COON RAPIDS BASEBALL ALUMNI

Name: Logan Shore

Grad Year: 2013

Position:  Pitcher

Accomplishments:  Shore attended Meadow Creek Christian School in Andover, Minnesota until 9th grade, when he began attending Coon Rapids High School in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. As a senior, he was the Minnesota Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after going 9–0 with a 0.27 earned run average (ERA) as well as a .429 batting average.[1] During his senior season, Shore was in pre-draft talks with the Cleveland Indians who wanted to draft him in the third round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but the team wasn't willing to offer enough money to pry Shore away from Florida and instead decided to go with University of Louisville pitcher Dace Kim. Shore was ultimately taken in the 29th round by the local professional team, the Minnesota Twins, but ultimately chose to attend school instead of signing.[2]

As a freshman at the University of Florida in 2014, Shore appeared in 16 games with 15 starts. He finished the year 7–4 with a team-low 2.16 ERA and 68 strikeouts in ​95 2⁄3 innings. For his play he was named National Freshman of the Year by Perfect Game USA, as well as SEC Freshman of the Year, third-team All-American, and Freshman All-American.[3][4] As a sophomore in 2015, Shore started 19 games as the Gators' Friday starter, finishing with an 11–6 record, 2.72 ERA, and 84 strikeouts in ​112 1⁄3 innings. During the summer he played for the United States collegiate national team.[5]

The Oakland Athletics selected Shore in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft (47th overall pick). He later signed with the team for a $1.5 million bonus.[6] He was assigned to the Vermont Lake Monsters where he posted an 0–2 record with a 2.57 ERA in seven starts.[7]

Shore spent 2017 with the Stockton Ports.[8] On May 15, 2017 he was placed on the 7-day disabled list due to an injured strained latissimus dorsi muscle.[9] Shore finished the season with a 2–5 record and a 4.09 ERA in 17 games (14 starts).[10] He spent 2018 with Stockton and the Midland RockHounds, pitching to a combined 3-6 record with a 4.45 ERA in 17 starts.[11]

On September 19, 2018, Shore was traded to the Detroit Tigers as the second of two players to be named later in the Mike Fiers trade.[12]

Name: Alex  Boxwell

Grad Year: 2014

Position:  Outfield

Accomplishments:  HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 2014, where he was on the honor roll each year · played for coach Jerry Coe · all-state selection and Mr. Baseball finalist · hit .506 with three home runs and 10 stolen bases as a seniorvplayed for the Metro West in the 2014 Play Ball! Minnesota High School Baseball All-Star Series · all-state and all-metro selection as a senior | two-time All-Northwest Suburban Conference selection · hit .430 during the regular season as a junior and helped the Cardinals advance to the Minnesota Class 3A state semifinals · hit .379 with 33 RBIs, seven doubles, five triples and four home runs for the Coon Rapids Post 334 Legion team in 2013 · hit .497 with nine home runs during the 2014 Legion season · also an all-conference football player and a basketball letterwinner.  

2015 | FRESHMAN Played in 25 games with 19 starts, primarily in the outfield · batted .194 with 10 runs and six RBIs · hit two home runs, a double and a triple | had a perfect fielding percentage. Highlights: Made his Minnesota debut hitting 2-for-4 with two runs at Houston (2/15) · hit his first collegiate home run while going 1-for-4 with two RBIs at VCU (3/16) · hit 2-for-3 including a triple with an RBI, a walk and one run scored against Penn State (4/19) · hit 1-for-4 with a home run, and scored the winning run in the ninth against South Dakota State (4/22).

2016 | SOPHOMORE Appeared in 48 games and hit .327 with 10 doubles, a triple, one home run and 16 RBI · led the team in Big Ten play with a .392 batting average, .588 slugging percentage and a .458 on-base clip. Highlights: Started and laced a single that brought in a run versus Utah Valley (2/20) · saw action in the outfield against Utah (2/21) and at Campbell (2/27) and recorded two putouts each contest | started and notched a putout with two plate appearances at Georgia State (3/5) · smacked an RBI double in series opener at Seattle U (3/12) · went 2-for-5 with a run and a double at Utah Valley (3/18-3/20) · laced two hits, including an RBI double, against Saint Mary's (3/30) · started all three games and tallied three hits, including two in the series finale, against Iowa · had a a pinch-hit single against Northern Illinois (4/6) · notched a season-high two RBI at No. 25 Michigan (4/8) · went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI against South Dakota State (4/12) · laced a trio of singles and started in the outfield versus Maryland (4/15-4/17) · collected four hits, including two doubles, and crossed the plate four times at Northwestern (4/22-4/24) · tallied five hits and was a double short of the cycle in games at Illinois (4/29-5/1) · netted a two-run single against Indiana (5/7) · notched a single in all three games, including one for an RBI, while crossing the plate three times at Purdue (5/13-5/15) · went 2-for-4 with a double at South Dakota State (5/17) · secured an RBI in the regular season finale against Ohio State (5/21) · appeared in both games at the Big Ten Tournament (5/25-5/26) · drilled a pair of hits and scored a run against Wake Forest (6/5) · secured a single at Texas A&M (6/5).

