GCL Twins | MILB.com |USPBL LIVONIA, Mich. – Every young ball player dreams of signing a professional contract with a major league team and very few ever see that dream come true. Taylor Grzelakowski was one of those young ball players, dreaming of playing pro ball. Four years ago, Grzelakowski signed a letter of intent to come...

OVERVIEW – CARSON-NEWMAN SCORES: No. 14 Northwood Timberwolves 5, Carson-Newman Eagles 4; Carson-Newman 5, Northwood 0 RECORDS: Northwood 1-1, Carson-Newman 6-3 LOCATION: Silver Diamond – Jefferson City, Tenn. RECAP: Fourteenth-ranked Northwood opened their 2018 season by splitting a pair of games at Carson-Newman Sunday (February 18), with NU winning game one 5-4 before CNU picked up...

Status: Active Full Name: Alex Manasa Age: 20 (January 6, 1998) Bats/Throws: L/R Ht: 6' 4" Wt: 195 Draft: Round 11 (2017, PIT) School: Jackson CC, MI View at MILB...

Selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 22nd round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Central Michigan University, outfield prospect Daniel Jipping spent his first professional summer with the Boise Hawks of the short-season Northwest League. During his time in Boise, Jipping appeared in 51 games and slashed .233/.326/.446/.771 over 221 plate appearances (193...

MIDLAND, MICH. – David Vinsky, a freshman outfielder on the Northwood University baseball team, led all of Division II in hits and doubles for the 2017 season. Vinsky finished the season with a school record 109 hits and 27 doubles. The 109 hits are the 18th most all time in the history of NCAA Division II...

On the heels of Northwood’s most successful baseball season in program history, the Timberwolves were awarded several individual honors in the All-GLIAC polls recently. Northwood coach Jordan Bischel was named GLIAC Coach of the Year, while the Timberwolves’ Tyler Jandron was named Pitcher of the Year, and NU’s David Vinsky was named Freshman Player of...

Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Daniel Jipping put his faith in the right place. He also put a number of baseballs into orbit. Jipping, a Central Michigan junior, was selected by the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday in the Major League Baseball Draft. He leaves Sunday for Boise, Idaho, where he will join the organization’s short-season Class...

Sophomore catcher Steven Ring set records during a breakout 2017 season for the Hillsdale College baseball team. Friday afternoon, he found out he will eventually, join the distinguished list of athletes with a photo in the sports complex basement. Ring was named honorable mention All-American by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association. He earned his honor...

Alex Manasa proudly represented Farmington High School last June in the annual prep all-star game at Comerica Park in Detroit. Manasa now has his sights set on someday showcasing his talents in another major league stadium. The 2016 Farmington grad hopes it's at plush PNC Park in Pittsburgh, whose hometown Pirates selected him in the 11th...

Luke Shilling may have waited longer than he expected but, on Wednesday afternoon, it finally happened: his name was called in the Major League Baseball draft. Shilling blossomed from a solid hitting catcher to a right-handed pitcher that can throw a 95 mph fastball within the span of a year for the Pontiac Notre Dame Prep...