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2026 JUCO Team Preview: Kellogg CC Bruins

Head Coach: Eric Laskovy
Division: D2 (MCCAA Western)
2025 Record: 40-15 
2025 Postseason: NJCAA D2 World Series (5th Place)
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/4

Coach Outlook: "Strong group of returners from a World Series team. Heading into the season with 7 guys committed to 4-yr schools with many more to come."

2026 Team Strengths:

• Leadership
• Offense
• Starting Pitching

Top Returning Players:

Jake Kucharczyk, OF (Penn State) - 182 PA, .396 BA, .541 OBP, 17 2B, 12 HR, 58 RBI, 19 SB

No. 9️⃣8️⃣ - OF Jacob Kucharczyk (@BaseballKellog)

Entering 2026 after an All-American freshman season, Soph. @JacobKucha14627 hit .396 with 12 💣s as Kellogg's leadoff hitter, committing to @PennStateBase as the 98th preseason ranked JUCO prospect.

📊 https://t.co/IkDltt2bEJ |… pic.twitter.com/yEPYAwcogs

— Prep Baseball JUCO (@PB_JUCO) January 13, 2026

Payton Bookwalter, OF (Gardner-Webb) - 180 PA, .383 BA, .500 OBP, 17 2B, 5 HR, 58 RBI, 17 SB

No fly zone in left! Payton Bookwalter goes airborne with a full-out diving grab‼️ pic.twitter.com/vVEx7xYoUy

— Northwoods League Baseball (@NWLbaseball) July 11, 2025

Zach Kucharczyk, C/OF (Davenport) 157 PA, .360 BA, 15 2B, 6 3B, 4 HR, 46 RBI, 16 SB

Caleb Kidd, LHP (Western Michigan) - 59 IP, 6-3, 2.38 ERA, 43K, 19 BB

Daniel Calhoun, RHP/OF - 49.2 IP, 7-3, 3.44 ERA, 45 K, 16 BB

JT Sawdon, RHP - 41.2 IP, 4-1, 2.59 ERA, 54 K, 13 BB

Ty Jenkins, RHP (Davenport) - 38.2 IP, 6-0, 6.05 ERA, 38 K, 12 BB

Jake Stickler, 1B (Davenport) - 152 PA, .306 BA, 6 2B, 4 HR, 46 RBI

Tanner Olepa, MIF - 150 PA, .387 BA, .535 OPB, 15 2B, 5 HR, 43 RBI

Gavin Engelsman, MIF/RHP - 136 PA, .338 BA, .497 OBP, 27 RBI / 11.1 IP, 2.38 ERA, SV

Ricky Hamm, MIF - 160 PA, .319 BA, 14 2B, 41 RBI

Josh Midbo, RHP - 51 IP, 7-1, 3.00 ERA in 2024

6’4 185 | Freshman | Joshua Midbo

A talented RHP for Coach Laskovy’s club making a name for himself this fall. Good long frame, easy out of the hand with S/M slider (81-83). Lots of life to fastball running up to 93 sitting 90-91. @BaseballKellogg pic.twitter.com/cR5hgS9Nrr

— Adam Goodwin (@CoachGoodwinA) September 23, 2023

Notable Newcomers:

Tylor Morehouse, INF (Riverview Gabriel Richard / Toledo)

INF Tylor Morehouse (So)

6-3/220

Morehouse had a pair of hits in the Bruins first game of the day

Impact newcomer spent his freshman season at Toledo@tmoallday1 | @BaseballKellogg pic.twitter.com/8moAtAdTXu

— Prep Baseball Michigan (@PrepBaseballMI) September 19, 2025

Justin St. Antoine, INF (Forest Hills Northern)

INF Justin St. Antoine (Fr)

5-11/175

Former #PBFG23 participant with an opposite field double for the Bruins@justinstantoine | @BaseballKellogg pic.twitter.com/nTzybjjXKs

— Prep Baseball Michigan (@PrepBaseballMI) September 19, 2025

Lalo Aguirre, INF (Olivet)

INF Lalo Aguirre (Fr)

6-2/210 | @BaseballKellogg

Aguirre has a pair of RBI knocks for the Bruins.

Olivet grad helped lead the Eagles to the D3 semi-finals last spring pic.twitter.com/yiric1fjrQ

— Prep Baseball Michigan (@PrepBaseballMI) September 19, 2025

Luke Soper, LHP (Hanover-Horton)

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