Kermit's Hall of Fame Bracket Part 5
The first round is over and now is where things start heating up. We had only 1 upset in the first 32 matchups with Wes Ellis taking out Garret Lytle. So let’s get things going for the second round, we won’t have a podcast for this round. Check out Part 1 & Part 2 podcast to catch up on all the players that will be facing off this round. The second round will be 2 Parts (Part 5 & Part 6) with 8 Matchups in Part 5 and 8 Matchups in Part 6. After we decide the sweet 16 we will have a podcast show to discuss who we think will make the final four, and get more in depth on the 16 players who made the inaugural Sweet 16.
So let’s dive into, if you need some stats and note refreshers check below. Once again only players who have played in any of the 4 years can vote. CLICK HERE to vote for the second round!! Please use full name! PASSWORD is "Leroy".
Jared Jonkman
2016: #8 (45.90)
2015: #7 (43.94)
2014: #18 (31.87)
General Stats – 61 Games Played (34-24-3), 64.88 Ranking (4th), 86.70 Qualify (7th), 43.06 Salary (11th), 44.03 Batting (10th), 42.09 Pitching (11th)
Batting Stats – 0.470 Average, 1.068 Slugging, 81 Homers, 153 RBI’s, 147 Runs, 109 K’s, 457 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.355 Average, 4.80 ERA, 95 IP, 13-7 Record, 6-7 Saves, 152 k’s, 437 at bats.
Awards and Notes: Champion – 1 (2014), All Leroy – 2 (2015, 2017), All Salary – 2 (2015, 2016), All Iron – 1 (2017), All Batting – 2 (2015, 2016), All Pitching – 1 (2015), All Star – 3 (2015-2017), Experience – 4 (2014-2017). Nicknamed the “Sheriff”, Jared has run the Bushleague Badgers for 3 years taking them to the Championship in the past year. Jared does a lot of odd and ends jobs for the league including logo work for the teams, helping with the maintenance, and has future plans for designs at the complex.
Alex Friedman
2016: NA
2015: NA
2014: NA
General Stats – 21 Games Played (11-10), 29.31 Ranking (29th), 26.68 Qualify (29th), 31.94 Salary (29th), 32.41 Batting (31st), 31.46 Pitching (26th)
Batting Stats – 0.372 Average, 0.738 Slugging, 16 Homers, 39 RBI’s, 31 Runs, 43 k’s, 145 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.485 Average, 11.22 ERA, 28 1/3 IP, 2-3 Record, 4-4 Saves, 41 k’s, 163 at bats.
Awards and Notes: Experience – 1 (2017) Alex led the Free Agent Otters to a huge upset of the Dutch Ovens in the playoffs. He was also a participant in the All Star game this year as a reserve. The ORWBL Commissioner also helped coach the Legends National team this year in Morenci.
Grant Reynhout
2016: #14 (38.95)
2015: #14 (35.31)
2014: #23 (25.84)
General Stats – 64 Games Played (26-36-2), 52.64 Ranking (13th), 84.89 Qualify (8th), 20.38 Salary (59th), 20.76 Batting (51st), 20.01 Pitching (59th).
Batting Stats – 0.288 Average, 0.449 Slugging, 18 Homers, 59 RBI’s, 82 Runs, 165 k’s, 472 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.501 Average, 12.48 ERA, 88 IP, 6-16 Record, 2-3 Saves, 91 k’s, 519 at bats.
Awards and Notes: All Star – 1 (2015), Experience – 4 (2014-2017). Grant has owned a team every single year, with a different name each year. (Muffin Men, Soup A Stars, One Hit Wonders, Big Unit Bashers). He welded our strike zones for the league this year and throughout all four years, especially in the early goings was a big part of the league with creative ideas to make the league better.
Jeremiah Wiltjer
2016: #26 (24.13)
2015: NA
2014: NA
General Stats: 39 Games Played (25-13-1), 40.92 Ranking (20th), 46.48 Qualify (22nd), 35.36 Salary (22nd), 28.02 Batting (40th), 42.69 Pitching (10th)
Batting Stats – 0.350 Average, 0.646 Slugging, 19 Homers, 49 RBI’s, 51 Runs, 78 k’s, 243 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.308 Average, 4.44 ERA, 51 1/3 IP, 5-4 Record, 5-6 Saves, 110 k’s, 221 at bats.
