Centennial 2020 Baseball Media Guide

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TITANS welcome to the

2020 Baseball season

OUR TEAMS ARE READY FOR ANOTHER “I SAW YOU IN THE TITANS EXCITING SEASON OF TITANS BASEBALL! MEDIA GUIDE!” Our amazing student-athletes have invested time, energy and effort so they can achieve their goal of representing Centennial High School both on the field and in the classroom.

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CENTENNIAL

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CENTENNIAL T I TA N S B A S E B A L L

CENTENNIAL T I TA N S B A S E B A L L

A MESSAGE FROM THE

HEAD COACH Welcome to another exciting season of watching and supporting Frisco Centennial Baseball in 2020. OUR PLAYERS HAVE PUT IN THE WORK DURING THE OFFSEASON AND MY COACHING STAFF AND I ARE CONFIDENT IT WILL RESULT IN THE SUCCESS OF ALL THREE TEAMS. The Centennial baseball program has made great strides over the past several years and this team is anxious to carry on the legacy set by those teams, players, and coaches before them. I am honored to lead these young men who we consider to be well-rounded individuals, who strive for excellence both on and off the field. They are certainly leaders and role models for this community. THERE IS A PROUD TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN THIS PROGRAM AND WE ARE EXPECTING FOR THAT TO CONTINUE IN 2020.

We will be playing in the always competitive 9-5A district, which is considered by many to be one of the toughest in the state of Texas.

However, we are confident as a staff and team that our chemistry, aggressiveness, determination and commitment will allow us to compete and earn a playoff bid into the State playoffs.

I am absolutely thrilled to be able to lead the Titan Baseball program as the Head Coach this season. The support of the businesses, fans, players, parents and Centennial staff has been nothing but overwhelming. Thank you for your encouragement and support as we aim to make you all proud during this upcoming baseball season. I am looking forward to seeing you all out at the field. HERE’S TO A GREAT 2020 TITAN BASEBALL SEASON.

Travis Summerlin Varsity Head Coach

“we are confident as a staff and team that our CHEMISTRY, AGGRESSIVENESS, DETERMINATION, AND COMMITMENT will allow us to compete and earn a playoff bid into the State playoffs.”

VA R S I T Y S C HE D UL E 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Feb. 8

Sherman

Centennial HS

11:00 AM

Feb. 11

Denton Braswell

Centennial HS

5:30 PM

Feb. 14

The Colony

The Colony HS

5:30 PM

Feb. 18

JJ Pearce

Centennial HS

5:30 PM

Feb. 21

Wylie East

Wylie East HS

5:30 PM

Feb. 27

Sachse

Wylie East HS

9:00 AM

Feb. 27

JJ Pearce

Wylie East HS

11:00 AM

Feb. 28

Wylie East Tournament

Wylie East HS

TBD

Feb. 29

Wylie East Tournament

Wylie East HS

TBD

Mar. 5

Flower Mound Marcus

Prosper HS

12:30 PM

Mar. 5

Highland Park

Prosper HS

3:00 PM

Mar. 6

McKinney

McKinney HS

10:00 AM

Mar. 6

Little Elm

McKinney HS

12:30 PM

Mar. 7

McKinney North

McKinney North HS

3:00 PM

Mar. 10

Wakeland

Wakeland HS

7:00 PM

Mar. 12

Wakeland

Centennial HS

7:00 PM

Mar. 14

Taca

Centennial HS

11:00 AM

HOME GAME

AWAY GAME

TOURNAMENT

VA R S I T Y S C HE D UL E 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Mar. 14

Taca

Centennial HS

1:00 PM

Mar. 17

Lone Star

Centennial HS

7:00 PM

Mar. 20

Lone Star

Lone Star HS

7:00 PM

Mar. 24

Reedy

Reedy HS

7:00 PM

Mar. 27

Reedy

Centennial HS

7:00 PM

Mar. 28

Independence

Centennial HS

1:00 PM

Mar. 31

Liberty

Liberty HS

7:00 PM

Apr. 3

Liberty

Centennial HS

7:00 PM

Apr. 7

Memorial

Centennial HS

7:00 PM

Apr. 9

Memorial

Memorial HS

7:00 PM

Apr. 14

Lebanon Trail

Lebanon Trail HS

7:00 PM

Apr. 17

Lebanon Trail

Centennial HS

7:00 PM

Apr. 21

Heritage

Centennial HS

7:00 PM

Apr. 24

Heritage

Heritage HS

7:00 PM

Apr. 25

Independence

Independence HS

1:00 PM

Apr. 28

Frisco

Frisco HS

7:00 PM

May 1

Frisco

Centennial HS

7:00 PM

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VA R S I T Y S E NI OR S 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

