2026 Baseball Roster

INF Sr. 5' 11'' 180 lbs

Murrieta, Calif. Vista Murrieta HS

INF Sr. 5' 10'' 175 lbs

Toledo, Ohio Western Michigan

RHP R-Jr. 6' 3'' 190 lbs

Pittsburgh, Pa. Avonworth

UTIL So. 5' 11'' 170 lbs

Wooster, Ohio Orrville

RHP R-So. 6' 4'' 175 lbs

Friendswood, Texas Texas

C Fr. 6' 2'' 195 lbs

Oconomowoc, Wis. Oconomowoc HS

Inf Fr. 6' 0'' 185 lbs

Avon, Ohio Avon HS

INF R-Jr. 6' 2'' 200 lbs

Ellicott City, Md. Mount Saint Joseph

C R-Fr. 6' 4'' 220 lbs

Jonesboro, Ark. Kentucky

RHP Sr. 6' 0'' 180 lbs

Hartland, Mich. Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep

INF Sr. 6' 1'' 170 lbs

Mount Horeb, Wis. Mount Horeb

LHP R-Sr. 5' 11'' 175 lbs

Wooster, Ohio Waynedale

INF R-So. 6' 3'' 195 lbs

New Albany, Ind. New Albany

OF Jr. 6' 3'' 190 lbs

Peninsula, Ohio Walsh Jesuit (Youngstown State)

OF R-So. 6' 1'' 200 lbs

Mount Pleasant, Mich. Mount Pleasant

INF Sr. 6' 2'' 200 lbs

Akron, Ohio Wadsworth (Youngstown State)

C Sr. 6' 1'' 190 lbs

Eddyville, Ky. Lyon County

RHP Jr. 6' 0'' 200 lbs

Bay City, Mich. Bay City John Glenn (Oakland)

