Parkland Wins DII Baseball Title with 11-3 Win Over Scottsdale

ENID, Okla. -- The Parkland College (Ill.) Cobras dominated from beginning to end Friday night to win their second NJCAA Division II World Series title defeating Scottsdale Community College (Ariz.) 11-3 at David Allen Ballpark in Enid, Okla.

The Cobras scored three times each in the second and third innings to build a 6-1 lead and never looked back as they out hit the Fighting Artichokes 18-6. Winning pitcher Max Friedman worked 8.1 innings allowing just three runs while striking out 10.

Parkland's offense was paced by tournament MVP Kevin Kiermaier who went 3-4 with two runs scored and four RBI. Nate Roberts, Colin McKeen, and Kevin Crane all collected three hits for Parkland in the victory. Rafael Perez had three of Scottsdale's six hits.

Parkland, which won their five games in the Series by the combined scores of 51-20, broke the NJCAA record for team batting average with a .408 mark for the tournament. They were lead by the hitter of the tournament Nate Roberts who broke the individual hitting record going 12-17 for a .710 average. He was joined on the All-Tournament team by teammate Kory Rombold who was selected the Pitcher of the Tourney for picking up two wins while walking just two batters and striking out 22. Also selected were second baseman Jordan Mitchelhill who hit .570, third baseman Collin DeDecker who hit .500 and was outstanding defensively and rightfielder Kevin Kiermaier who was named the MVP after he hit .444 with 3 HR and 9 RBI.

The title is the second for the Cobras who also won the title back in 2002 and were runners-up in 2005.

Tournament stats and box scores can be found at www.davidallenballpark.com.

In depth tournament coverage can also be found at the Enid News and Eagle sports webpage.



Parkland College's Nate Roberts leaps for a homerun ball hit by Scottsdale Community College's Rafael Perez during the top of the fourth inning at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II World Series Friday at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla. The Cobras won 11-3, finishing the tournament 5-0 with
two victories by eight or more runs. (Enid News and Eagle, BONNIE VCULEK)

 
Parkland College's Max Friedman hurls a strike toward Scottsdale's Nolan Church during the first inning of the National Junior College Athletic Association 2009 World Series Division II Championship game at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla. Friedman finished 8 1/3 innings before he was relieved by Steve Kuligowski in the top of the ninth. (Enid News and Eagle, BONNIE VCULEK)


Collin DeDecker (right) and Kevin Kiermaier (center) score two runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to put the Parkland College Cobras up 11-3 in the National Junior College Athletic Association 2009 World Series Championship game at David Allen Memorial Ballpark Friday, May 29, 2009 in Enid, Okla. DeDecker, Kiermaier, and their teammate Jordan Mitchelhill were just three of the Parkland's players that made the World Series Tournament Team. (Enid News and Eagle, BONNIE VCULEK)


Parkland College Cobras race to the mound to congratulate with Steve Kuligowski who finished the final two outs in the top of the ninth. Max Friedman pitched the first-ninth innings until Kuligowski releaved him for the Cobras National Junior College World Series Championship win Friday at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla. (Enid News and Eagle, BONNIE VCULEK)


May 23 (9 a.m., 12 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m.)
Game 1: Parkland College, Ill. (44-9) def. Kankakee Community College, Ill. (48-12-1)- 9-1
Game 2: Allegany College of Maryland (49-13) def. Kellogg Community College, Mich. (30-19) - 4-3 (11 innings)
Game 3: LSU Eunice, La. (48-10) def. Monroe Community College, N.Y. (27-17) - 11-7
Game 4: Western Oklahoma State College (49-13) def. Des Moines Community College, Iowa (54-9) 9-1 (7 innings) 

May 24 (12 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 7 p.m.)
Game 5: Scottsdale Community College, Ariz. (36-20) def. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College, Ala. (47-9) 15-4 (8 innings) 
Game 6: Kankakee CC, Ill. (48-13-1) def . Kellogg CC, Mich (30-20) 12-1 (5 innings)
Game 7: Des Moines Area CC, Iowa (54-10) def. Monroe CC, N.Y. (27-18) 13-5 (8 innings)

