CHICAGO – Chicago State University (CSU) baseball announces the addition of four junior college transfers to the team beginning with the 2010-11 school year. Joining the Cougars this fall are catcher Jack Bobillo (Michigan City, IN/Kalamazoo Valley CC) (Michigan City, Ind.), outfielders Rick Jordan (New Lenox, Ill.) and Weston Lewis (Denver, CO/Colby CC) (Denver, Colo.), and utility player Ryan Maholtra (Oakville, Ont.).
The quartet will join David Sindewald (Lansing, Ill.), Tony Sanchez (Plainfield, IL/Heartland CC) (Plainfield, Ill.), Steven O'Hair (Scottsdale, AZ/GateWay CC) (Phoenix, Ariz.), A.J. Reyes (Winter Haven, FL/Polk State CC) (Winter Haven, Fla.), Andrew Watson (Shawnee, OK/Eastern Oklahoma State CC) (Shawnee, Okla.), Dylan Sterrett (Chalmers, Ind./Frontier) (Frontier, Ind.) and Gavin Trevino (Jenison, MI/East Kentwood) (East Kentwood, Mich.) as newcomers to the team when preseason practice begins next month.
“The main reason we brought in these JUCO kids is because they are very talented ballplayers and they have experience which we lacked last year,” said CSU assistant coach Neal Frendling. “With the junior college pitchers we have brought in and the young freshmen we're bringing in, it will come together as one of the most successful recruiting classes in recent memory for Chicago State baseball.”
Listed below is information on the Cougars' new additions:
Jack Bobillo (Michigan City, IN/Kalamazoo Valley CC) – 6-1, C, Michigan City, Ind./Kalamazoo Valley C.C.
Batted .321, drove in 24 runs and scored 22 times as a sophomore at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Valley Community College, where he was coached by Bernie Vallier… also recorded six doubles, three home runs and three triples while posting a .389 on-base percentage en route to helping KVCC post a school-record 35 victories… hit .286 as a freshman with 13 RBI and nine doubles.
Ricky Jordan (Joliet, IL/South Suburban College) – 5-10, OF, New Lenox, Ill./South Suburban College
Recorded a .229 batting average during his sophomore season at South Suburban College in South Holland, Ill., where he was coached by Steve Rucizka… posted five doubles, five home runs and two triple in addition to scoring 32 runs, tallied 20 RBI and produced a .973 fielding percentage… teammate of fellow CSU newcomer David Sindewald… batted .287 with 13 RBI and four doubles and had a .984 fielding percentage as a freshman at SSC.
Weston Lewis (Denver, CO/Colby CC) – 6-3, OF, Denver, Colo./Colby C.C.
Tallied a .325 batting average with 21 RBI and eight doubles in 39 games played as a sophomore at Colby Community College in Colby, Kan., under the tutelage of Ryan Carter… recorded a .394 on-base percentage and a .984 fielding percentage for the Trojans… best game of the season was a 3-of-5 effort at the plate and drive in two runs against Pratt Community College… hit .262 offensively and notched six RBI as a freshman to go along with a .971 fielding percentage and a .371 on-base percentage.
Ryan Maholtra – 6-3, UT, Oakville, Ont./Niagara County C.C.
Hit .418 at the plate during his sophomore year under the coaching of Matt Clingersmith at Niagara County Community College in Sanborn, N.Y… scored 27 runs, recorded 25 RBI and posted five doubles in 29 games played while producing a .495 on-base percentage… best offensive game of season was a 3-of-4 effort with three runs scored against Broome Community College… batted .272 with 12 RBI and two triples as a freshman for Niagara County.
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