FAVORITE MLB PLAYER: Michael Young WHAT IS YOUR PRE-GAME RITUAL: Listen to music and get turnt FAVORITE TITAN BASEBALL MOMENT: Getting drafted PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: Start pursuing my career and live life to

the fullest

1 SR

ANDRES MEDINA INF/P

FAVORITE MLB PLAYER: Ichiro Suzuki PRE-GAME RITUAL: 10 pushups FAVORITE TITAN BASEBALL MOMENT: Pitching when Kobe allowed

an in-the-park homerun

PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: Attend UT with major in finance

2

JOSEPH ZHAO

SR INF/P

FAVORITE MLB PLAYER: Ronald Acuña jr WHAT IS YOUR PRE-GAME RITUAL: Catching a ball behind my back FAVORITE TITAN BASEBALL MOMENT: Kobe Ward giving up a inside the park homerun by sliding backwards in left field PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: Attend college and study psychology

4

CADE ZASTOUPIL

SR INF

VA R S I T Y S E N I O R S 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

FAVORITE MLB PLAYER: Christian Yelich PRE GAME RITUAL: Bump to Lil uzi FAVORITE TITAN MOMENT: Sweeping Liberty last year PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: I plan to either continue my baseball

career or attend the University of Arkansas

6

COOPER RUCKEL

SR INF/OF/P

FAVORITE MLB PLAYER: Ichiro Suzuki WHAT IS YOUR PRE-GAME RITUAL: Take a power nap FAVORITE TITAN BASEBALL MOMENT: Neighborhood run with

Peaches

PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: College baseball

7

MITCHELL SZCZYGIEL

SR INF/OF/P

FAVORITE MLB PLAYER: Thomas Singler PRE GAME RITUAL: Smoke kids on Call of Duty FAVORITE TITAN BASEBALL MOMENT: Kobe Ward giving up an inside the park grand-slam diving the wrong way PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: Further my baseball career at East

Texas Baptist University

8

GAGE BOSQUEZ

SR OF/P

VA R S I T Y S E NI OR S 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

FAVORITE MLB PLAYER: Alex Bregman PRE GAME RITUAL: Wear the same shoes to school on game day FAVORITE TITAN BASEBALL MOMENT: Winning the Colleyville Heritage Tournament last year and almost pitching a no-hitter PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: Going to LSU and studying Engineering

11

CADE MERCER

SR INF/P

MGR

HUDSON KESTING

VA R S I T Y UND E R C L A S S 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

3

RYAN RITTENBERRY

JR OF/P

12 JAXEN FAWVER

15 LANDON RUPPRECHT 16 MATT NELSON

18 NATE HOPKINS JR INF/OF/P

JR INF/C

JR INF/P

JR OF/P

JR INF/P

JOSH SOWELL

JR INF/P

14 CHRIS BINEGAR

17 ETHAN LONG

9

JR C

20 GARRETT SPANGLER JR C

VA R S I T Y T E A M 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

VA R S I T Y R O S T E R 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

CENTENNIAL T I TA N S B A S E B A L L

#

NAME

YR

POS

1

ANDRES MEDINA

SR

INF/P

2

JOSEPH ZHAO

SR

INF/P

3

RYAN RITTENBERRY

JR

OF/P

4

CADE ZASTOUPIL

SR

INF

6

COOPER RUCKEL

SR

INF/OF/P

7

MITCHELL SZCZYGIEL

SR

INF/OF/P

8

GAGE BOSQUEZ

SR

OF/P

9

JOSH SOWELL

JR

INF/P

11

CADE MERCER

SR

INF/P

12 JAXEN FAWVER

JR

INF/C

14 CHRIS BINEGAR

JR

OF/P

15 LANDON RUPPRECHT

JR

INF/P

16 MATT NELSON

JR

C

17 ETHAN LONG

JR

INF/P

18 NATE HOPKINS

JR

INF/OF/P

20 GARRETT SPANGLER

JR

C

HUDSON KESTING

Manager

C OAC H I N G S TA F F 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

TRAVIS SUMMERLIN >> VARSITY HEAD COACH

Coach Summerlin will be serving his first year as the Head Coach of the Titan Baseball program. He has been at Centennial for 7 years, the past 6 serving as a Varsity Assistant.

