Cloud County Baseball Players Take Part in Early Fall Signing Period
Four members of the Cloud County Community College baseball team signed their national letters of intent during the early fall signing period.
Austin Coyle, a sophomore outfielder from Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, has signed with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans, a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Coyle appeared in 45 games for the T-Birds last year where he hit .312 with a .532 slugging percentage. Coyle recorded 34 hits with eight doubles and four home runs to go along with 27 RBI.
Right-handed pitcher Jack MacIntosh, a sophomore from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, has signed with the Flames of the University of Illinois at Chicago, a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. MacIntosh started 10 games on the mound for the T-Birds in 2024. MacIntosh finished the spring 7-3 overall with a 5.26 ERA. MacIntosh was second on the team in strikeouts with 74 in 65 innings of work.
A catcher from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Cam MacLeod has signed with the Washington State Cougars, a new member to the Mountain West Conference following the dissolution of the Pac-12. MacLeod was an honorable mention All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference West Division selection in 2024. MacLeod hit .311 with a .561 slugging percentage. MacLeod collected 46 hits, including seven home runs and 14 doubles, as well as 39 RBI and 35 runs scored. Defensively, MacLeod threw out 15 of 46 runners attempting to steal and had a .991 fielding percentage with four errors in 445 total chances. MacLeod was also named an NJCAA All-Academic First Team selection after ending his freshman year with a 4.0 GPA.
A Second Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference selection in 2024, right-handed pitcher Zach Sharshel of Topeka, Kansas has signed to play for the Southern Illinois Salukis of the Missouri Valley Conference. Sharshel appeared in 13 games out of the bullpen and made two starts for Cloud County in 2024, throwing a total of 27.1 innings. Sharshel finished the year with a 4-2 overall record and one earned save, striking out 35 batters and allowing only three extra-base hits.
"We are extremely proud of these four and excited for them to earn opportunities to continue on at the next level," head coach Eric Gilliland said. "This year has been especially challenging with the NCAA rule changes for roster sizes. Each of these four guys played key roles in our success last year. We look forward to them leading us on the field this spring and following their careers beyond Cloud."
The Cloud County Community College baseball program has 44 active alumni playing at four-year schools, including 23 alumni at NCAA Division I institutions. Two former T-Birds, Jake Diekman of Wymore, Nebraska and Erik Sabrowski of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, played in the major leagues in 2024.