RIDERS BASEBALL 2008 State Champs-07,09,10,11 Runner Up: COLLEGE/ALUMNI
Since 2006, the Riders Program has had 24 players go on to play college baseball.
RIDERS COLLEGE PLAYERS
2006
Adam Necklason- University of Wyoming Club
Travis Belt- University of Wyoming Club
2007
Drew Baier- Jamestown College
Nate Kolata- Doane College/MSU Billings
Ryan Iliff- Jamestown College
Sawley Wilde- Jamestown College
Zach Hamilton- Pierce College/Iowa Western CC
2008
Garrett Jackson- Valley City State/Kirkwood CC
*Ryan Hutchison- Iowa Western CC/Western Kentucky U
*Austin Cowen- Miles City CC/Western Illinois University
Bubba Hamilton- Grossmont Community College
*Seth Means- Dodge City CC/University of North Dakota
2009
Jared Wass- Miles City Community College
*Anthony Kramer- Hastings College
*Kyle Rhoades-Doane College/U of Wyoming Club
Evan Cunningham- Otero Junior College
Nathan Barrett- Presentation College in Aberdeen SD
2010
*Dalton Cowen- Iowa Central Community College
*JT Zigray- Miles City Community College
*Tucker Young-Montana State University Billings/Miles CC
2011
Drake Kelley- Scottsdale Community College
*Jon Fisher- University of Wyoming Club
*Turner Lofing- Garden City Community College
2012
*Westin Hinkel-Treasure Valley Community College
* Active Players
RIDERS PLAYERS DRAFTED
2011- Ryan Hutchison 49th Round San Diego Padres
CURRENT RIDERS IN COLLEGE:
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2012 Stats: GCC finished 36-20 on the season and 23-9 in the conference. Lofing hit .189 in 14 games, scoring 5 runs, with a double, 5 RBI and 5 BB.
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Anthony Kramer- Hastings College, Hastings NE
2010 Stats- Played JV
2011 Stats- Played JV
2012 Stats- Played JV
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Dalton Cowen- Iowa Central CC, Fort Dodge IA
2011 Stats: Went 2-2 on the mound, with a 5.05 ERA. He appeared in 11 games, with 6 starts, had 3 complete games, and threw 35.2 Innings. Iowa Central went 35-22 overall.
2012 Stats: Iowa Central finished 37-19 on the season. Cowen appeared in 11 games with a 6.55 ERA. He pitched in 11 innings and lead the team in saves with 4.
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JT Zigray- Miles Community College, Miles City MT
2011 Stats (MCC)- JT Zigray went 0-0 on the mound, with a 10.14 ERA. He threw 9.67 innings in 7 games, while starting 3 games. MCC finished 29-19-1 overall. MCC again won the MonDak Conference. They also won the Region IX Championship and advanced to the North Plains District Tournament.
2012 Stats (MCC)-JT appeared in 8 games, with 2 starts. He pitched 14.1 IP with 12 K, and a 5.65 ERA. He was 1-1, with 1save. MCC finished 36-17-1 on the season and 14-2 in the conference. The Pioneers were ranked as high as #15 in the nation and won their 7th consectutive RegionIX Championship. They also won their 12th consecutive Mon/Dak Conference Championship. They fell short of advancing to the NJCAA II World Series by losing out at the North Plains District Tournament.
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Tucker Young- MSU BILLINGS/MILES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
2011- (MSU BILLINGS) REDSHIRT
2012-(MCC) Tucker led the team as a freshman in hitting .355 in 51 games. He scored 31 runs, 9 doubles, 3 homeruns, 28 RBI, and 16 SB. He was named to Mon/Dak All Conference Team and All Region Team a Freshman. MCC finished 36-17-1 on the season and 14-2 in the conference. The Pioneers were ranked as high as #15 in the nation and won their 7th consectutive RegionIX Championship. They also won their 12th consecutive Mon/Dak Conference Championship. They fell short of advancing to the NJCAA II World Series by losing out at the North Plains District Tournament.
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Austin Cowen (Miles Community College/Western Illinois University)
Miles Community College
2009 College Stats (MCC): Cowen started in 53 games at shortstop. He hit .315 and had an on base percentage of .449. He also earned 23 walks and had 17 hit by pitches.
2010 College Stats (MCC): Congratulations to Austin Cowen who had an unbelievable career at Miles Community College. MCC came up a little short this weekend, losing twice to Iowa Central who will head on to the NCJAA Divsion II College World Series. He was named the Mon/Dak Conference MVP for this season and MonDak Player of the Week twice multiple times during the season. Cowen hit .440 on the season with 70 hits. He had 17 doubles, 1 triple, 5 homeruns, and 40 RBI. He started every game for the Pioneers and scored 48 runs. Cowen had a .930 fielding percentage and was 1-0 on the mound with 3 saves. MCC won their 10th straight Mon/Dak title this season. MCC also won the Region IX Championship and finished the season 35-13.
