Highlights 

2009-2010 Season

At the conclusion of Fall practice, the outlook for the CLC Raider Baseball team is optimistic. A good group of returning players with a sprinkling of freshmen talent look to pust the Raiders into competition for a berth in the State Tournament. The 2010 schedule features a trip to Iowa Central and the annual Crossover Tourney in Austin. A good non-conference schedule against the junior varsity squads of St. Johns and St. Cloud State and perennial power Itasca Community College will help to provide experience for the tough conference foes. With pitcher and catchers reporting in January and full squad workouts beginning in February, 2010 is shaping up to be an exciting season.

2009-2010 Raider Roster

Coach: Pat Held

Coach Pat Held begins his second stint as the CLC baseball coach- this time as the head coach. Held was the assistant coach for the Raiders from 1997-2005, working with three different head coaches. In 2000, he was on the staff that helped lead CLC to the only appearance it has had in the school’s history; to the NJCAA World Series. Coach Held is a baseball lifer who has coached at every level of baseball from T-Ball to the NJCAA. During his thirty five years in baseball coaching, he has been the varsity coach at Motley and Staples Motley high schools, the player-manager of the Motley Mets amateur baseball team, and the coach of Babe Ruth, VFW and American Legion teams in Motley, Staples, and St. Augusta in addition to his work at CLC. He has coached at baseball camps, spoken at clinics, and been a volunteer assistant coach in Texas while on vacation. He has twice been chosen to coach in the Lions’ All-Star Series and was named District 24 Coach of The Year in 1988. As a veteran coach, he brings a great deal of experience to his current role with the Raiders.

Coach Held is a retired Social Studies and History teacher. He and his wife Carolyn live on beautiful Lake Shamineau just south of Motley. His hobbies include reading, golfing, working out, playing guitar, and being active in church and community activities.

Volunteer Assistant Coach: Luke Schumer

Luke has earned a B.A. in Business  from Saint John's University and a M.Ed. in Sports Finance from the University of Minnesota.

He is employed as a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial and lives in Baxter MN with his wife Rachael. As a student Luke attended St. Cloud Cathedral High School and won the state baseball championship in 2001. Luke played both football and baseball at Saint John's University and was on the Football National Championship Team of 2003. Currently Luke is a Minnesota State High School League Basketball Official and also Division 3 & Junior College basketball official. 

 *denotes conference game-1 PM start

 *all games are double headers unless noted other wise