Awards and Notes: Champion – 1 (2016), All Pitching – 1 (2017), Experience – 1 (2017). Jeremiah bust onto the scene in 2016 getting signed by the eventual Champion Jager Corn Bombers. He was thrown into big games right away and he seemed to play better when the games mattered most. He made another Championship run this year, this time losing with the Badgers.
Jon Gibson
2016: #6 (49.51)
2015: #1 (59.41)
2014: #17 (31.35)
General Stats – 52 Games Played (32-19-1), 64.39 Ranking (5th), 79.86 Qualify (10th), 48.91 Salary (4th), 45.39 Batting (8th), 52.43 Pitching (5th).
Batting Stats – 0.472 Average, 1.111 Slugging, 76 Homers, 144 RBI’s, 129 Runs, 94 k’s, 407 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.314 Average, 4.78 ERA, 90 1/3 IP, 11-4 Record, 13-13 Saves, 141 k’s, 392 at bats.
Awards and Notes: Mr. Leroy – 1 (2015), Rookie of Year (2015), Most Improved – 2 ( 2015, 2017), Ironman Award – 1 (2015), All Leroy – 1 (2015), All Salary – 2 (2015, 2017), All Iron Team – 1 (2015), All Batting – 2 (2015, 2017), All Pitching – 2 (2015, 2017). All Star – 2 (2015, 2017), Experience – 2 (2015, 2017). Jon seems to only care about the league during odd years. He was the #1 ranked player after the 2015 season and had a season that held records that many would never seen broken. They were broken this season by Caleb, but in 2015 we only had 10 games, against last year’s 21 regular season games.
Cody Martin
2016: #23 (27.19)
2015: #24 (25.50)
2014: #22 (26.60)
General Stats – 2 Games Played (1-1), 29.59 Ranking (28th), 1.46 Qualify (70th), 57.72 Salary (2nd), 99.44 Batting (1st), 16.01 Pitching (68th).
Batting Stats – 0.778 Average, 2.444 Slugging, 4 Homers, 10 RBI’s, 6 Runs, 1 k, 9 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.667 Average, 31.50 ERA, 1 1/3 IP, 0-0 Record, 0-0 Saves, 2 k’s, 12 at bats.
Awards and Notes: Mystery man Cody came for 2 games, absolutely destroyed and has been incognito ever since. The best batting stats ever, also some of the worst pitching stats ever.
Jack Hillegonds
2016: #18 (38.16)
2015: #11 (38.20)
2014: NA
General Stats – 41 Games Played (29-11-1), 52.78 Ranking (12th), 60.40 Qualify (16th), 45.15 Salary (6th), 48.86 Batting (7th), 41.45 Pitching (41.45).
Batting Stats – 0.547 Average, 1.198 Slugging, 64 Homers, 129 RBI’s, 107 Runs, 62 k’s, 329 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.355 Average, 4.88 ERA, 64 IP, 10-5 Record, 6-7 Saves, 99 k’s, 293 at bats.
Awards and Notes: All Leroy – 1 (2015), All Salary – 2 (2015, 2017, All Batting – 2 (2015, 2017), Experience – 2 (2015, 2017), All Star – 2 (2015, 2017). Jack had one of the best years we have ever seen in 2017 from the plate after an injury that caused him to miss a few weeks. He looks poised to take 2018 on head first and solidify himself as a top tier player in Leroy. He was a part of the Nationals team this year that went to Morenci and was part of the infamous Room 2.
Drew Eenigenburg
2016: #16 (39.35)
2015: #10 (39.84)
2014: #1 (53.19)
General Stats – 36 Games Played (20-15-1), 38.71 Ranking (21st), 47.22 Qualify (20th), 30.21 Salary (35th), 25.08 Batting (44th), 35.35 Pitching (21st).
Batting Stats – 0.340 Average, 0.591 Slugging, 20 Homers, 43 RBI’s, 48 Runs, 104 k’s, 259 at bats
Pitching Stats – 0.384 Average, 5.44 ERA, 49 2/3 IP, 7-2 Record, 2-2 Saves, 55 k’s, 237 at bats.