2010 Summer- Played for the Edmonton Prospects in the Western Major Baseball League in Canada. Cowen hit .283 in the summer league.
2011 Stats- (Western Illinois) Hit .302 and started in all 57 games at Shortstop. Scored 39 runs, with 13 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homerun, 37 RBI, and 1 SB.
2012 Stats- Western Illinois) Cowen started in all 53 games at shortstop and hit .317. He had 24 runs, 9 doubles, 2 triples, 4 HR, and 41 RBI. He led the team in RBI. WIU went 17-35-1 on the season.
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Ryan Hutchison (Iowa Western CC/Western Kentucky University)
IOWA WESTERN CC
2009 College Stats at IWCC: Hit .309 in 46 games while compiling 27 rbis and 41 runs. Had 8 doubles, 3 triples, and 3 homeruns. Was also a perfect 5-5 in stolen bases. Team finished 39-24 and advanced to NJCAA World Series for 4th time in 5 years.
2010 Stats- Reivers Baseball player Ryan Hutchison was named an Honorable Mention All-American in 2010. He was also named to the First Team All-Region Team. The 2010 Reivers won the NJCAA National Championship for the first time in their history. They also won their 6th consecutive Region XI title and won Districts in Council Bluffs. The Reivers advanced to their 4th straight Division I College World Series and won it for the first time ever. Hutch hit .452, with 18 doubles, 2 triples, and 13 homeruns. He has scored 65 runs and has 62 RBI. He has a .497 On Base Percentage. Iowa Western finished their incredible season at 52-12 overall and National Champions.
2010 Summer- Played for the Edmonton Prospects in the Western Major Baseball League in Canada. He was named Mr. Prospect, as the teams MVP and was second in the entire league in hitting this summer, hitting .429 with 6 HR and 19 RBI in just 30 games.
2011 Stats- (WKU) Hit .279 while starting in all 57 games in Right Field. Had 18 doubles, 2 triples, 5 homeruns, 41 RBI, scored 39 runs, and had 3 stolen bases. WKU finished 33-24 overall on the season.
FORMER RIDER HUTCHISON EARNS SUN BELT WEEKLY HONOR
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Western Kentucky University senior right fielder Ryan Hutchison has been recognized by the Sun Belt Conference as the SBC Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
The honor is the first in his career for Hutchison and the third of the season for a Hilltopper. Junior catcher Devin Kelly was named Player of the Week on April 23 and junior right-handerTaylor Haydel was named Pitcher of the Week on April 2.
Hutchison continues to be one of the Hilltoppers' hottest hitters over the last two weeks. In four games last week, he went 9-for-19 (.474) with a team-high eight RBIs and two home runs. He had multiple hits in each game, including a three-hit game in Sunday's weekend finale. In the first two games of the Louisiana-Monroe series, he had three RBIs in each contest with a home run and two intentional walks in Saturday's 7-6 win for WKU.
On the weekend, Hutchison was 7-for-14 with a team best six RBIs, a .667 slugging percentage and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. He is riding a seven-game hitting streak during which he is 16-for-31 (.516).
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Seth Means (Dodge City Community College/University of North Dakota)
Dodge City Community College
2009 Stats- Means started in 25 games and played in 30 games for Dodge City. He hit .212, with 17 runs and was 5 for 5 in stolen bases. DCC finished 18-35 overall in 2009.
2010 Stats- Congratulations to Seth Means who finished up a successful career at Dodge City. Means hit .336 in 48 games played in his sophomore season. He had 46 hits this season, 9 doubles, 2 triples, and 3 home runs. He finished the year with 39 runs, 27 RBI, 30 walks and was 13-14 in stolen bases. Dodge City finished the year 26-30 overall, and 14-18 in conference play.
2011 Stats-(UND) Hit .219 in 33 Games Played with 7 runs, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 1 homerun, 13 RBI, and 2 SB. UND finished the season 12-35 overall.
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Riders senior athlete Westin Hinkel announced he will sign his letter of intent to play college baseball at Treasure Valley Community College, in Ontario, OR. Treasure Valley CCis a Division 1 Junior College and competes in Eastern Region of the prestigious NWAACC Conference. This is arguably one of the toughest conferences in the nation. The Chukars are currently 17-12 this year and first in their conference, with a 9-3 record. The Riders shortstop was recruited by several colleges in the past year, but felt very comfortable with the program at Treasure Valley.
“We are very excited about getting Westin intothe program,” said TVCC coach Aaron Sutton. “He is going to be a great fit for what we stand for. We really liked his actions in the infield and feel like he can be a defensive impact player. At the plate he fits right into our philosophy in being able to drive the ball to all fields. Overall, he is a high character kid who will strive in an atmosphere such as Treasure Valley and we really look forward to making him a part of the Chukar family.”
Hinkel has been a Varsity starter in the Riders infield since he was a freshman. Last season, the Riders shortstop hit .348 with 74 Runs, 66 RBI, and 20 SB. On the mound he was equally impressive with a 7-4 record and a team-leading 7 saves. He holds the All-time Riders record for career saves. He has been an All-State Selection the last two seasons. Hinkel also played this fall for the Big Sky Baseball Select Program out of Bozeman, MT.
