Alumni

Welcome to the Kennedy Baseball Alumni Page! 

We'd like to keep in touch with you, so please fill out the Alumni Form below.

Visit our "Teams" page for 2010 game schedules.

Upcoming Events:

100 INNING GAME Friday, April 17, 2010 at 2:45 pm -- Haddox Field

     Dedication of NEW GRANDSTAND at Red Haddox Field                                       Summer of 2010  Watch for Upcoming Details! 

• Alumni Form
• Open Letter to Alumni

FOREVER "DIAMOND" : Is there Baseball after High School?

Kennedy Baseball Alumni continued to play baseball after high school:

Aber, Andrew (2003)  Winona State University / Bloomington Bandits

Allard, Dan (1998)  Augustana (D2)

Baltes, Samuel (2006)   St. Olaf College, Northfield (D3)  /  Bloomington Bandits

Bauer, Thomas (1975)  Kennedy State Champs '75 / contract offer Boston Red Sox

Bischof, Brent (1982)   Men's Softball

Bassamore, Kyle (2004)  Bloomington Bandits

Castillo, Tony (1997)  Cornell College, Iowa (D3)

Christopherson, Cliff (2005)  UW-Stout (D3)  /  Bloomington Bandits 

Eicher, Chuck (1973)  Kennedy HS Baseball Coach

Gaughran, Greg (1975)  Kennedy State Champs '75 / MN Twins (draft 18th rd - C)

Hager, Rob (1996) UW-Lacrosse (D3)

Hanson, Mark (2008)  SW Minnesota State Univ, Marshall (D2)

Hanson, Matt (1997)  Southwest State, Marshall (D2)

Hanson, Mike(2001)  University of Minnesota, Duluth (D2)

Hrbek, Kent (1978)  Minnesota Twins (draft 17th round - 1B)

Irwin, Travis (1998)  Southwest State, Marshall (D2)

Kackman, Aaron (2006)  Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount

Mack, Alex (2007)   SW MN State University, Marshall (D2) / Bloomington Bandits

Moriarty, Matt (1993)  St Thomas College (D3)

Ohl, Sean (2007)  St. Mary's College, Winona / Bloomington Bandits

Oliva, Pedro (1988)  Minnesota Twins (draft 40th round - OF)

Patnode, Justin (2001) Luther College, Iowa (D3) / Bloomington Bandits

Peterson, John (1998)  Southwest State, Marshall (D2)

Raabe, Jason (2003)  Bloomington Bandits

Ramy, Tom (1999)  Gustavus, St. Peter (D3)

Roberts, Adam (1999)  Gustavus, St. Peter (D3)

Santiago, Matt (2008)  Augsburg College, Minneapolis (D3)

Schliep, Matt (1998)  Bradley (D1)

Smith, Dan (1996) Southwest State, Marshall (D2)

Tutko, Tim (1997) Minnesota State Univ-Mankato (D-2)

KENNEDY BASEBALL ALUMNI Class List

Class of 1968: Bruce Hauge

Class of 1973: Chuck Eicher

Class of 1975: Tom Bauer, Gregg Gaughran, Paul Zilka

Class of 1978: Kent Hrbek

Class of 1982: Brent Bischof

Class of 1987: Joe Decker

Class of 1988: Pedro Oliva

Class of 1994: Kyle Dietz

Class of 1995: Chris Dorn, Jamie Rau

Class of 1996: Rob Hager, Steve Shalikow, Dan Smith, Jon Taylor, Chad Thorp

Class of 1997: Tony Castillo, Matt Hanson, Bobby Haskins, Josh Olerud, John Shirley, Tim Tutko

Class of 1998: Dan Allard, Mike Berens, Travis Irwin, Jake Krenz, John Peterson, Matt Schleep, Allen Tschumper

Class of 1999: Ben Cosgrove, Tom Ramy, Adam Roberts, Kim Weisel

Class of 2000: Chad Barta, Joe McDevitt, Joe Meuwissen, Mark Schloo, Nate Streit, Jeff Vorheis

Class of 2001: Mike Hanson, Rob Kinsella, Jordan LaSota, Justin Patnode, Alex Ramerth, Jake Schultz, Joe Strommen, Greg Wineberg

Class of 2002: Tim Barrett, Mike Bollinger, Tim Botsford

Class of 2003: Drew Aber, Mike Brendalen, Nick Cobb, Nick Perkins, Jason Raabe

Class of 2004: Kyle Bassamore, Ryan Walker

Class of 2005: Ben Ahrens, Cliff Christopherson, Greg Nord, Ben Stickney, Tom Wilcox

Class of 2006: Sam Baltes, Matt Dona, Marty Hanson, Aaron Kackman, Sam LaSota, Ryan Sutherland, Ben Swartz, Dusty Walker, Tyler Witt, Eric Worringer

Class of 2007: Nick Empson, Ryan Kaulbars, Alex Mack, Garrett McConnell, Sean Ohl, Jake Richter, Cecilio Santana, Jeff Sweeney

Class of 2008: Evan Aber, Nick Bassamore, Jake Budenski, Josh Gist, Mark Hanson, Ken Hermanstorfer, Mike Houts, Alex Pederson, Andrew Radtke, Matt Rauhauser, Matt Santiago, Andy Sunder, Luke Wilcox, Gabe Yeshidagne

Class of 2009: Robert Averbeck, Kevin Haram, Matt Huber, Lucas Kohner, Joe Mellenbruch, Kyle Nalley, Scott Opatz, Richie Ostrom, Zack Schossow, Nolan Walker

Kennedy Baseball History

John F. Kennedy Senior High School is one of two public high schools in Bloomington, Minnesota.  Named after former president John F. Kennedy, it was opened in 1965.  The school has been a member of the Lake Conference since opening. 

