifico ’11 5th round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2012Evan Marzilli ’10 8th round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2012Bijan Rademacher ’11 13th round pick of the Chicago Cubs in 2012Chris Burke ’11 18th round pick of the San Diego Padres in 2012 *Jordan Harrison ’10 25th round pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012Casey Kalenkosky ’10 30th round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2012 *Zach LeBarron ’11 signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels in 2012 *John Polonuis ’10 & ’12 signed a free agent contract with the San Francisco Giants in 2012Justin Wiley ’11 signed a free agent contract with the Quebec Capitales of the Can-Am League in 2012 *Chad Wallach ’11 5th round pick of the Miami Marlins in 2013Sean Furney ’11 signed a free agent contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2013Danny Collins ’12 13th round pick of the Pittsburg Pirates in 2013 *Kevin McGowan ’12 13th round pick of the New York Mets in 2013LB Dantzler ’11 14th round pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2013Mark Leiter Jr. ’12 22nd round pick of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2013Marcus Davis ’12 24th round pick of the San Diego Padres in 2013Wes Rogers ’13 4th round pick of the Colorado Rockies in 2014Josh Prevost ’13 5th round pick of the New York Mets in 2014John Ziznewski ’11+’12 8th round pick of the Chicago White Sox in 2014Vince Conde ’12 9th round pick of the New York Yankees in 2014Ryan McBroom ’13 15th round pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2014Jacob Moody ’13 17th round pick of the Cincinnati Reds in 2014Tyler Wilson ’11+’12 20th round pick of the San Diego Padres in 2014Derrick Sylvester ’10 31st round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014Brad Zambron ’11 signed a free agent contract with the Lake Erie Crushers of the Frontier League in 2014Dylan Kelly ’11 + ’12 signed a free agent contract with the Normal Cornbelters of the Frontier League in 2014Chris Harvey ’12 signed a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2014Adam Kirsch ’10 signed a free agent contract with the New York Yankees in 2014Joe Donino ’13 signed a free agent contract with the Rockland Boulders of the Can Am League in 2014Rob Blanc ‘12 signed a free agent contract with the Lake Erie Crushers of the Frontier League in 2015Mariano Rivera Jr. ‘14 4th round pick of the Washington Nationals in 2015Evan Phillips ‘13 17th round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2015Kyle Miller ‘14 19th round pick of the Chicago Cubs in 2015Jake Henson ‘14 21st round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015Jake Peevyhouse ‘13 34th round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015Vinny Zarrillo ‘14 signed a free agent contract with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League in 2015

* denotes the player has retired

THANK YOU!A successful Muskrats season takes a lot of hard work on the field, but also

requires hard work off of it. Every year a group of dedicated volunteers work hard to make sure that the Muskrats have a successful season. The

Muskrats organization would like to thank every volunteer for their dedication to our program.

Host Families The DeLuca Family-Laconia

Brad & Kathie Brown-Laconia The Griffeth Family-GilmantonJason & Trevor Lester-Laconia

Melanie Thibault-LaconiaRon & Donna Garnett-New Hampton

The Svindland Family-LaconiaBarbara and Shawn Simoneau-Gilford

Sue Flanders-MeredithThe Hosmer Family-Laconia

The Hough Family-Gilmanton Iron WorksReverend Bob Lemieux-Meredith

Lissa Mascio-BelmontThe Austin Family-Gilmanton

Mike and Robin Moyer-BelmontAlfred Columb-Laconia

Don, Sr. and Merlyn McLelland-BelmontThe Horton Family-Laconia

The St. Clairs-LaconiaJames and Lisa Abreu-Laconia

Management President – Todd Hewett

General Manager – Kristian Svindland

Board of DirectorsIra Blumenthal – Chairman

Aaron BassettLou GuevinBob Hamel

Todd HewettAndy Minckler

Nathan McShinskyEric Stinson

Sarah Svindland

StaffHost Family Coordinators – Joshua and Alicia DeLuca

Community Outreach Coordinator - Lisa AbreuStatistician – Cameron Gifford

InternsJoshua Allen - NHTI

Allison Brown - University of New HampshireJoey Casey - Providence College

Aaron Clark - Plymouth State UniversityCharlie Day - University of New Hampshire

Cole Donovan - Springfield CollegeMatthew Pritchard - Endicott College

Christopher Weimann - Gilford High School

And especially thank you to you, the fans, for your continued support!

Our StoryThe Laconia Collegiate Baseball Club was born in October 2009. The Crane Family, life-long baseball fans, took over stakeholdership of the Manchester (CT) Silkworms a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL). The Cranes approached the City of Laconia to gage the City’s interest in housing a baseball team. After receiving enthusiastic support from city officials, the team had a new home.