A longtime Frisco resident, Coach Summerlin graduated from Frisco High School in 2006.

After completing his BS in Kinesiology at Texas State University he returned home to Frisco to coach at Clark Middle School for 3 years. While coaching at Clark, Coach Summerlin also served as an assistant on the baseball team.

In 2016, Coach Summerlin moved to Centennial full time as a teacher and football/baseball coach. While coaching football, he served as a WR coach all 4 years. He currently teaches World History and US History and loves impacting kids in the classroom as well as on the baseball field.

Coach Summerlin is married to his wife, Rachel, who is also in education, teaching Social Studies at Reedy High School. They have two boys, Simon (9) and Canaan (3), who can be seen at most Varsity baseball games throughout the season.

In his free time, Coach Summerlin likes to spend as much time with his family as possible. He also enjoys golfing, hunting and working out whenever possible.

JOSH HARDEN >> VARSITY ASSISTANT/JUNIOR VARSITY BLUE HEAD COACH

Coach Harden is beginning his 2nd year as a member of the Titan coaching staff. He graduated from DeKalb, TX in 2002, earned his BA (Kinesiology) at The University of Texas at Arlington in 2006 and completed graduate work at the Kanakuk Institute in Branson, Missouri in 2008.

For 6 years he taught middle school science and PE and was also the middle school Athletic Coordinator for a year. Coach Harden coached baseball at Pantego Christian Academy from 2004 to 2006. In 2014, Coach Harden came to Frisco and taught/coached at Independence HS for 3 years. He left for a brief time, teaching and coaching at Bowie HS but then returned to Frisco ISD and is excited to be a part of the CHS Titan Baseball family. Overall, Coach Harden has been teaching/coaching for 12 years.

Coach Harden noted “I coach to influence athletes with a futuristic mindset. I want to impact their thought processes with the hope of making them the most successful individuals they can be and someone who will be self-confident for the rest of their lives.”

He has been married to his wife, Kristy for 10 years. They have two boys, Carter (6) and Caleb (3). They enjoy playing all sports, hunting, camping, and being in the outdoors.

JASON BISHOP >> JUNIOR VARSITY RED HEAD COACH

This is Coach Bishop's second year at Centennial and fifth year overall. He also coaches cornerbacks for the football team. He previously coached at Lake Worth High School and Weatherford High School. He is a native of Weatherford, TX and grew up in the Grapevine/ Colleyville area. Coach Bishop was a two sport athlete at Colleyville Heritage High School, playing football and baseball. He graduated from Texas State University in 2010 with a bachelors in Geography and followed that up with a masters in History. He currently teaches AP Human Geography and World History. His hobbies include sports; especially the Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks, and Stars. He also likes to work out and hunt whenever possible.

He considers himself extremely fortunate to be able to work and coach in such a fantastic community.

CENTENNIAL T I TA N S B A S E B A L L

J UN I OR VA R S I T Y B L UE 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

DATE

Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 27 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Feb. 28 Feb. 29 Mar. 4 Mar. 4 Mar. 5 Mar. 5 Mar. 6 Mar. 6

OPPONENT

Sherman Denton Braswell The Colony JJ Pearce Wylie East Rider Princeton Lone Star Argyle Trinity Midland Independence Independence Jesuit Independence The Colony Southlake

LOCATION

Sherman HS Braswell HS Centennial HS JJ Pearce HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Independence HS Independence HS Independence HS Colleyville Her. HS

TIME

11:00 AM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 1:00 PM 5:30 PM 1:00 PM 5:30 PM 10:00 AM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 3:30 PM 5:45 PM 1:15 PM 5:45 PM

J UN I O R VA R S I T Y B L UE 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

