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2026 JUCO Team Preview: Mid Michigan College Lakers

Head Coach: Danny Smith
Division: D2 (MCCAA Northern)
2025 Record: 27-17
Conference Record: 18-7 (2nd Place)
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/7

Coach Outlook: "We need more consistency from a game to game basis.  We were the only team in the North that won every five-game series last year but still finished in second.  Mid has qualified for the post-season for four consecutive years now but last year was the first time we won a playoff game in program history.  Now we'd like to take the next step and get to the Super Regional but without being a consistent team game in and game out that's not likely to happen."

2026 Team Strengths:

• Defense
• Hitting

Top Returning Players:

Trey Boven, SS/RHP - .303 avg, 23 R, 10 RBI

David Wheeler, RHP - 48.2 IP, 6-2, 3.70 ERA, 52 K

Eddie McDonald, RHP/OF (Lincoln University) - .339, 34 R, 18 SB / 11.1 IP, 11 K

Donovan Heugh, LHP (Lawrence Tech) - 49.1 IP, 4-0, 3.80 ERA, 42 K

Nik Stimac, C (Salem University) - .369 avg, .534 OBP, 11 R, 13 RBI

Tyler Schultz, 2B - .306 avg, .364 OBP, 21 R, 20 RBI

Matthew Blazejewski, C (RFR) - 10 AB, .300 avg, .563 OBP

Amir Orr, OF - .186 avg, .370 OBP, 21 R, 11 SB

Christ WIlliams, OF - .214 avg, .353 OBP, 18 R, 9 SB

Nick Weiss, RHP/1B (RFR) - Missed last season w/ injury

Notable Newcomers:

Marc Litt, INF/OF (Troy Athens / St. Clair CC) - 8 AB, 2B, RBI

Alex Barber, SS (Elk Rapids)

Tyler Geer, 3B (Remus Chippewa Hills)

Parker Duflo, C (Fulton)

Lucas Johnson, RHP (Evart)

Alex Menzel, RHP (Kenowa Hills)

Casey Monroe, RHP (Carelton Airport)

Payton Piaz, 1B (Kenowa Hills)

Gideon Sacco, LHP (Alma)

Brandon Schomisch, OF (St. Johns)

Ethan Wetzel, RHP (Sanford-Meridian)

Sullivan Witt, OF (Greenville)

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