State Championships:  1966 and 1975

State Tournament - 3rd Place: 1980

State Tournament - 4th Place: 1986

State Tournament - Consolation: 2000

State Tournament Participant: 1976, 1990

Section 6 runner-up: 2006

Lake Conference champions: 1966, 1967, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993

All-Conference Players

2009: Aaron Hoese    2008: Mike Houts    2007: Alex Mack, Evan Aber 

2006: Aaron Kackman    2005: Sam Baltes    2004:

All-Conference Honorable Mention

2009: Nolan Walker, TJ Post, Erik Olson

2008: Evan Aber, Josh Gist, Mark Hanson

2007: Ryan Kaulbars, Mark Hanson, Matt Santiago

2006: Sam Baltes, Sam LaSota, Evan Aber

2005: Aaron Kackman, Ryan Kaulbars, Cliff Christopherson

2004: Sam Baltes, Kyle Bassamore, Ryan Kaulbars, Ryan Walker

Notable Alumni

Bruce Hauge - Class of 1968 was a three-sport athlete at Kennedy, lettering in football, basketball, and baseball. He led the Lake Conference in scoring with 78 points in his junior year of basketball and was named MVP and All-Conference. In football, re received All-Conference honors and was named Player of the Week by the Star Tribune and was KRSI's Radio's Offensive Player of the Year. He served as Kennedy junior class Vice-President. In his senior year Bruce was captain of the football team, MVP and earned All-State honors. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Bruce played on the 1970-71 and 1971-72 Orange Bowl National Championship teams.  Currently, Bruce lives in Sydney, NE with his wife, Cheryl. He owns Hauge Insurance Co. and serves as the town's mayor.

Thomas Bauer - Class of 1975 was a 3-sport athlete at Kennedy High School, lettering in football, hockey and baseball.  When he graduated in 1975, he held the record for all-time leading scorer in Bloomington hockey history.  Tom was co-captain for the Providence College hockey team in 1978-79 and was the first player in Providence history to play in every game, freshman through senior year.  Tom was drafted and offered a professional hockey contract by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1977.  A member of the 1975 Kennedy High School State Championship baseball team, Tom was offered a professional contract by the Boston Red Sox.  Currently, Tom is president of AIR-serv Group in Mendota Heights.

Gregg Gaughran - Class of 1975 was a three-sport Kennedy athlete, lettering in football, basketball, and baseball. He received All-Conference honors in all three sports. He was a member of the 1974-75 Lake Red Conference Championship basketball and 1975 State Championship baseball teams. Gregg was selected to play in both the 1975 Minnesota State Football All-Star game and the Baseball All-Star game. He played three years in the Minnesota Twins minor league organization. Following baseball, he played football at North Dakota State University where he was co-captain. He was named All-Conference and Academic All-Conference at North Dakota State. He currently lives in Ohio with his wife, Mary, and is an executive at Westfield Insurance.

Kent Hrbek - Class of 1978   Minnesota Twins first baseman.  Kent Hrbek was recognized for lifetime achievement by the Lake Conference in 1998.  Mr. Hrbek was inducted in the Kennedy Hall of Fame in 2006.

Joe Decker - Class of 1987 played baseball for three years and hockey for three years at Kennedy High School. In his senior year, he and co-captain Jason Miller were key players on the 1987 state championship hockey team, coached by 2006 Hall of Famer Jerry Peterson. Joe was named All-State  in 1987. He was also named the Lake Conference Player of the Year and was a finalist for the title of "Mr. Hockey." Joe was in the top 10% of his class at Kennedy and was a member of the Honor Society of Eagles. He received a hockey scholarship to the University of Wisconsin where he played on the 1990 NCAA National Championship team.  In 1995, Joe was the NIHA (National Inline Hockey Association) champion with Team Rollerblade. Joe is currently a loan officer in Eagan and lives in Inver Grove Heights with his wife Lynda.

Coaches at Kennedy High School

Buster Radebach: 1966-1991 Head Baseball Coach.  Last year of coaching 1992.  Inducted into Kennedy Hall of Fame in 2006.  160 wins and 113 losses career record.  Lake Conference champions 1985, 1987, 1991.  State Championship 1975.  State participants 1976.  State 3rd place 1980.  State 4th place 1986.  State participants 1990.

Steve Strommen:1992-2001

Steve Schramm:2002-2004

Matt Hanson:2005-present

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