Baseball Coaches

Matt Kennedy
Head Coach

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

Coach Kennedy will begin his first season as the Cobras Head Baseball Coach. Kennedy comes to Parkland College from Saint Joseph’s College (NCAA D-II) where he was the top assistant for the past two seasons. Kennedy helped lead the Pumas to a 46-18 record last season. Kennedy served as the recruiting coordinator as well as working with hitters, infielders and catchers.

Kennedy, a graduate of McCutcheon High School in Lafayette, IN, played one year at Kankakee C.C. before transferring to Kentucky Wesleyan College where he was a three year starter as a middle infielder. He finished his career in KWC’s all time top 10 in fielding percentage and assists. Kennedy began his coaching career at his alma mater in 2004 before spending one season year at Saint Joseph’s College and then a year at Indiana State University before returning to Saint Joseph’s College in the fall of 2006.

“We are very excited to get Matt to be our head coach. When I began the search, his name came up over and over again from people I trust in the coaching ranks. After talking with him, I knew immediately that he was the right guy for the job. He is an extremely hard worker who has experience, attitude and commitment I was looking for” states Athletic Director Rod Lovett.

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 second 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

2009 Spring Baseball Team Roster

#	Last	First	Year	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	Previous School
2	Watts	Tyler	FR	OF	6'	200	New Haven, IN	Bishop Luers HS
3	DeDecker	Collin	FR	SS/2B	6'	175	Champaign, IL	Centennial HS
4	McKeen	Colin	SO	SS	6'	190	Orangeville, Ontario	Grayson County College
5	Berryman	Zach	FR	3B	6'2	200	Ottawa, IL	Ottawa HS
6	Powers	Scott	FR	LHP	5'10	175	Leland, IL	Somonauk HS
7	Walther	Mark	SO	RHP	6'3	180	Kankakee, IL	Herscher HS
8	Glover	Bob	FR	OF/LHP	6'	175	Fort Wayne, IN	Homestead HS
9	Ruff	Rich	SO	C	6'1	200	Chicago, IL	Niles Notre Dame HS
10	Mitchellhill	Jordan	SO	2B	5'8	165	Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne, Australia
11	Meyer	Clayton	FR	INF	6'	175	Tuscola, IL	Tuscola HS
14	Ollier	Richie	FR	LHP	6'2	200	Cincinnati, OH	Saint Xaivier HS
15	Friedman	Max	SO	RHP	6'4	195	Chicago, IL	Whitney Young HS
16	Bradburn	Michael	SO	1B/OF	6'	195	Pittsboro, IN	Brownsburg HS
17	Kuhne	Dan	SO	OF	6'1	190	Metamora, IL	Metamora Township HS
18	Worman	Darin	FR	LHP	6'4	180	Dietrich, IL	Dietrich HS
19	Roberts	Nate	SO	OF	6'1	195	Spring Grove, IL	Northwestern Univ.
21	Kuligowski	Steve	SO	LHP	6'	180	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake Central HS
23	Kiermaier	Kevin	FR	SS/OF	6'1	200	Fort Wayne, IN	Bishop Luers HS
24	Rombold	Kory	SO	RHP	6'4	220	Logansport, IN	Logansport HS
25	Winkler	Danny	FR	RHP	6'2	180	Effingham, IL	St. Anthony HS
27	Crane	Kevin	SO	OF	5'10	190	Crete, IL	Crete-Monee HS
31	Mazzocato	Andrew	FR	UT	5'11	170	Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne, Australia
32	Martinez	Gerry	SO	RHP	6'3	230	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake Central HS
33	Erdmann	Kyle	R/SO	LHP	6'4	225	Rolling Meadows, IL	Rolling Meadows HS
34	Frerichs	Jake	FR	RHP	6'5	210	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour HS
40	Plecki	Dan	FR	1B	6'4	240	Champaign, IL	Centennial HS
RS	Hermes	Jake	FR	INF/OF	5'10	170	Sterling, IL	Southeastern Iowa CC

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