2017 | JUNIOR Played in 40 games where he had a .253 batting average and led the team with six home runs and seven stolen bases · drove in 14 runs and scored 28 while hitting four of his home runs in conference play and posting a .438 slugging percentage.Highlights: Reached base four times at UC Irvine (2/18) with one hit, two walks and was hit by a pitch and scored two runs · drove in two RBIs with a triple at UC Irvine (2/19) · was 3-6 vs Seattle U (2/24) and scored one run · was 2-4 with one run scored and one RBI in the second game vs Seattle U (2/25) · recorded another multi-hit game vs South Dakota State (3/7) after going 2-4 · went 3-4 with one run scored vs Milwaukee (3/8) · drove in one RBI, scored one run and picked up one triple after going 2-3 vs Missouri State (3/10) · tied a career high with six at-bats at Sacramento State (3/17) then went 3-6 with two runs scored, two RBIs, one home run and two stolen bases, another career high · scored three runs at Ohio State (3/24) after smacking one home run and swiping three bases · scored another three runs at Ohio state (3/25) after going 2-4 · reached base three times after recording two hits and one walk at Indiana (4/14) while driving in one run and scoring two · picked up two hits and one run at Penn State (5/7) · was 2-3 with a double and a home run in the Big Ten Tournament vs Northwestern (5/26).

2018 | SENIOR NCAA Minneapolis Regional All-Tournament Team · started 49 games for Minnesota · batted .258, slugging six home runs and eight doubles while driving in 34 runs and scoring 32 times · led the team with 21 stolen bases. Highlights: Started the season opener at Georgia Tech on Feb. 16 · collected a season-high three hits at UT Arlington on March 14 and again at Purdue on April 13 · drove in four runs while going 2-for-3 against Nebraska on March 23 · went 3-for-5 with two RBIS and two runs scored at Purdue on April 13 · had a season-long seven-game hitting streak from April 6-21 · stole at least one base in six-straight games and eight total from May 12-23 · drove in four runs on 2-for-3 with a double and a home run against No. 19 UCLA in the NCAA Tournament.

Name: Alex Wojciechowski

Grad Year: 2012

Position:  1st Base

Accomplishments: 2016 (Senior) Voted the NSIC’s Preseason Player of the Year · named to NCBWA Preseason All-American Second Team and All-Central Region Team.

2015 (Junior) Earned his second career All-America nod by Daktronics while playing in 51 games for the Bulldogs · voted to All-Central Region First Team by ABCA and Daktronics, Second Team by Baseball Writers · earned NSIC Player of the Week honors on Apr. 20 · reached base in all but seven games and had a hit in all but ten games · drove in five runs and crossed the plate four times on a 3-for-5 games against Southwest Minnesota State on Apr. 8 · drove in eight runs and crossed the plate four times while going 5-for-5 with two doubles and two home runs against Bemidji State on Apr. 18 · had a hit in 13 of UMD's final 15 games and 20 of their final 22 · set Bulldog single season records for putouts (462) and total bases (137).

2014 (Sophomore) Started all 41 games for the Bulldogs at first base or designated hitter · finished the season with 15 multi-hit games · went 5-for-8 with four RBIs, four runs scored, two triples, and a double in a doubleheader with Saint Michael's (Vt.) College on Mar. 16 · belted his first home run of the season in a 4-for-8 doubleheader performance against Concordia-St. Paul (Apr. 2) · had back-to-back three-hit games vs. Upper Iowa and Northern State on Apr. 22 and 25 · went 4-for-7 with five RBIs, a home run, two doubles, and one run scored against Minnesota-Crookston on May 3.

BEFORE UMD: A 2012 graduate of Coon Rapids High School · started two years for coach Jerry Coe and the Cardinals · received All-Northwest Suburban Conference in his junior and senior seasons · earned All-section honors as a senior captain in 2012 · also played three years of hockey as a defenseman · earned a pair of All-Conference honorable mentions while at Coon Rapids.
 

Professional

Andrew Kinney (Class of 2006) - 1B - Cleveland Indians (2010)

Mark Groebner (Class of 1993) - OF - Montreal Expos (1998)

Rick Zurn (Class of 1986) - P - Milwaukee Brewers (1991)

Joe Boyce (Class of 1985) - SS - Minnesota Twins (1986)

Jeff Satzinger (Class of 1983) - RHP - Pittsburg Pirates

John Stainbrook (Class of 1983) - OF - Minnesota Twins

Neil Emerson (Class of 1969) - P - Minnesota Twins

Division 1

Anthony Mrosla (class of 2013) -C- Ohio University (2016)