RHP R-Sr. 6' 5'' 220 lbs

New Castle, Pa. New Castle

RHP Fr. 6' 0'' 180 lbs

Lebanon, Ohio Lebanon HS

RHP R-Jr. 6' 0'' 205 lbs

Lockport, Ill. Providence Catholic

RHP R-So. 6' 0'' 190 lbs

Parma, Ohio Normandy

INF/RHP Fr. 6' 2'' 205 lbs

Beaver Dam, Wis. Beaver Dam HS

OF So. 6' 2'' 180 lbs

Indianapolis, Ind. North Central

LHP R-Sr. 6' 2'' 200 lbs

Gibsonia, Pa. Pine-Richland

C Gr. 6' 3'' 205 lbs

Martinsburg, Pa. Central

RHP Gr. 6' 5'' 200 lbs

Mokena, Ill. Lincoln-Way Central

RHP Fr. 6' 1'' 190 lbs

Fremont, Ohio Fremont Ross HS

RHP R-So. 6' 5'' 195 lbs

Bethel Park, Pa. Bethel Park

UTIL So. 6' 5'' 225 lbs

North Olmsted, Ohio Saint Ignatius

RHP Fr. 6' 3'' 220 lbs

Eddyville, Ky. Lyon County HS

C/OF R-Jr. 6' 0'' 190 lbs

Cleveland, Ohio Guilford Tech

LHP Fr. 6' 2'' 195 lbs

Belle Vernon, Pa. Belle Vernon HS

UTIL R-Fr. 6' 2'' 205 lbs

Ravenna, Ohio Southeast

RHP R-Jr. 6' 3'' 205 lbs

North Royalton, Ohio North Royalton

RHP R-Fr. 6' 3'' 195 lbs

Owensboro, Ky. Apollo

Coaching Staff

Head Coach /Baseball

330-672-8432

Associate Head Coach /Baseball

330-672-8433

mbirkbec@kent.edu

Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator /Baseball

cpinkham@kent.edu

Assistant Coach /Baseball

dbertol1@kent.edu

Director of Pitching Development /Baseball

kmcclu19@kent.edu

Director of Player Development /Baseball

Lmacdon3@kent.edu

Support Staff

Sport Administrator /Baseball

330-672-8426

tstratto@kent.edu

Sport Administrator (Secondary) & Communications /Baseball

jpadill3@kent.edu

Athletic Trainer /Baseball

eschreye@kent.edu

Strength and Conditioning Coach /Baseball

kjohn258@kent.edu

	#	Name	Pos.	Year	Ht.	Wt.	B/T	Hometown/Previous School
	1	Luke Matthews	INF	Sr.	5' 11''	180	R/R	Murrieta, Calif. / Palomar College
	2	Grady Mee	INF	Sr.	5' 10''	175	S/R	Toledo, Ohio / Western Michigan
	3	Jordan Kolenda	RHP	R-Jr.	6' 3''	190	R/R	Pittsburgh, Pa. / null
	4	Brady Marshall	UTIL	So.	5' 11''	170	R/R	Wooster, Ohio / null
	5	Easton Tumis	RHP	R-So.	6' 4''	175		Friendswood, Texas / Texas
	6	Marek Bolson	C	Fr.	6' 2''	195	L/R	Oconomowoc, Wis. / Oconomowoc HS
	7	Ian Cain	Inf	Fr.	6' 0''	185	R/R	Avon, Ohio / Avon HS
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	8	Ripken Reese	INF	R-Jr.	6' 2''	200	S/R	Ellicott City, Md. / null
	9	Nolan Belcher	C	R-Fr.	6' 4''	220	R/R	Jonesboro, Ark. / Kentucky
	10	Ciaran Caughey	RHP	Sr.	6' 0''	180	R/R	Hartland, Mich. / null
	11	Kolton Schaller	INF	Sr.	6' 1''	170	L/R	Mount Horeb, Wis. / null
	12	Jaden Varner	LHP	R-Sr.	5' 11''	175	L/L	Wooster, Ohio / null
	13	Landon Tiesing	INF	R-So.	6' 3''	195	R/R	New Albany, Ind. / null
	14	Alejandro Covas	OF	Jr.	6' 3''	190	R/R	Peninsula, Ohio / null
	16	Max Humphrey	OF	R-So.	6' 1''	200	R/R	Mount Pleasant, Mich. / null
	18	Matt Thompson	INF	Sr.	6' 2''	200	R/R	Akron, Ohio / null
	22	Brody Williams	C	Sr.	6' 1''	190	R/R	Eddyville, Ky. / null
	23	Brody Krzysiak	RHP	Jr.	6' 0''	200	R/R	Bay City, Mich. / null
	27	Rocco Bernadina	RHP	R-Sr.	6' 5''	220	R/R	New Castle, Pa. / null
	28	Grant Keffaber	RHP	Fr.	6' 0''	180	R/R	Lebanon, Ohio / Lebanon HS
	29	Alex Alberico	RHP	R-Jr.	6' 0''	205	R/R	Lockport, Ill. / null
	30	Ben Rabatin	RHP	R-So.	6' 0''	190	R/R	Parma, Ohio / null
	31	Eli Bryant	INF/RHP	Fr.	6' 2''	205	R/R	Beaver Dam, Wis. / Beaver Dam HS
	32	Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe	OF	So.	6' 2''	180	R/R	Indianapolis, Ind. /
	33	Nick Guidas	LHP	R-Sr.	6' 2''	200	L/L	Gibsonia, Pa. / null
	34	Hunter Klotz	C	Gr.	6' 3''	205	L/R	Martinsburg, Pa. / null
	35	Caden Leonard	RHP	Gr.	6' 5''	200	R/R	Mokena, Ill. / null
	36	Braylon Schneider	RHP	Fr.	6' 1''	190	R/R	Fremont, Ohio / Fremont Ross HS
	37	Evan Holewinski	RHP	R-So.	6' 5''	195	R/R	Bethel Park, Pa. / null
	38	Sawyer Solitaria	UTIL	So.	6' 5''	225	R/R	North Olmsted, Ohio / null
	40	Peyton Williams	RHP	Fr.	6' 3''	220	R/R	Eddyville, Ky. / Lyon County HS
	42	Josh Cope	C/OF	R-Jr.	6' 0''	190	R/R	Cleveland, Ohio /
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	44	Parker Lind	LHP	Fr.	6' 2''	195	S/L	Belle Vernon, Pa. / Belle Vernon HS
	45	Nate Muncy	UTIL	R-Fr.	6' 2''	205	L/L	Ravenna, Ohio / null
	52	Gavin Jones	RHP	R-Jr.	6' 3''	205	R/R	North Royalton, Ohio / null
	67	Will Strode	RHP	R-Fr.	6' 3''	195	R/R	Owensboro, Ky. /

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Jeff Duncan	Head Coach		330-672-8432
	Mike Birkbeck	Associate Head Coach	mbirkbec@kent.edu	330-672-8433
	Zeke Pinkham	Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator	cpinkham@kent.edu
	Dan Bertolini	Assistant Coach	dbertol1@kent.edu
	Kade McClure	Director of Pitching Development	kmcclu19@kent.edu
	Lance MacDonald	Director of Player Development	Lmacdon3@kent.edu

Support Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Trent Stratton	Sport Administrator	tstratto@kent.edu	330-672-8426
	Josh Padilla	Sport Administrator (Secondary) & Communications	jpadill3@kent.edu
	Evan Schreyer	Athletic Trainer	eschreye@kent.edu
	Konner Johnston	Strength and Conditioning Coach	kjohn258@kent.edu

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Kent State University Athletics

Luke Matthews

Grady Mee

Jordan Kolenda

Brady Marshall

Easton Tumis

Marek Bolson

Ian Cain

Ripken Reese

Nolan Belcher

Ciaran Caughey

Kolton Schaller

Jaden Varner

Landon Tiesing

Alejandro Covas

Max Humphrey

Matt Thompson

Brody Williams

Brody Krzysiak

Rocco Bernadina

Grant Keffaber

Alex Alberico

Ben Rabatin

Eli Bryant

Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe

Nick Guidas

Hunter Klotz

Caden Leonard

Braylon Schneider

Evan Holewinski

Sawyer Solitaria

Peyton Williams

Josh Cope

Parker Lind

Nate Muncy

Gavin Jones

Will Strode

Jeff Duncan

Mike Birkbeck

Zeke Pinkham

Dan Bertolini

Kade McClure

Lance MacDonald

Trent Stratton

Josh Padilla

Evan Schreyer

Konner Johnston