Baseball Signs 6 to Letters of Intent
11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Central Michigan baseball coach Steve Jaksa announced Thursday the signing of six players to the National Letters of Intent.
The six are left-handed pitcher Garrett Nicholson of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; infielder/catcher Zavier Warren of Southfield, pitcher/shortstop Jordan Patty of Midland, pitcher Mike Madura of Munster, Ind., pitcher/outfielder Logan Buczkowski of Mount Pleasant, and catcher Jordyn Muffley, a transfer from Parkland (Ill.) College.
"Solid kids and what they're going to do, we feel really good about them," Jaksa said. "They play hard, good attitudes across the board."
Muffley he hit .390 with four home runs last season at Parkland, a junior college program known for churning out players who go on to successful careers at various four-year institutions. He is a graduate of Portage Central High School.
Buczkowski is a 6-foot-3, 205-pound left-handed hitter who is in the midst of a three-sport standout career at Mount Pleasant High School. He is a two-time All-Saginaw Valley Association selection in baseball, and earned a spot on the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State Second Team in 2015.
Madura is a 6-foot-5, 170-pound right-hander who went 6-1 with a 0.81 earned run average last season for his summer team, the Hammon Chiefs. He is ranked as the No. 30 player in Indiana by Prep Baseball Report (PBR) and No. 40 by Perfect Game.
Patty is a right-hander out of Midland High School. In 2016, he was the Co-Most Valuable Player in the Saginaw Valley League and the Midland Daily News All-Area Dream Team captain. He finished 7-1 with a 1.38 ERA a year ago, recording 81 strikeouts against 14 walks in 71 innings. He hit .386 and drove in 25 runs.
Warren, who plays at Birmingham Groves, is a switch hitter and the No. 19-ranked player in Michigan by PBR. He hit .398 with three homers, 21 stolen bases and drove in 36 runs a year ago.
Nicholson is a veteran of the under-17 Nova Scotia provincial team.
 | Logan Buczkowski • RHP • L/R • 6-3, 205 • Mount Pleasant, Mich./Mount Pleasant HS Ranked as the No. 24 prospect in Michigan per Prep Baseball Report ... named Second Team All-Saginaw Valley and to the Morning Sun All-Area Dream Team in 2016 ... earned second team all-state honors in 2015 ... also honored on All-Saginaw Valley First Team and Morning Sun All-Area Dream Team ... nine-time letterwinner at MPHS in baseball, football and basketball ... played summer ball with the Mount Pleasant Rockies (freshman and sophomore) and Midland Berryhill (junior). | |
 | Mike Madura • RHP • R/R • 6-5, 170 • Munster, Ind./Munster HS Rated as the No. 30 prospect in Indiana by Prep Baseball Report, No. 40 by Perfect Game and is a Top 1000 National Player ... named a team captain for senior season ... two-year letterwinner ... went 6-2 with a 2.41 ERA with six complete games as a junior ... staff ace during conference season ... batted .304 ... ranked second in the conference in wins (6) and was the only player with 1.000 fielding percentage ... won game 1 of sectionals and saved game 2 ... had the game-winning hit in game 2 of sectionals ... named second team all-conference and second team NWI Times All-Area in 2016 ... received Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mention recognition in 2015 and 2016 ... invited to PBR Preseason All-State Showcase and Crossroads Baseball Showcase Series ... named to 2016 WWBA 17U National Championship All-Tournament Team ... selected for 2016 Indiana Elite North/South Invitational ... named to 2014 WWBA 17U National Championship All-Tournament Team ... also lettered in basketball ...played summer ball with the Hammond Chiefs, going 6-1 with a 0.81 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and six complete games and batted .370 with 18 RBI. | |
| Jordyn Muffley • C/INF • R/R • 6-0, 195 • Portage, Mich./Portage Central HS/Parkland College Transfer from Parkland College in Champaign, Ill. ... junior eligible ... batted .390 with four home runs last year for PC ... four-year letterwinner at Portage Central HS ... earned all-conference and all-region honors as a junior and senior ... played summer ball with the Kalamazoon Maroons and Prairie Gravel in 2015 and Midwest Elite and East Cobb Astros in 2014. | ||
 | Garrett Nicholson • LHP • L/R • 6-4, 205 • Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada/Vauxhall HS Received five letters ... played on the Nova Scotia U17 Provincial Team ... earned Grade 10 honors and Grade 11 achievement award. | |
 | Jordan Patty • RHP • R/R • 6-1, 175 • Midland, Mich./Midland HS Ranked as the No. 11 prospect in Michigan per Prep Baseball Report ... four-year letterwinner ... named First Team Saginaw Valley League pitcher in the coaches' poll and by the Midland Daily News in 2015-16 ... honored as co-MVP of the SVL by the Midland Daily News ... recognized as the All-Area Dream Team captain and as a pitcher by the Midland Daily News ... hit .386 with seven doubles, two triples, 25 RBI, 31 runs and had a 5.25 walks-to-strikeout ratio ... on the mound, went 7-1 with a 1.38 ERA and a .859 WHIP in 71 innings pitched ... totaled 81 strikeouts and 14 walks ... also received two letters in basketball ... played summer ball with Midland Dawgs (2012-14) and Midland Berryhill (2014-17). | |
 | Zavier Warren • INF/C • R/S • 5-11, 180 • Southfield, Mich./Birmingham Groves HS Rated as the No. 19 prospect in Michigan per Prep Baseball Report ... four-year letterwinner ... named MHSBCA All-District and Prep Baseball Report Second Team All-State in 2016 ... hit .398 with three home runs, 36 RBI, 21 stolen bases and a .517 OBP ... earned MHSBCA All-League Honors in 2015 ... played summer league with Arsenal Baseball. |