#

NAME

YR

POS

1

Kyle McFarland

SO

INF/OF/P

2

John Mark King

SO

INF/OF

3

Cannon Green

SO

INF/OF/P

4

Scott Pruett

SO

C/OF

5

Justin Corvaia

JR

OF/P

6

Reagan Vilmer

SO

INF/P

7

James Darroch

SO

INF/OF/P

8

Max Compton

SO

INF

9

Tyler Rich

SO

INF

10

Cullen McIntosh

JR

INF/OF

11

Brooks Bobbora

SO

INF

12

Colby Brasuell

SO

OF/P

13

Kayden Mohr

SO

OF/P

14

Konnor Swink

SO

INF/P

15

Haden Schumacher

SO

INF/P

16

Colton Bervig

SO

OF/P

17

Graham Mayfield

SO

INF/C/OF/P

Jackson Scurlock

DATE

Mar. 7 Mar. 11 Mar. 11 Mar. 18 Mar. 18 Mar. 21 Mar. 25 Mar. 25 Apr. 1 Apr. 1 Apr. 4 Apr. 8 Apr. 8 Apr. 15

OPPONENT

Wakeland Wakeland Wakeland Lone Star Lone Star Sunnyvale Reedy Reedy Liberty Liberty Little Elm Memorial Memorial Lebanon Trail

LOCATION

TIME

Independence HS Wakeland HS Wakeland HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Reedy HS Reedy HS Liberty HS Liberty HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Lebanon Trail HS HOME GAME

MGR

10:00 AM 12:15 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 11:00 AM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 11:00 AM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM

AWAY GAME

TOURNAMENT

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J UN I OR VA R S I T Y B L UE 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

1

KYLE MCFARLAND

2

3

JOHN MARK KING

4 SCOTT PRUETT

CANNON GREEN

SO INF/OF/P

SO INF/OF

SO INF/OF/P

SO C/OF

5

6

7

8 MAX COMPTON

JUSTIN CORVAIA

REAGAN VILMER

JAMES DARROCH

SO INF/P

9

10 CULLEN MCINTOSH 11 BROOKS BOBBORA 12 COLBY BRASUELL

TYLER RICH

SO INF

13 KAYDEN MOHR SO OF/P

SO INF/OF/P

JR OF/P

JR INF/OF

14 KONNOR SWINK SO INF/P

SO INF

SO INF

SO OF/P

15 HADEN SCHUMACHER 16 COLTON BERVIG

SO INF/P

SO OF/P

J UN I O R VA R S I T Y B L UE 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

17 GRAHAM MAYFIELD

JACKSON SCURLOCK

SO INF/C/OF/P

MGR

CENTENNIAL T I TA N S B A S E B A L L

J UN I OR VA R S I T Y R ED 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

DATE

Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Mar. 4 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. 11 Mar. 18 Mar. 18 Mar. 21 Mar. 21 Mar. 25 Mar. 25 Mar. 28

OPPONENT

Sherman Denton Braswell The Colony JJ Pearce Wylie East Independence Independence Wakeland Wakeland Lone Star Lone Star Sherman Sherman Reedy Reedy Lovejoy

LOCATION

Sherman HS Braswell HS Centennial HS JJ Pearce HS Centennial HS Independence Independence Centennial HS Centennial HS Lone Star HS Lone Star HS Sherman HS Sherman HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Lovejoy HS

TIME

1:00 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 11:00 AM

J UN I O R VA R S I T Y R E D 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

#

NAME

YR POS

1

Ben Donley

FR

INF/P

2

George Soliz

SO

INF/P

3

Evan Johnson

FR

INF/C/P

4

Ethan Gray

FR

C/INF/P

5

Wynn Palmer

FR

INF/P

6

Jack Cloyd

FR

INF/P

7

Harry Woertendyke

FR

OF/INF/P

8

William Pham

SO

INF/P

9

Shaidan Skoog

FR

OF/P

10 Colton Coffey

SO

INF/OF/P

11

Caden Ward

FR

INF/P

12 Nathaniel Moen

FR

OF/P

13

FR

OF/P

Braeden Cantrell Garrett Devlin

DATE

Mar. 28 Apr. 1 Apr. 1 Apr. 8 Apr. 8 Apr. 15 Apr. 15 Apr. 18 Apr. 18 Apr. 22 Apr. 22 Apr. 29 Apr. 29

