Team Photo

Back Row (L to R): Head Coach Derek Herman, Madison Wilson, Sarah Gwinn, Alexa Stephenson, Kailyn Ebling, and
Assistant Coach Mike Miller
Middle Row (L to R): Kylie Masko, Alexis Cerven, Dakota Keating, Kinberly Kucharczyk, Tyler Snyder
Front Row (L to R): Mackenzie Leson, Jacki Nate, Jessica Roan, Jenny Renfroe, Taylor Snyder, and Sydney Macomber
 Meet the Coaches

Derek Herman
Coach Herman is entering his 2nd season for the Lady Bruins. Last season the Bruins finished 3rd in the
MCCAA Western Conference with a 19-9 league record and an overall record of 34-13. The Bruins were
one win away from advancing to the National Tournament in Clinton, MS but fell short losing to Lansing
Community College 12-9 in the District I championship game.
Coach Herman is a 1991 Union City graduate and former U.S. Marine. He has coached girls travel
softball for several years and boys summer baseball including last year’s 2016 Union City Sandy Koufax
league and league tournament champions. They finished the summer 15-3 in conference play and 24-10
overall. Herman also spent two coaching seasons at Union City High School, one as the Varsity Softball
Assistant Coach and one as the JV Softball Assistant Coach. Coach Herman lives in Union City with his
wife Kelly and daughter Skyler and twin boys Tate and Trey.

Head Coach

Mile Miller
Coach Miller is in his 3rd year as a Bruin softball assistant. Mike was part of last season’s historic run with
the Bruins reaching the District I championship game for the first time in school history. Coach Miller
was also an assistant coach during the 2008 season where the team was 18-14 in conference play and
26-23 overall. At that time the 26 wins were the most in school history.
Coach Miller brings a wealth of softball knowledge to the team. His enthusiasm for the game is
contagious and he will help Coach Herman with all facets of the game this season.

Assistant Coach

Kelsey Konkol
Coach Konkol is in her first year as an assistant coach after she finished up her career as a Lady Bruin as
a player. Kelsey is from Homer, MI where she was all-conference and all-district her senior year, ending
her career as the all-time home run leader in school history. As a Bruin last season, Kelsey batted .410
on the season with 7 home runs and 28 RBI’s. Kelsey was voted All-Conference Honorable Mention for
her play while also earning All-Conference and All-MCCAA academic honors. Kelsey also was voted to
the District I all-tournament team last season when the Bruins ended one game short of a berth to the
National Championship Tournament when she batted .615 for the tournament with 16 hits, 6 home runs
and 16 RBI’s.

Assistant Coach
 Roster
NO NAME POS H/T HT YR HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL
2 Alexa Stephenson P R/R 5’11” FR Battle Creek / Pennfield
3 Jacki Nate IF R/R 5’2” FR Stevensville / Lakeshore
4 Alexis Cerven IF/OF L/R 5’4” SO Decatur / Decatur
7 Jenny Renfroe C R/R 5’3” FR Homer / Homer
8 Jessica Roan OF R/R 5’3” FR Battle Creek / Pennfield
10 Sydney Macomber OF L/R 5’2” FR Scotts / Climax-Scotts
14 Kimberly Kucharczyk IF/OF R/R 5’7” FR Battle Creek / Lakeview
16 Dakota Keating OF/IF R/R 5’4” FR Springport / Springport
19 Kylie Masko P L/L 5’2” FR Grand Haven / Grand Haven
20 Mackenzie Leson OF R/R 5’3” FR Battle Creek / Harper Creek
21 Kailyn Ebeling C R/R 5’7” FR Decatur / Decatur
23 Taylor Snyder IF L/R 5’2” SO Portage / Portage Central
25 Tyler Snyder IF R/R 5’7” FR Portage / Portage Central
26 Sarah Gwinn OF R/R 5’8” FR Jackson / Jackson Northwest

