Baseball Coaches

Mitch Rosenthal
Head Coach

Coach Rosenthal will begin his fourth season as the head coach of the Cobras. After three seasons at Parkland, Rosenthal has established a record of 142-46; including a 2nd place finish in the NJCAA National Championships in 2005, where he was named "Coach of the Tournament." Rosenthal has had a high rate of success placing his players. From his previous three teams, 38 student/athletes have earned athletic scholarships at four-year programs. 23 of those 38 headed to Division I NCAA schools.

Rosenthal came to Parkland from Eastern Illinois where he served as an assistant for the previous three years after playing for the Panthers from 1999-2001. The 1999 team at EIU won the Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament titles and qualified for the NCAA Tourney. Rosenthal helped Eastern capture another OVC title in 2001 as the Panthers finished 19-1 in league play. Mitch, his wife Erin, and son Logan live in Ogden.

Office: P204
Telephone: 217/351-2297
Email: mrosenthal@parkland.edu

Rod Lovett
Director of Baseball Operations

Long time Cobra Head Coach and current Athletic Director Rod Lovett will continue his association with the Baseball program as the Director of Baseball Operations. Lovett, who retired from coaching in 2001, finished with a career record of 501-214 and led the Cobras to four Collegiate Conference of Central Illinois titles and Region 24 titles in 1995, 1997, and 2001.

During his tenure at the Cobra Athletic Director, five different teams have qualified for National Competition highlighted by four World Series appearances by the Baseball and Softball Teams. The Baseball team won the National Title in 2002 while the Cobra Softball squad finished as National Runner-Up in both 2002 and 2005. Lovett received both his bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Illinois in Sports Administration.

Office: P204
Telephone: 217/351-2409
Email: rlovett@parkland.edu

DJ Throneburg
Pitching Coach

Coach Throneburg will begin his first season as the pitching coach for the Cobras. Throneburg played for the Cobras from 2003-05 earning trips to the NJCAA National Championships in both the 2003 and 2005 seasons. Sitting out his sophomore season due to having reconstructive elbow surgery (Tommy John), Throneburg had a successful recovery and earned the opportunity to play Division 1 baseball at Charleston Southern University (Charleston, SC). Throneburg spent his past summer instructing at Florida St. University, Mississippi St. University, College of Charleston, and The Citadel Baseball Camps.

Throneburg excelled in two sports at Casey-Westfield High School, as he was a four-year starter in basketball and baseball. On the diamond, Throneburg was a two-time all area selection and was an IBCA First Team All-State Selection on the basketball court.

Throneburg holds an Associate of Sciences degree from Parkland College and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Charleston Southern University.

Office: P204
Telephone: 217/351-2297
Email: dthroneburg@parkland.edu

2007 - 2008 Baseball Team Roster

No.	Name	Year	Position	Ht	Wt	B	T	High School/Hometown
1	Frey, Calvin	FR	MIF	5'9	160	R	R	Concord HS, IN
2	Kuhne, Dan	FR	OF	6'1	190	L	R	Metamora Twp. HS, IL
4	Patton, Spencer	SO	RHP	6'1	180	---	R	South Central HS, IL
5	Hanmer, Lance	SO	3B/2B	6'1	180	L	R	Greensburg HS, IN
6	King, Caleb	SO	OF	5'10	165	R	R	Mahomet-Seymour HS, IL
7	Walther, Mark	FR	RHP	6'4	170	---	R	Herscher HS, IL
8	Kuligowski, Steve	FR	LHP	6'0	170	---	L	Grayslake Central HS, IL
9	Ruff, Rich	FR	C/RHP	6'2	190	R	R	Niles Notre Dame HS, IL
10	Mitchelhill, Jordan	FR	MIF	5'8	160	R	R	Melbourne, Australia
11	Friedman, Max	FR	RHP	6'4	180	---	R	Whitney Young HS, IL
12	Murphy, Kevin	FR	C	6'2	190	R	R	Champaign Central HS, IL
15	Weglarz, Nathan	SO	OF/RHP	6'0	175	R	R	Homewood-Flossmore HS, IL
16	Bradburn, Michael	FR	OF/1B	6'0	190	R	R	Brownsburg HS, IN
18	Brooks, Andrew	SO	1B	6'0	210	L	L	Georgetown-Ridge Farm HS, IL
20	Martin, Brooks	SO	RHP	6'1	187	---	R	Streator HS, IL
21	Pisarczyk, Elliot	SO	C	6'0	195	R	R	Morton West HS, IL
22	Norris, Thomas	SO	SS	6'3	185	L	R	Decatur Central HS, IN
23	Laird, Michael	SO	LHP	6'1	180	---	L	Sydney, Australia
24	Rombold, Kory	FR	RHP	6'4	225	---	R	Logansport HS, IN
25	Martinez, Israel	SO	RHP	5'10	183	---	R	Morton East HS, IL
27	Crane, Kevin	FR	OF	5'9	195	R	R	Crete-Monee HS, IL
28	Clifford, Dan	SO	LHP	6'0	160	---	L	Immaculate Conception HS, IL
32	Martinez, Gerry	FR	RHP	6'3	215	---	R	Grayslake Central HS, IL
34	Perkins, John	FR	RHP	6'4	225	---	R	Pulaski County HS, KY
	Dodson, Kyle	RS	LHP	6'3	190	---	L	Brimfield HS, IL
	Erdmann, Kyle	RS	LHP	6'4	215	---	L	Rolling Meadows HS, IL
	Smith, Alex	RS	OF	6'2	205	R	R	Northwestern HS, IN

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