Courtesy: Mike Boseak/CMU Athletics
Release: 11/13/2009
Courtesy: Robert Barclay/CMU
MOUNT PLEASANT -- The Central Michigan baseball team received six commitments during the early signing period.
Tyler Hall (Rockford, Mich./Grand Rapids CC), Tyler Huntey (Stanwood, Mich./Morley HS) Ryan Longstreth (Beaverton, Mich./Kellogg CC), Pat MacKenzie (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice HS), Matt Stevens (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North HS) and Jon Weaver (Normal, Ill./Heartland CC) have all announced their intentions to join the Chippewas for the 2011 season.
“We focused on two main areas in this class: catching and pitching,” head coach Steve Jaksa said. “With the group we lose after this year, we were looking to fill those immediate needs with good athletes. We wanted guys who could play multiple positions and we think we’ve done that. There were also a few guys in this class that we just couldn’t pass on because they brought so much to the team, regardless of the position.”
CMU has six seniors on the 2010 squad, Billy Anderson (OF), Ricky Clark (IF), Dale Cornstubble (C), Jesse Hernandez (P), Tyler Kipke (OF) and James Teas (P/IF)."
Jon Weaver
Normal, Illinios.
Heartland CC
RHP
6-3/185
Junior College: Tossed 17.1 innings as a freshman, holding opponents to a .221 batting average ... battled injuries but finished with a 2-1 record. High School: Earned all-conference honors in 2007 and 2008 ... named all-area in 2007 and 2008 and all-state in 2008 ... named Leyden High School Athlete of the Year as a senior ... drafted in the 17th round of the MLB amateur draft by the Chicago White Sox.
Personal: Born Jonathan H. Weaver on May 20, 1990 in Oak Park, Ill. ... son of David and Catherine Weaver ... undecided on major.
Jaksa on Weaver: “We’d seen him pitch a few times, and he’s starting to get past some of those nagging arm injuries. He felt we gave him an opportunity to progress as a pitcher. Size wise and stuff wise, he will fit right in with our current pitching staff.”
Matt Stevens
St. Charles, Illinois.
St. Charles North HS
C
6-4/190
High School: Led his team in homers (six), RBI (37) and slugging percentage (.625) as a junior ... picked off 12 baserunners as a catcher ... head coach as a prep was Todd Genke ... played summer ball for the Downers Grove Longshots under Matt Rosenberg.
Personal: Born July 20, 1992 ... son of Brian and Sandi Stevens ... undecided on major.
Jaksa on Stevens: "He’s a big guy who has started to fill out this summer. We feel he’s a good athlete who can play more than just catcher if he needed to. He had an injury in the late summer that set him back, but we had seen enough of him before that to feel that he can really contribute here. He knew some of our current players already, so that allowed him to feel more comfortable with us as well."