“Westin has been a great role model for our program and community and is a guy that our younger players look up to everyday, said Riders Head Coach Nate Perleberg. As a coach, you are always looking for the player who always does the right things, commits to your program, and competes day in and day out. They are very few and far between, but over the last five years I can say that Westin Hinkel has been that type of player and person in our program. Not only am I positive that he will have a successful college baseball career, but I’m confident thathe will succeed in whatever he puts his mind to.”
Westin is the son of Leo and Terri Hinkel of Gillette.
Kyle Rhoades (University of Wyoming Club)
2011- Wyoming was the 2011 National Club Baseball Association Division II National Runner-up
2012- Wyoming advanced to the National Club Baseball World Series for 2nd straight year.
Jon Fisher (University of Wyoming Club)
2012- Wyoming advanced to the National Club Baseball World Series for 2nd straight year.
College Alumni Career Stats
Drew Baier- Jamestown College, Jamestown ND
2008 Stats: Appeared in 7 games, had one hit in six at-bats for a .167 batting average.
2009 Stats- Redshirt
2010 Stats- Appeared in 3 games, went 0-2. Played mainly JV.
Garrett Jackson- Kirkwood Community College/Valley City State University
2009 College Stats:
Garrett led the Valley City State Vikings in many offensive categories during their 2009 season, which was cut short due to the floods in North Dakota. Garrett led the team in batting average (.350), Doubles (5), RBI (11), and Slugging Percentage (.550).
2010 Season- Garrett Jackson (Kirkwood CC) Kirkwood Baseball Congratulations to Garrett Jackson who had a great season for the Kirkwood Eagles. Jackson was the starting catcher and is hitting cleanup in the lineup. He hit .328 on the season and led the team in homeruns with 8 and RBI's with 42. He also scored 33 runs and had 6 doubles. Kirkwood CC finished the season 19-23 overall.
2011 Season (Kirkwood CC)
Hit .264 in 44 games played. He had 19 runs, 4 doubles, 5 HR, and 15RBI. Kirkwood finished 32-26 overall.
Nathan Barrett- Presentation College, Aberdeen SD
2010 STATS- Barrett led the team in hitting with a .400 batting average. He played in 28 games for the Saints. He had 21 Runs, 22 RBI, 4 doubles, and 3 homeruns and 16 walks. The Saints are finished the season with a 18-18 overall record.
2011 Stats- Barrett hit .100 with 2 runs in 8 Games Played in 2011. Presentation College finished the season at 16-18 overall.
Nate Kolata-MSU BILLINGS
2008 Stats- Redshirt
2009 Stats- Pitched in 4 games, including 1 start against the University of Mary. Had an 0-1 record, with a 4.91 ERA. Had 6 strikeouts in 7.1 innings pitched.
2010 Stats- Injured
2011- DNP- Injured
Ryan Iliff- Jamestown College, Jamestown ND
Congratulations to former Rider player and current Rider Assistant Coach Ryan Iliff and his successful college career at Jamestown. Iliff finished his career in a great way, pitching 8 innings in his teams only win at Nationals. Named to DAC 2nd team All-Conference. Jamestown finished the season with a 32-13-1 record and repeated at DAC Tournament Champions. Iliff went 5-2, with a 4.45 ERA, in 60.2 innings pitched. Ryan finishes his college career with a 12-7 overall record and 1 save. Iliff will return to Jamestown next fall to finish his PE degree and will also serve as a Grad Assistant Coach for the college
2008 College Stats: Appeared in 12 games on the mound, pitching 16 2/3 innings. Had a 7.56 ERA, with 1 save.
2009 College Stats: Appeared in 6 games on the mound, pitching 7 innings. Had an 0-1 record.
2009 Summer Amateur League- Iliff went 14-2 on the mound this summer in leading the Jamestown Elks to the North Dakota Ameteur Baseball State Championship. He was named MVP of the league.
2010 Stats:Congratulations to Ryan Iliff who had a great junior season for the Jimmies. The Jimmies finished 40-13 on the season won the DAC Conference Title. Iliff finished with a 7-4 record on the season, with a 5.34 ERA. He led the team in innings pitched with 64.0. He had 14 appearances.He has also thrown 5 complete games this season and 2 shutouts. Opposing hitters hit just .259 vs. Iliff during the season. Ryan was also named the DAC Conference Player of the Week in May.
2011: Named to DAC 2nd team All-Conference as a pitcher. Went 5-2, in 11 games, with a 4.45 ERA in 60.2 innings pitched. Pitched 8 strong innings in his final start at Nationals vs. Robert Morris. Jamestown finished the year at 32-13-1 and the DAC Tournament Champions.
Zach Hamilton-
2008- Played at Pierce Community College
2009- Played at Iowa Western Community College
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