33 Madison Wilson OF R/R 5’4” FR Battle Creek / Lakeview

ead Coach:
H Derek Herman Athletic Dept. Phone: (269) 965-4151
Assistant Coaches: Mike Miller
Kelsey Konkol
Athletic Director: Tom Shaw Nickname: Lady Bruins
Athletic Trainer: Tom Lawrence School Colors: Royal & Silver
 Meet the Team

4 Alexis Cerven
Hometown Decatur
High School Decatur High School
High School Honors MVP, All-Conference 2 years and 2nd Team All-State
Hobbies Working, swimming and playing sports
Role Model My parents
Parents Tim & Cindy Cerven

2 Kailyn Ebeling
Hometown Decatur
High School Decatur High School
High School Honors All-Conference 4 years, All-Region 4 years, NHS Member,
All-State, 3rd in class (Academics) and Principle’s Honor Roll
Hobbies Reading, spending time with friends and watching Netflix
Role Model Aunt Donna, Tess Gailhouse and Nicky Hulett
Parents Jim & Kelli Ebeling

26 Sarah Gwinn
Hometown Jackson
High School Northwest High School
High School Honors All-Conference 3 years, Honorable Mention, All-area Dream
Team, All-District 2 years, All-Region 2 years and Captain
Hobbies Playing sports
Parents Jeff & Lori Gwinn

16 Dakota Keating
Hometown Springport
High School Springport High School
High School Honors All-Conference 3 years, A-ll District Honorable
Mention and All-Academic 4 years
Hobbies Drawing and shopping
Role Model My mom
Parents Angela Parsons
 Meet the Team

14 Kimberly Kucharczyk

Hometown Battle Creek
High School Lakeview High School
High School Honors All-City 3 years, All-District 2 years, All-Conference, MVP
2 years, Captain, Golden Glove and Rookie of the year
Hobbies Softball
Role Model My parents
Parents Heather Kucharczyk

20 Mackenzie Leson
Hometown Battle Creek
High School Harper Creek High School
High School Honors Defensive Player of the Year, Captain and Coaches Award
Hobbies Traveling, photography and working out
Role Model Grandpa Mike Leson JR.
Parents Wendy Leson

10 Sydney Macomber
Hometown Scotts
High School Climax-Scotts High School
High School Honors Softball: All-Conference 4 years, All-District 4 years,
All-Region 2 years, All-State HM 2 years and Academic All-State
Basketball: All-Conference Honorable Mention 2 years
Hobbies Watching Shameless, skiing and playing basketball
Role Model My parents
Parents Morgan and Paz Macomber

19 Kylie Masko
Hometown Grand Haven
High School Grand Haven High School
High School Honors All-District 3 years and All-Conference
Hobbies Working out, drawing, dancing and singing
Parents Paul & Reyna Masko
 Meet the Team

3 Jacki Nate
Hometown Stevensville
High School Lakeshore High School
High School Honors All-Conference 3 years, All-District 3 years,
All-Region 3 years, Captain and All-State
Hobbies Softball and hanging out with friends and family
Role Model Mom, Dad, and my brothers
Parents Mark & JoAnn Nate

7 Jenny Renfroe
Hometown Homer
High School Homer High School
High School Honors All-Conference, Captains Award 2 years, Sportsmanship
Award, Academic All-Conference and Scholar Athlete
Hobbies Drag Racing, volleyball and softball
Role Model Sierra Ramero
Parents Kyle & Nancy Renfroe

8 Jessica Roan
Hometown Battle Creek
High School Pennfield High School
High School Honors All-Conference, All-District, All-City, MVP, Captain 3 years
and All-State Academic
Hobbies Reading, hunting and fishing
Role Model Sierra Romero
Parents Rodney & Sheri Roan

23 Taylor Snyder
Hometown Portage
High School Portage Central High School
High School Honors Captain, Runner-up State Champs and Academic Honors
Hobbies Sports, reading, running and working out
Role Model My mom and my Aunt Sue
Parents Melissa Snyder
 Meet the Team