Awards and Notes: Champion – 1 (2014), Mr. Leroy – 1 (2014), Owner of Year – 1 (2014), Ironman Award – 1 (2014), All Leroy – 1 (2014), All Iron Team – 1 (2014), All Pitching – 1 (2014). Experience – 1 (2014), All Star – 1 (2014). It is a shame many new players will never know Drew and what he meant to the league in the start. He put together a team that took the league by surprise and laid the blueprints on how to win in Leroy right off the bat. A hand injury in 2015 derailed his career and unfortunately we didn’t see him in 2017.
Kyle Jansma:
2016: #3 (53.55)
2015: #4 (51.28)
2014: #6 (47.93)
General Stats – 70 Games Played (33-36-1), 71.50 Ranking (3rd), 101.12 Qualify (3rd), 41.88 Salary (12th), 42.00 Batting (13th), 41.76 Pitching (12th)
Batting Stats – 0.411 Average, 1.010 Slugging, 92 Homers, 174 RBI’s, 152 Runs, 141 k’s, 514 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.402 Average, 6.80 ERA, 114 2/3 IP, 12-9 Record, 10-10 Saves, 116 k’s, 555 at bats
Awards and Notes: All Leroy – 3 (2014, 2016, 2017), All Iron – 3 (2014-2016), All Salary – 1 (2017), All Batting – 3 (2015-2017), All Star – 4 (2014-2017), Experience – 4 (2014-2017). Kyle Jansma added to his resume this year leading the Dutch Ovens to a #2 seed going into the playoffs. He has been a consistent fixture in the league through its entirety. The one thing holding him back is he has never even made it to a championship series in any of the 4 years he played. He and his wife welcomed their first child into the world a couple weeks after the season. We hope to see Zander make an appearance in Leroy in 2018!
Shane Anderson
2016: NA
2015: NA
2014: NA
General Stats – 14 Games Played (9-5), 28.83 Ranking (30th), 17.09 Qualify (36th), 40.57 Salary (15th), 49.12 Batting (6th), 32.01 Pitching (24th)
Batting Stats – 0.478 Average, 1.163 Slugging, 20 Homers, 41 RBI’s, 35 Runs, 27 k’s, 92 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.425 Average, 7.53 ERA, 18 1/3 IP, 4-1 Record, 2-2 Saves, 19 k’s, 87 at bats.
Awards and Notes – All Batting – 1 (2017), Experience – 1. Shane turned some heads in 2017 coming out of the gate hot. He had MVP considerations till a new job altered his schedule making him unavailable for a majority of games in the middle of the season. He looks to come back with vengeance this upcoming year entering his first draft.
Kyle Reynhout
2016: #15 (38.65)
2015: #18 (33.01)
2014: #14 (33.61)
General Stats – 60 Games Played (20-40), 49.92 Ranking (14th), 76.10 Qualify (12th), 23.75 Salary (50th), 29.95 Batting (35th), 17.55 Pitching (66th)
Batting Stats – 0.315 Average, 0.695 Slugging, 48 Homers, 100 RBI’s, 81 Runs, 145 k’s, 416 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.514 Average, 13.29 ERA, 80 1/3 IP, 5-10 Record, 4-10 Saves, 43 k’s, 492 at bats.
Awards and Notes: Experience – 3 (2014, 2016, 2017). Kyle was the Co-Founder of the league and has been in some way apart of the off the field duties. He owned the Honey Nut Ichiros in 2014, a team that won the first every Wiffy award in the NWLA for best team name.
Marty Rasala
2016: #25 (27.47)
2015: NA
2014: NA
General Stats – 36 Games Played (17-18-1), 45.19 Ranking (19th), 46.86 Qualify (21st), 43.51 Salary (9th), 41.20 Batting (16th), 45.81 Pitching (7th).
Batting Stats – 0.509 Average, 0.991 Slugging, 32 Homers, 75 RBI’s, 69 Runs, 53 k’s, 234 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.277 Average, 2.67 ERA, 54 IP, 6-5 Record, 5-0 Saves, 115 k’s, 224 at bats.