The NECBL Board of Directors conditionally approved the transfer and subsequent move to Laconia providing upgrades were completed at Robbie Mills Sports Complex where the team would host its home games. The Crane Family, along with the City of Laconia and Laconia Savings Bank (now Bank of New Hampshire) shared the cost of the renovations. By April 2010 the work was complete and Robbie Mills Field was ready for baseball.The next step for the new team was an identity. The team asked Lakes Region residents for their help in naming the team. The winner, submitted by Pete Roller of Center Harbor, was the Muskrats. Following the naming, the Muskrats created their logo with help from the Lakes Region Community College Graphic Arts program. The logo was the work of Lacey Mason and Cory Migneault under the direction of Mike Place.

On June 4, 2010 more than 1,000 specators and fans were in attendance for the first ever game for the Laconia Muskrats. The Muskrats prevailed over the visiting Sanford Mainers 6-2. On hand to throw out a ceremonial first pitch were: Mayor Matt Lahey, City Manager Eileen Cabanel, Parks & Recreation Commissioner Jeff Pattison, City Councilors Armand Bolduc, Brenda Baer, Bob Hamel, Henry Lipman, Greg Knytych, President of Laconia Savings Bank Mark Primeau, Muskrats Board members Rob McShinsky and Louis Guevin, and owner Jonathan Crane. The Muskrats, under manager Matt Williams, finished the season in fourth place with a record of 20-22 and qualified for the NECBL playoffs. They had three players named to the NECBL All-Star team with Jarett Miller and Casey Kalenkosky picked as the starting pitcher and catcher respectively. Three Muskrats were named also to the NECBL Top Prospects List by Baseball America. Pitcher Tyler Joyner lead the league in strikeouts with 53. In addition, the Muskrats had their first player drafted by Major League Baseball. Firstbasemen Jason Rogers was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers (Rogers has subsequently gone on to play for the Brewers, making his major league debut September 2, 2014).

The 2011 season saw a great number of firsts for the Muskrats organization. The team won their first playoff game, first playoff series victory, first Eastern Division Championship and first appearance in the NECBL Championship Series. The Muskrats beat the Newport Gulls in the first round of the playoffs, giving the Gulls their first ever opening round loss. The Muskrats then faced the Sanford Mainers for the Eastern Division Championship, sweep-ing the series in 2 games. The 2011 NECBL Championship pitted the Muskrats against fellow Granite State foes, the Keene SwampBats. A great run by the ‘Skrats, but no Championship banner. Along with the team success, Chris Costantino, a Red Sox draftee, was named the NECBL MVP.

Prior to the 2012 season the Muskrats made national headlines by offering a managerial contract to deposed Bos-ton Red Sox manager, Terry Francona. The story appeared in media across the country, and local tv and radio stations and was featured on ESPN SportsCenter. Francona never accepted the contract offer, but the Muskrats did bring a piece of Fenway Park to Laconia in 2012. The Muskrat Monster was constructed through a community project headed up by the Lakes Region Builders and Remodelers Association.

In September of 2015 the Cranes passed on stewardship of the Muskrats and a new General Manager was named. Local businessman and long-time Laconia resident (and Muskrat Host Dad), Kristian Svindland is running the day-to-day operations of the team. Additionally, the team changed its name, but not our beloved Marko. The Winnipesaukee Muskrats encompass the Summer life on the Lake and are the regions team.

The Muskrats look forward to many more successful years and hopefully many NECBL Championships!

Robbie Mills Sports ComplexThe Winnipesaukee Muskrats play their home games at Robbie Mills Memorial Sports Complex in Laconia, New Hampshire. The complex underwent rennovations prior to the Muskrats’ innagural season in 2010. Renovations included a new press box, two sets of bleachers, new fencing, enlarged dugouts, and a public address system. In addition, the park is also home to the “Muskrat Monster,” a 17 foot high and 88 foot long green wall resembling the Green Monster at Fenway Park in Boston. Robbie Mills Field is consistently voted by players and managers as one of the best facilities in the NECBL.

Robbie Mills was a rabid sports enthusiast and played baseball, basketball and soccer who was senselessly killed in August 1998. The Sports Complex that honors his memory is proudly sponsored by Bank of New Hampshire and the City of Laconia and was built in 2005.

MUSKRATS MISSIONThe Muskrats’ mission is threefold:

1. Provide the Lakes Region of New Hampshire with a fun, affordable, family-friendly entertainment experience.2 Enhance the entire community through charitable donations and service projects.3. Assist our players in the betterment of their baseball careers and personal lives.

If there is anything we can do to make your experience at Robbie Mills Field more enjoyable, please do not hesitate to ask a ‘Skrats Staff Member!