2020 Baseball Team
| # | Name | Position | YR | HT | High School | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
04 |
Jacob Newman |
P/OF |
FR |
5'8" |
Firelands |
South Amherst |
|
06 |
Chad Beaver |
UTILITY |
FR |
5'10" |
MC2 STEM |
Cleveland |
|
07 |
Roger Wright |
P/2B |
FR |
6'2" |
Garfield |
Akron |
|
08 |
Zachary Nilges |
OF/P |
SO |
6'3" |
Midview |
Elyria |
|
10 |
Jacob Johnson |
OF/P |
FR |
6'4" |
Akron STEM |
Cuyahoga Falls |
|
11 |
Jarod Dennis |
OF |
FR |
5'11" |
North Ridgeville |
North Ridgeville |
|
12 |
Matt Thompson |
SS |
FR |
6'1" |
Brookside |
Sheffield Lake |
|
13 |
David Schnell |
OF/P |
FR |
5'10" |
North Ridgeville |
North Ridgeville |
|
18 |
Corey Ison |
UTILITY |
SO |
6'0" |
Amherst Steele |
Amherst |
|
23 |
Wayne Naida |
C/3B |
SO |
5'10" |
Lakewood |
Cleveland |
|
27 |
Jared Naida |
1B/P |
SO |
6'0" |
Lakewood |
Cleveland |
|
28 |
Casey Ison |
P |
SO |
6'0" |
Amherst Steele |
Amherst |
|
29 |
Donovan Hodges |
3B/P |
SO |
5'9" |
Norton |
Norton |
|
30 |
Nathan Cruz |
1B/P |
FR |
6'2" |
Clearview |
Lorain |
|
35 |
Evan Lacey |
P |
FR |
6'4" |
Firelands |
Amherst |
In The News
NJCAA COVID-19 UPDATE – Spring Competition
The NJCAA has postponed spring competitions in all sports from Saturday, March 14 through Friday, April 3 due to concerns over the COVID-19 situation. The NJCAA will reconvene to determine how to move forward with the remaining spring contests at that time. Check back here for updates on our baseball and softball seasons.
UPDATE: The LCCC baseball and softball seasons have been cancelled in their entirety in accordance with the NJCAA cancelling all Spring sports seasons/Championships.
Basketball Lands Four on OCCAC & NJCAA District Teams
March 11, 2020 – – The Ohio Community College Athletic Conference, a mix of Division II and Division III Colleges, announced their 2019-2020 OCCAC All-Conference selections along with the NJCAA All-District teams for Men’s and Women’s Basketball. LCCC, a Division III school, had four student-athletes honored this season.
Leading the pack was freshman forward, Vanecia Billings (Lorain/Clearview) who garnered All-Freshman Team, OCCAC All-Conference Second Team, and All-District Division III Team honors after an incredible rookie campaign where she earned two OCCAC Player of the Week nods. Billings recorded 17 double-doubles in 26 contests this season and had double-figure rebounds in 21 of those games. Her 326 rebounds set a new season mark at LCCC and ranked her sixth nationally amongst NJCAA Division III players. She also ranked 17th nationally with a 12.5 rebound/game average and was 29th in the country with 33 blocked shots.
Sophomore forward Haley Sprouse (LaGrange/Keystone) was selected to the NJCAA All-District Division III Team after a strong first season with the Commodores, including an outstanding post-season performance against Owens CC in the Regional Semi-Finals. Spouse scored 15 points, grabbed seven rebounds, handed out three assists, and snagged two steals in LCCC’s 57-56 last-second loss to The Express. She led LCCC for the season with 1.9 steals/game, finished second in assists/game, and was third for points and rebounds.
A sophomore forward on the Men’s team, Derek Yahnke (Hilliard/Hilliard Bradley) wrapped up his LCCC basketball career by earning OCCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention and NJCAA District Division III Team honors. Yahnke led the team this season in points with a 13.8/game average, pulled in 5.3 rebounds/game, and averaged 1.4 blocked shots a game. He set career bests with 36 points and 22 caroms against Hocking.
Jaylen Jenkins (Willoughby/Willoughby South), a freshman guard earned an OCCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention nod after a stellar season for the Commodores. Jenkins earned OCCAC Player of the Week honors during the year after logging a double-double of 25 points and 10 assists, then scoring 19 points and dishing out six assists against DII Lakeland CC. He led LCCC with a 4.4 assist/game average and with 1.8 steals/game, as well as finishing second with a 13.2 point/game average.
Contact: Shelly Miller/SID
Email: mmiller2@lorainccc.edu
Office: 440-366-7359
Cell: 216-407-3020
Baseball Drops Opening Day Doubleheader to Westmoreland
March 1, 2020 – – The Lorain County Community College Baseball Team kicked off their 2020 season on the road today against Westmoreland but dropped both ends of the double-header by scores of 13-3 and 8-2.