May 25 (12 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 7 p.m.)
Game 8: LSU Eunice, La. (49-10) def. Western Oklahoma State College (50-13) 21-11 (7 innings)
Game 9: Kankakee CC, Ill. (49-13-1) def. Des Moines Area CC, Iowa (55-10) 8-2
Game 10: Parkland CC, Ill (45-9) def. Allegany College of Maryland (50-13) 14-9

May 26 - Game Times Changed to 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Game 11: Lurleen B. Wallace CC, Ala. (48-10) def. Western Oklahoma State College (50-15) 8-5 
Game 12: Kankakee CC, Ill. (51-13-1) def. Allegany College of Maryland, (50-15) 7-5
Game 13: Scottsdale CC, Ariz. (38-20) def. LSU Eunice, La. (50-11) 5-4

May 27 (3:30 p.m., 7 p.m.)
Game 14: LSU Eunice, La. (51-11) def. Lurleen B. Wallace CC, Ala. (48-11) 10-9
Game 15: Parkland CC, Ill (47-9) def. Scottsdale, Ariz. (38-21) 10-1 (7 innings)

May 28 (3:30 p.m., 7 p.m.)
Game 16: Scottsdale, Ariz. (39-21) def. LSU Eunice, La. (51-12) 9-1 (8 innings) 
Game 17: Parkland College, Ill. (48-9) def. Kankakee CC, Ill. (51-14-1) 7-6

May 29 (7 p.m.)
Game 18: Championship - Parkland College, Ill. (49-9) def. Scottsdale, Ariz. (39-22) 11-3

All-Tournament Team
Jack Humell, Scottsdale
Brook Boudreaux, LSU-Eunice
Jordan Mitchelhill, Parkland
Ryan Oesterle, Scottsdale
Collin DeDecker, Parkland
Gentry VanAllen, Kankakee
Phillip Striggow, Kankakee
Brett Nichols, Scottsdale
Gabriel Thibodeaux, LSU-Eunice
Kory Rombold, Parkland
Nate Roberts, Parkland
Kevin Kiermaier, Parkland

Tournament MVP - Kevin Kiermaier, Parkland
Pitcher of the Tournament - Kory Rombold, Parkland
Hitter of the Tournament - Nate Roberts, Parkland
Coach of the Tournament - Matt Kennedy, Parkland

Other Notes:
Parkland shortstop Colin McKeen knows how to pick his team's. Last year he was a member of the Grayson Co. TX team that won the NJCAA D-I World Series before transferring to Parkland where he played every inning of the Corbras WS title run.

Parkland moves into 2nd in NJCAA D-II World Series victories
1. Grand Rapids 30 (5 national titles)
2. Parkland 17 (2 titles)
3. LSU-Eunice 15 (2 titles)
4. Iowa Central 15 (0 titles)
5. Lincoln Land 11 (2 titles)

Updated records of team at 2009 WS: LB Wallace (4-4), Scottsdale (6-4), Kankakee (3-6), Parkland (17-7), Des Moines (1-4), LSU-Eunice (15-5), kellogg (9-8), Allegany (3-4), Monroe (4-6), and Western Okla St. (1-4).

Tournament Records set or tied at 2009 DII World Series:

Team Hitting: Parkland .408 (71-174)
Most Home Runs: 9 (tie) Parkland
Most Complete Games: 3 (tie) Parkland
Team Fielding (min 3 games played): .989 Western Okla. State
RBI in a game: 21 LSU-E
Home Runs in a game: 3 (tie ) Scottsdale
Earned Runs Allowed: 21 Western Okla St
Hit Batters: 5 (tie) Western Okla. St

Game Records (combined)
Runs: 32 LSU-Eunice vs Western Okla. St
RBI: 31 LSU-Eunice vs Western Okla. St
Home Runs: 4 (tie) Scottsdale vs LB Wallace
Runs Allowed: 32 LSU-E Vs Western Okla. St
Earned Runs Allowed: 32 LSU-E vs West. Okla St.

Individual game records:
Runs: 4, 14 players tied
Hits: 5 Gabriel Thibodeaux, LSU-Eunice
RBI: 7 Brett Nichols, Scottsdale

Individual tournament records:
Batting Average (12+ AB): .710 - Nate Roberts, Parkland
On-base-Percentage: .763 (tie) - Nate Roberts, Parkland
Home Runs: 3 (tied) 5 players tied