Brandon Baumgartner (Class of 2007) - LHP - University of North Dakota

Preston Ghizoni (Class of 2007) - 2B - North Dakota State University

Dylan Blake (Class of 2006) - SS/RHP - University of Notre Dame

Kyle Harrison (Class of 2006) - CF - North Dakota State University

Kenny Beese (Class of 2005) - SS - North Dakota State University

Matt Mossey (Class of 2004) - SS/RHP - North Dakota State University/University of Iowa, Baseball Reference

Pat Thielke (Class of 2002) - LHP - North Dakota State University

Dan Anderson (Class of 2001) - RHP - University of Minnesota

Kip Yelle (Class of 2001) - 1B - Valparaiso University (IN)

Chad Drexler (Class of 2000) - RHP - University of Minnesota

Mark Groebner (Class of 1993) - OF - University of Minnesota

Rick Zurn (Class of 1986) - P - University of New Orleans

Jay Olson (Class of 1981) - RHP - University of Minnesota

Mark Hodsdon (Class of 1975) - ? - University of Minnesota

Division 2

Nick Herold (class of 2017) - RHP - Winona State

Ray Wellner (Class of 2016) - RHP - Concordia University St Paul

Tyler Wojciechowski (Class of 2015)-RHP/3B-U of Minnesota-Duluth

Grant Farley (Class of 2013) U of Minnesota-Duluth  

Alex Wojociechowski (Class of 2012) U of Minnesota- Duluth  

Devin Croal (Class of 2008) - 2B - University of Minnesota-Crookston

Zac Sather (Class of 2008) - 3B - St. Cloud State University

Steve Schroer (Class of 2008) - RHP - University of Minnesota-Crookston

Corey Johnson (Class of 2007) - OF - Augustana College

Jake Poehler (Class of 2007) - OF - University of Minnesota-Crookston

Kevin Johnson (Class of 2006) - OF - St. Cloud State University

Andrew Kinney (Class of 2006) - 1B - Southwest Minnesota State University

Alex Nienaber (2005) - RHP - Southwest Minnesota State University

Ryan Fixell (2004) - LHP - Concordia-St. Paul University

Tony Boxwell (Class of 2003) - OF - Concordia-St. Paul University

Aaron Lindstrom (Class of 2003) - C/RHP - Southwest Minnesota State University

Zach Snell (2003) - LHP - Winona State University

Jeff Groebner (Class of 2000) - 3B - Southwest Minnesota State University

Doug Groebner (Class of 1998) - SS/RHP - Augustana College

Brandon Groebner (Class of 1993) - RHP - South Dakota State University

Wade Hefter (Class of 1990) - SS - St. Cloud State University

Matt Anthony (Class of 1987) - RHP/SS - St. Cloud State University

Paul Mills (Class of 1984) - RHP - Minnesota State-Mankato University

Deane Smith (Class of 1983) - SS - South Dakota State University

Todd Herrmann (Class of 1980) - LHP - South Dakota State University

Lee Brandt (Class of 1966) - SS - Augustana College

Division 3/NAIA 

Justin Mohlencamp(Class of 2017) - LHP - Buena Vista University

Avery Lehman(Class of 2017) - OF - Unversity of St Thomas 

Noah Wolfe(Class of 2016) - OF - Hamline University

Tyler Brick (Class of 2016) - 1B - Hamline University

Jake Dujmovic (Class of 2016) -SS - Hamline University

John Barclay (Class of 2014)-LHP- Bethel University (2015)

Anthony Mrosla (Class of 2013) - C- DMACC  (2014)

Noah Fedje (Class of 2013) - OF/P - Bethel University (2014)

Luke Jorgenson (Class of 2013) - RHP - University of Minnesota Morris (2014)

Kent Sipola (Class of 2011) - RHP Jamestown College  (2014)

Bobby Smith (Class of 2012) - OF Jamestown College  (2014)

Cody Hermann (Class of 2012) - RHP - Jamestown College (2013)

Sam Smith (Class of 2011)- 2B- Jamestown College (2014)

Tony Remund (Class of 2010) - SS - University of Wisconsin-Superior (2014)

Ian Andrews (Class of 2010) - RHP/1B - North Central University (2012)

Cody Beam (Class of 2009) - RHP - Dallas Baptist University (2014)

Cory Miller (Class of 2008) - OF - Hamline University

Ryan Kraft (Class of 2006) - LHP - University of Wisconsin-Stout

Adam Wedwick (Class of 2003) - 2B - Macalester College

Eric Grant (Class of 2002) - RHP - Augsburg College

Dan Mossey (Class of 2002) - OF - University of St. Thomas

Joey Olson (Class of 2002) - 2B - University of St. Thomas

Dillion Omdahl (Cass of 1999)-C- William Penn University

Ryan Holland (Class of 1999) - RHP - Bethel University

Nick Reimler (Class of 1996) - OF - University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Randy Yarke (Class of 1983) - OF - Wayne State University (NE)

Pete Yelle (Class of 1977) -3B - St. Johns University

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