LAKEWOOD LEGENDS
2019 SCHEDULE
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2019 ROSTER
| Position | First-Name | Last-Name | College Attending | Classification | Bats | Throws | Height | Weight |
| OF | Tristan | Welch | LSU Eunice | RS-Sophomore | Right | Right | 6’3″ | 200 |
| OF | TJ | Wynkoop | Univ. of Lynchburg | RS-Senior | Right | Right | 6’5″ | 200 |
| OF | David | Laurenti | Dordt College | Freshman | Left | Right | 5’10” | 180 |
| OF | Bren | Faulk | LSU Eunice | Sophomore | Right | Right | 5’8″ | 160 |
| OF | Brian | Rapillo | Dean College | Sophomore | Right | Right | 6’1″ | 150 |
| OF/RHP | Azriel | Davidson | Shenandoah University | Freshman | Right | Right | 6’2″ | 185 |
| MIF | Evan | Keller | LSU Eunice | Sophomore | Right | Right | 6’1″ | 185 |
| MIF | Samuel | Smith | Barstow CC | Freshman | Right | Right | 5’6″ | 155 |
| MIF | Drew | Hill | Union College | Freshman | Right | Right | 5’11” | 173 |
| MIF | Chris | Rivers | Spartanburg Methodist College | Freshman | Right | Right | 5’10” | 180 |
| CIF | Jared | Jordan | undecided | Veteran | Right | Right | 6′ | 175 |
| CIF | Bo | Gonzales | Coastal Bend College | Sophomore | Right | Right | 6′ | 195 |
| CIF | Kyle | McShaffry | Coastal Bend College | Sophomore | Left | Right | 6’2″ | 200 |
| C | Austin | Kirkpatrick | LSU Eunice | RS-Sophomore | Right | Right | 6′ | 185 |
| C | Cody | Sandlin | heading to Bryant & Stratton College | Rookie | Right | Right | 6’2″ | 205 |
| C | Brett | Bishop | Belmont Abbey College | Freshman | Right | Right | 6′ | 165 |
| PO | Hyeonsang | Cho | Jamestown Community College (NY) | Freshman | Right | Right | 6’1″ | 182 |
| PO | Cody | Ray | Ohio Valley University | Freshman | Right | Right | 6′ | 210 |
| PO | Donald | Arceneaux | Louisiana State University at Alexandria | Sophomore | Right | Right | 6’2″ | 195 |
| PO | Dylan | Schumacher | Virginia Wesleyan University | Freshman | Right | Right | 6’3″ | 163 |
| PO | Nytorious | Cooler | Tuskegee University | Junior | Right | Right | 5’10” | 195 |
| PO | Logan | Dunbar | Undecided | RS Freshman | Right | Right | 6′ | 175 |
| PO | Colin | Ottofaro | Thomas Nelson Community College | Freshman | Right | Right | 6’2″ | 208 |
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2019 COACHES:
Head Coach: Roberto Vaz
In his first year with the Bengals, LSU Eunice earned its fourth NJCAA National Championship. The 2012 offense was highlighted by six NCAA Division I signees, led by All-American Dalton Herrington and Golden Glove recipient Stuart Turner. The Bengals also set a then-school record for wins with 57 victories.
In Coach Vaz’s second year, the Bengals were national runner-up with a 52-10 record. The offense compiled a .311 batting average while stealing 253 bases, a school record. The offense was highlighted by five position players moving on to play at D-1 schools.
The Brooklyn native returned to Eunice for the 2018 NJCAA National Championship season. Vaz guided a Bengals attack that led NJCAA Division II in doubles (159), walks (350) and stolen bases (241). LSUE was also top Top Five nationally in eight other hitting categories.
In the four seasons Vaz was been with the Bengals, LSU Eunice has reached the National Championship three times, winning twice. LSUE is 168-21 during that span.
As a player, Vaz began his collegiate career as a member of Northeast Texas CC, helping the Eagles capture the 1996 NJCAA National Championship. The two-way star was the JUCO World Series Most Valuable Player and recipient of the tournament’s “Big Stick” (top hitter) and Sportsmanship Awards after hitting a blistering .579 during the Eagles stay in Grand Junction. He was later named to the JUCO World Series Golden Anniversary Team, celebrating the World Series’ 50th year in 2007. Vaz was on the 21-member team alongside baseball greats such as Kirby Puckett and Wayne Graham.
After NTCC, Vaz joined the Alabama Crimson Tide, making an immediate impact. In 1997, Vaz was named First-Team All-American, First-Team All-SEC and still holds several Crimson Tide offensive records. The outfielder and pitcher was nominated as a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award, the “Heisman Trophy” of amateur baseball. Alabama finished as NCAA Runner-Up at the College World Series in his lone year in Tuscaloosa.
A seventh round selection by the Oakland Athletics in 1997, Vaz played seven years of minor league baseball with both the A’s and Texas Rangers. In 1999, Vaz helped the Vancouver Canadians capture the Triple-A World Series. Vaz compiled a career .286 batting average with 35 home runs, 77 stolen bases and 249 RBIs in 494 minor league games.
The Lakewood Legends Baseball Club and the Tidewater Collegiate Summer Baseball League are excited to have Coach Vaz joining us this summer.
Assistant Coach: Cody Ortego
The Tidewater Collegiate Summer Baseball League is excited to have Coach Cody Ortego joining the staff of the Lakewood Legends Baseball Club for the upcoming 2019 summer season.
Cody Ortego is the newest addition to the LSU Eunice coaching staff, joining as an assistant in the fall of 2018. Ortego will assist Alan Orgain with the development of the pitching staff and serve as bullpen coach on game day.
The Lafayette native brings a decade of experience as an assistant in the high school ranks with stops at Lafayette High (2009-2016), Westgate High (2016-2017) and most recently Mamou High (2017-2018). The former Lafayette High standout pitched all four years of high school for the Mighty Lions before joining the staff the following year in addition to beginning college as a student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
As a coach at Lafayette High, Ortego was part of a staff that led the Mighty Lions to two LHSAA Class 5A State Championship appearances (2010 and 2011) and a pair of State Quarterfinal trips (2012 and 2015). While at Westgate, Ortego helped the Tigers break a school record with 25 wins and a State Quarterfinal appearance in 2017.
In addition to his coaching duties, the Lafayette native as worked as a math teacher in middle and high schools.
About Cody Ortego
Full Name
Cody James Ortego
Hometown
Lafayette, LA
Education
2009-2013 University of Louisiana-Lafayette, B.G.S.-Behavioral Sciences
Alternate Certification in Education from iTEACH Louisiana
Coaching Experience
2009-2016 Assistant Baseball/Football Coach, Lafayette High School
2016-2017 Assistant Baseball Coach, Westgate High School
2017-2018 Assistant Baseball Coach, Mamou High School
2018-Present Coach For United Baseball Organization (UBO)
2018-Present Assistant Baseball Coach, LSU Eunice