In his LCCC debut, Freshman Pitcher, Evan Lacey (Amherst/Firelands) struck out five, walked eight, and gave up six earned runs in the 13-3 five-inning loss. The Commodores were unable to overcome six fielding errors and mustered just three runs. Zach Nilges (Elyria/Midview) doubled for the Commodores, while Matt Thompson (Sheffield Lake/Brookside) and Jacob Johnson (Cuyahoga Falls/Akron STEM) each had a single and a run scored. Jared Naida (Cleveland/Lakewood) scored a run after drawing a walk to get on base and Wayne Naida (Cleveland/Lakewood) logged the only RBI for LCCC in the opener.
Casey Ison (Amherst/Amherst Steele) took the 8-2 loss in game two. In five-innings pitched, he gave up seven earned runs, struck out seven, and walked three. Nilges tripled for his second extra-base hit of the day and scored a run. Jared Naida had a hit and a run scored, while Wayne Naida and Nathan Cruz (Lorain/Clearview) each had an RBI for the Commodores.
Head Coach, Bill Frawley, said after the games, “It was our first day playing outside this season and we just made too many defensive errors to overcome.”
LCCC is back in action for their home opener against Schoolcraft College at 1 p.m., Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Sprenger Stadium in Avon.
Contact: Shelly Miller/SID
Email: mmiller2@lorainccc.edu
Office: 440-366-7359
Cell: 216-407-3020
LCCC’s Wodarczyk Named to OCCAC All-Decade Basketball Team
February 26, 2020 – – Former Lorain County Community College Women’s Basketball player, Christa Wodarczyk, has been named to the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) All-Decade Basketball team for the 2010s through the 2020s. The fifteen-person squad is a who’s who of both Division II and Division III All-American selections from one of the most competitive conferences in the country.
Wodarczyk became the first NJCAA Division III All-American selection for LCCC in women’s basketball when she earned Third-Team All-American honors in 2010. She also earned an OCCAC All-Conference Second team nod for the 2009-2010 season, which was the only season LCCC was a member of the conference during her career.
Statistically, Wodarczyk ranks in the top ten of every major category for the Commodores. Her 150 assists rank her number one, while she checks in at third for career steals (115), fourth for career points (754) and 3-point shots made (87), and finally eighth in career rebounds with 271.
After she finished at LCCC, Wodarczyk headed to NCAA Division II Slippery Rock University to continue her education and basketball career, graduating with a degree in Exercise Science.
When she learned about her achievement, Wodarczyk commented, “It is definitely an honor to be one of the fifteen women to make the All-Decade Team. I am proud to be able to represent Lorain County Community College, as some of my best memories were made with my LCCC Women’s Basketball Team. I am grateful for the opportunities and recognition Lorain County Community College has given me, athletically and academically.”
Contact: Shelly Miller/SID
Email: mmiller2@lorainccc.edu
Office: 440-366-7359
Cell: 216-407-3020
LCCC Volleyball Lands Two on OCCAC All-Decade Team
February 21, 2020 – – The Ohio Community College Athletic Conference recently announced its All-Decade Volleyball Team for 2010 to the 2020’s, which features two players from Lorain County Community College. Both products of Brookside High School in Sheffield Lake, Gabby Woods and Kady Whitsel (pictured) , led the 2014 LCCC team to the finals of the NJCAA Division III National Championship match.
In 2014, the sixth-seeded Commodores lost a five-set heartbreaker to top-ranked Madison College, in the National Championship match. The second-place finish was the highest national finish ever for an LCCC volleyball team. LCCC’s 2014 team dominated in the NJCAA national stat rankings, finishing first in kills (2033), kills/set (14.02), and assists (1761). They were second in assists/set (12.14) and digs (2860).
Over their careers from 2013 to 2015, LCCC teams accumulated 79 wins to only 39 losses for a .670 winning percentage, playing in a conference made up of both Division II (offer athletic scholarships) and Division III (no athletic aid), as well as perennial national championship contenders in both divisions.
Woods and Whitsel both earned First-Team NJCAA Division III All-American status, NJCAA All-Region XII First-Team, OCCAC First-Team All-Conference, and All-Tournament Team honors during their LCCC tenures. For her career, Woods (2013-2014) accumulated 601 kills, 151 total blocks, and 211 digs. Whitsel (2014-2015) dished out 1783 assists, picked up 1026 digs, had 442 kills, and served up 126 aces.
Lorain Head Coach, Ted Whitsel, commented, “I am very proud of both these young ladies; one is my daughter and the other is like a daughter. I have seen them grow as volleyball players and young adults since they were classmates at Brookside and they have been playing together since they were eleven. They have always been very hard workers at both sports and in the classroom. Gabby and Kady have made us proud with their accomplishments and dedication to LCCC and our volleyball program.”