Men's Baseball at Kellogg Community College

Bruin Named First-Team Pre-Season All-American - Outfileder Brad McElroy of the Division 1 Charlotte 49ers has been named a first-team Louisville Slugger pre-season All-American. Last Year, McElroy hit 401 for the niners, becoming only the sixth player in team history to eclipse the .400 plateau. He led the Atlanitc Sun in doubles (26) and RBI (68). Last year, Brad earned third-team All-American Honors by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. A former Bruin, McElroy helped lead K.C.C. to a school record 49 wins and Conference Championship in 2005.

2007 National Runners up - Kellogg Community College finished another highly successful season with a record of 44-15. The Bruins won the MCCAA Conference and qualified for the NJCAA 11 World Series where they lost in the National Championship game 5-4

BASEBALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
MCCAA Conference Championship(s) - 1982, 2000, 2005, 2007
Regional Championship(s) - 1999, 2002, 2007
Regional Finalists - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007
National Championship finish - 1999 - 2nd place, 2002 - 5th place, 2007 - Runner Up

2008 Former Bruins currently playing at four year programs:

Brad Mcelroy - UNC Charlotte, Div I
Kevin Mailloux - Canisius, Div I
Billy Schlee - Jacksonville U, Div I
Joe Sheets - Western Michigan, Div I
Derrick Mosher - Western Michigan, Div I
Steele Lewis - Centenary, Div I
Jamar Tabor - Centenary, Div I
Matt Crane - Bethune Cookman, Div I
Jeff Nowaczyk - Central Michigan, Div I
Tim George - Wayne State, Div II
Noah Turner - Hillsdale, Div II
Gord Gateman - St. Joseph's, Div II
Mariano Jimenez - West Palm Beach, Div II
Zach Grau - West Palm Beach, Div II
Andrew Van Sumeran - Northwood, Div II
Scott Sierzenga - Saginaw Valley, Div II
Johnny Crane - Indiana Tech, NAIA
James Baker - Spring Arbor, NAIA
James Ledford - Southwest Baptist, NAIA

Kellogg gets it done in the classroom! Kellogg Community College's baseball team maintained a 3.05 grade point average as a team in the fall semester. 17 players averaged above a 3.00. Coach Bortell believes that type of off the field commitment is as important as all of the success K.C.C. has produced on the field!

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