OPPONENT

Lovejoy Liberty Liberty Memorial Memorial Lebanon Trail Lebanon Trail Sunnyvale Sunnyvale Heritage Heritage Frisco Frisco

LOCATION

TIME

Lovejoy HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Memorial HS Memorial HS Centennial HS Centennial HS Sunnyvale HS Sunnyvale HS Heritage HS Heritage HS Centennial HS Centennial HS HOME GAME

MGR

1:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM

AWAY GAME

TOURNAMENT

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J UN I OR VA R S I T Y B L UE 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

J UN I O R VA R S I T Y R E D 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

1

2

BEN DONLEY

3

GEORGE SOLIZ

4 ETHAN GRAY

EVAN JOHNSON

FR INF/P

SO INF/P

FR INF/C/P

5

6

7 HARRY WOERTENDYKE 8 WILLIAM PHAM

WYNN PALMER

JACK CLOYD

FR INF/P

FR INF/P

9

10 COLTON COFFEY 11 CADEN WARD

SHAIDAN SKOOG

SO INF/OF/P

13 BRAEDEN CANTRELL

FR OF/P

FR OF/INF/P

FR OF/P

FR INF/P

GARRETT DEVLIN

MGR

FR C/INF/P

SO INF/P

12 NATHANIEL MOEN FR OF/P

P L AY E R S HO U T O U T S 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

GAGE BOSQUEZ, We promise to always be in three places; in front of you to cheer you on, behind you to have your back and next to you so you’re never alone. We are so proud of you!

Love Mom, Dad & Madi

CHRISTOPHER BINEGAR, Christopher, we are so proud of your hard work and your drive to be the best that you can be. We love you and we are looking forward to a great season – the best is yet to come. Remember, “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me!”

Dad, Stacey, Emmy and Jaxx

JAXEN FAWVER, We are proud of you Jaxen. Have a great season!

Mom, Dad, Madisen & Camden.

ETHAN LONG, Don’t wait until you’ve reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take towards reaching that goal.

We will always be with you every step of the way. May God continue to bless you with all good things.

Love, Dad, Mom & Alexa

CADE MERCER, We are very proud of all of your accomplishments both on and off the field. Continue to focus on your dreams goals - you can achieve anything!

Love, Mom and Dad

RYAN RITTENBERRY, We're very proud of you, Ry! It's a pleasure watching your love for the game flourish. Play hard and have fun!

Mom & Dad

P L AY E R S H O U T O U T S 2020 CENTENNIAL BASEBALL

COOPER RUCKEL, We are so proud of the man you have become. We have loved watching you play throughout the years.

From Crush to Centennial, you have grown as a player and as a man. Have a wonderful senior year #6!

Love you always, Mom, Dad, Brittany, and Grammy “BASEBALL was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world” -Babe Ruth Patience – Confidence - Strength

GARRETT SPANGLER, Always remember hard work pays off and all that you have accomplished is because of it.

We are very proud of you and know your future will be bright with the effort you put forth into everything you do.

Love, Mom, Dad and Heather

JOSH SOWELL, Josh, you have worked so hard to make varsity baseball. We look forward to watching you play. We are proud of you. Do enjoy your season.

MITCHELL SZCZYGIEL, Keep pursuing your dreams. We are proud of you and remember "It ain't over till it's over" -Yoggi Berra.

Love, Mom, Dad, Ava, Nema and Papa.

JOSEPH ZHAO, Dear son, you have made us so proud with your grand high school graduation success and congratulations on retirement from your 14-year baseball career. After turning Pro (AAA select teams and high teams) at 10 years old, you have played for 16 seasons, 448 games with 282 hits, 196 RBIs, 309 runs, 196 walks, pitched in 247 innings with 52 games started, 33 wins, 12 saves, and 152 strikeouts. Job well done!

CADE ZASTOUPIL, You’ve come a long way but your love of baseball hasn’t changed :) We love you very much and are so proud of the man you are becoming! Have a great season and remember to enjoy these “lasts” of high school. Go Titans!

CENTENNIAL TITANS

ALMA MATER Truth and wisdom guide us All our days here To thy glory we shall sing, Pride and honor bind us, all united Loudly let thy praises ring, Hail Centennial! Hail Centennial!

Titans strong and true, Sing to our beloved alma mater Red, White and Blue