25 Tyler Snyder
Hometown Portage
High School Portage Central High School High School Honors
All-Conference Honorable Mention, Captain 2 years and
Bronze Academic Honor
Hobbies Listening to music
Role Model My mother and sisters
Parents Melissa Snyder

2 Alexa Stephenson
Hometown Battle Creek
High School Pennfield High School
High School Honors All-Conference 2 years, All-District 2 years and
All-City 3 years
Hobbies Sports
Role Model Mom
Parents Alvin & Tammy Stephenson

33 Madison Wilson
Hometown Battle Creek
High School Lakeview High School
Hobbies Fishing, hunting and running
Role Model My mom
Parents Amber Wilson
 2016 Team Standings
2016 MCCAA Softball Standings Conference Results 34-13
School MCCAA Record Overall Record
Lansing 24-4 40-19
Muskegon 20-8 40-14
Kellogg 19-9 34-13
Kalamazoo Valley 19-9 25-13
Ancilla 14-14 19-25
Jackson 8-20 16-26
Lake Michigan 6-22 6-28
Glen Oaks 2-26 2-34

NJCAA District Tournament Results

Game 1 Kellogg . . . . . . . . . 12 Kalamzoo . . . . . . . . 1
Game 2 Lansing . . . . . . . . . . 4 Kellogg . . . . . . . . . . 0
Game 3 Kellogg . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ancilla . . . . . . . . . . 5
Game 4 Kellogg . . . . . . . . . . 16 Owens . . . . . . . . . 12
Game 5 Kellogg . . . . . . . . . . 10 Muskegon . . . . . . . . 6
Game 6 Kellogg . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lansing . . . . . . . . . . 3
Game 7 Lansing . . . . . . . . . . 12 Kellogg . . . . . . . . . . 9

Lansing wins the NJCAA Region XII/District Championship and goes to the national championship
tournament.

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 2016 Post Season Awards

Academic Awards Athletic Awards

Academic All-Conference All-Western Conference 1 st Team
(All-Conference = 3.0 GPA or higher with 24 hours passed) Kassidy Butler
Kinslea Blouin Jessica Ramos Jessica Ramos
Kassidy Butler Shae Snyder
Alexis Cerven Maddison Spry All-Western Conference 2 nd Team
Makayla Craun Kara Suwarsky Kinslea Blouin
Tess Gailhouse Rebekah VanDam Alexis Cerven
Kelsey Konkol
All-Western Conference Honorable Mention
NJCAA Award of Exemplary Academic Achievement Makayla Craun
(GPA between 3.60-3.79 and at least 24 hours passed) Kelsey Konkol
Kassidy Butler
All-Western Conference All-Freshman Team
NJCAA Award of Superior Academic Achievement Kassidy Butler
(GPA between 3.80-3.99 at least 24 hours passed) Alexis Cerven
Jessica Ramos
Western Conference Freshman of the Year
Maddison Spry
Kassidy Butler
Academic All-MCCAA
Western Conference Player of the Year
(All-MCCAA = 3.2 GPA or higher with 24 hours passed)
Kassidy Butler
Kinslea Blouin Jessica Ramos
Kassidy Butler Shae Snyder All-MCCAA
Alexis Cerven Maddison Spry Kassidy Butler
Makayla Craun Kara Suwarsky
Tess Gailhouse Rebekah VanDam All-Region XII Team 1 st Team
Kelsey Konkol Kassidy Butler

NJCAA Award or Academic Team Excellence NJCAA Division II-2 nd Team All-American
Team GPA of 3.36 Kassidy Butler