Awards and Notes: Rookie of the Year (2017), All Salary – 1 (2017), All Batting – 1 (2017), All Star – 1 (2017), Experience – 1 (2017). Marty burst into the scene late in 2016 and proved he wasn’t a fluke with an impressive 2017. He takes on another challenge as he becomes the owner of an expansion franchise called the Diamond Dusters coming in 2018.
Erik Detmar
2016: #11 (42.16)
2015: #19 (32.21)
2014: #19 (28.23)
General Stats – 61 Games Played (44-17), 63.81 Ranking (6th), 86.89 Qualify (6th), 40.72 Salary (14th), 26.00 Batting (43rd), 55.45 Pitching (3rd)
Batting Stats – 0.365 Average, 0.630 Slugging, 22 Homers, 62 RBI’s, 90 Runs, 102 k’s, 441 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.233 Average, 1.82 ERA, 98 2/3 IP, 12-4 Record, 10-10 Saves, 195 k’s, 382 at bats.
Awards and Notes: Champion – 2 (2016-2017), All Leroy – 1 (2017), All Iron – 1 (2017), All Pitching – 2 (2016-2017), Experience – 2 (2016-2017), All Star – 3 (2015-2017). Erik has been a crucial part of the Bombers success in the last years winning 2 championships with his brother. He looks to split up and start writing his own story as he looks to own the Squints Sluggers in 2018. He also will head the Recruiting Committee in 2018 as he looks to get 40 guys week in and out to the Leroy complex.
Nick Fiene
2016: #22 (30.89)
2015: #16 (35.10)
2014: #15 (32.22)
General Stats – 25 Games Played (9-15-1), 30.94 Ranking (27th), 33.13 Qualify (26th), 28.74 Salary (39th), 27.00 Batting (41st), 30.48 Pitching (31st)
Batting Stats – 0.387 Average, 0.602 Slugging, 10 Homers, 33 RBI’s, 34 Runs, 43 k’s, 181 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.340 Average, 6.17 ERA, 35 IP, 4-4 Record, 0-0 Saves, 37 k’s, 159 at bats.
Awards and Notes: Experience – 2 (2014-2015). Nick owned the Legends of Leroy in 2015, a name that stuck for the National Team for the league. He was very active in the first two seasons, and didn’t make an appearance in 2017. With his collegiate running career coming to a close soon, we hope to see him make a return.
Robby Zandstra
2016: #10 (42.75)
2015: #9 (41.20)
2014: #11 (36.78)
General Stats – 52 Games Played (28-24), 55.69 Ranking (11th), 67.89 Qualify (13th), 43.49 Salary (10th), 44.15 Batting (9th), 42.84 Pitching (9th)
Batting Stats – 0.490 Average, 1.080 Slugging, 61 Homers, 128 RBI’s, 113 Runs, 83 k’s, 363 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.355 Average, 6.38 ERA, 73 1/3 IP, 11-10 Record, 8-9 Saves, 141 k’s, 341 at bats.
Awards and Notes: Champion – 2014, All Salary – 1 (2014), All Batting – 1 (2014), All Star – 4 (2014-2017), Experience – 2 (2014, 2017). Robby owner the Sultans of Soy in 2016 and took the team to the Championship. He looks to return to ownership in 2018 after taking a year off. Robby has slowly played more games each year becoming more committed. He is one of the best two way players in the game and we still haven’t seen what he can do in a full season.
Colin Lautenbach
2016: #24 (26.99)
2015: #20 (31.83)
2014: #13 (35.17)
General Stats – 25 Games Played (17-8), 37.53 Ranking (22nd), 35.30 Qualify (25th), 39.76 Salary (18th), 41.50 Batting (15th), 38.02 Pitching (17th)
Batting Stats – 0.455 Average, 1.016 Slugging, 29 Homers, 66 RBI’s, 55 Runs, 53 k’s, 191 at bats.
Pitching Stats – 0.357 Average, 6.05 ERA, 37 2/3 IP, 8-3 Record, 5-6 Saves, 50 k’s, 171 at bats.
Awards and Notes – Champion (2017), Experience – 1 (2017). Colin came out of retirement in 2017 and was signed by the Corn Bombers mid-season. He was a big part of the playoffs for the Bombers on route to a championship. With some new energy from the league we hope to see a full year out of Colin in 2018.