Region XII Tournament All-Tournament Team

Kelsey Konkol
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 2016 Kellogg Softball Overall Statistics
34-13 Record
Player Ave AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SF SB CS PO A E FLD%
Butler .469 143 43 67 10 1 18 73 7 2 9 1 2 0 107 4 0 1.000
Ramos .424 125 39 53 9 2 12 46 34 4 11 0 1 0 169 9 5 .973
Kankol .410 117 30 48 5 2 7 28 4 4 19 0 1 0 31 2 5 .868
Blouin .406 155 54 63 13 3 16 52 17 0 29 0 2 1 56 112 16 .913
Cerven .375 168 55 63 6 1 1 26 11 1 25 0 2 1 53 4 3 .950
Snyder, S .353 68 19 24 0 0 3 5 5 3 9 0 2 0 20 10 5 .857
Snyder, T .333 126 22 42 4 1 0 18 6 0 18 0 3 3 39 74 4 .966
VanTilburg .333 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 34 1 .975
Spry .305 128 30 39 10 3 6 32 8 0 24 0 1 1 36 2 3 .927
Suwarsky .266 139 25 37 14 0 2 18 13 2 20 0 2 0 305 2 10 .968
Gailhouse .223 130 19 29 7 1 1 15 10 2 9 0 3 0 64 49 12 .904
Cullen .176 17 6 3 1 0 0 3 4 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 .333
Craun .167 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 15 2 .895
VanDam .118 17 3 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 24 29 5 .914

Totals .351 1344 346 472 80 14 66 320 121 20 187 1 19 6 912 346 73 .945
Opponent .118 1144 186 297 42 1 20 167 137 14 229 6 25 7 755 247 87 .920

Player ERA W L APP SV IP H R ER BB SO

Gailhouse 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.2 1 1 0 2 0
VanTilburg 2.94 13 5 22 0 109.2 109 65 46 40 115
VanDam 3.38 12 7 22 0 114.0 113 74 55 54 71
Craun 4.08 9 1 19 0 79.0 73 56 46 55 55

Totals 3.39 34 13 47 0 303.1 296 196 147 151 241

Opponent 5.04 12 21 47 1 262.2 400 322 189 112 169
 Season Schedule 2017
Date Opponent Site Time

MAR. 14 Rowan College at Gloucester County (single game) (A) 1:00 pm

14 County College or Morris (single game) (A) 3:30 pm
15 Spoon River College (single game) (A) 1:00 pm
15 Iowa Central Community College (single game) (A) 3:30 pm
17 Kishwaukee College (single game) (A) 10:30 am
17 Pasco-Hernando State College (single game) (A) 1:00 pm
17 College of DuPage (single game) (A) 3:30 pm
18 County College of Morris (single game) (A) 8:00 pm
18 Pasco-Hernando State College (single game) (A) 10:30 am
18 Crowder College (single game) (A) 1:00 pm
21 Concordia University (A) 3:00 pm
22 ALMA COLLEGE (H) 3:30 PM
24 *Jackson College (A) 3:00 pm
25 *LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE (H) 1:00 PM
28 *Glen Oaks Community College (A) 3:00 pm
31 *ANCILLA COLLEGE (H) 3:00 PM
APR. 1 *MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (H) 1:00 PM
4 *LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (H) 3:00 PM
7 Davenport University (JV) (A) 5:00 pm
8 *KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (H) 1:00 PM
11 *Grand Rapids Community College (A) 3:00 pm
13 CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (H) 3:00 PM
14 *JACKSON COLLEGE (H) 3:00 PM
15 *Lake Michigan College (A) 1:00 pm
18 *GLEN OAKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (H) 3:00 PM
21 *Ancilla College (A) 3:00 pm
22 *Muskegon Community College (A) 1:00 pm
25 *Lansing Community College (A) 3:00 pm
29 *Kalamazoo Valley Community College (A) 1:00 pm
MAY 2 *GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (H) 3:00 PM
6 MCCAA State Tournament (A) TBA
11-13 Region XII District Tournament (A) TBA
17-20 National Championship (A) TBA

All games are Double Headers unless indicated *Denotes conference games