Len Piasecki

Len is a baseball enthusiast who has been involved in amateur youth baseball in the greater Muskegon area for the past 40 years. From his days as a coach and board member at Roosevelt Park League, he has been a champion for kids who want to play the game of baseball. Len has managed teams at various age levels. He has helped support teams and leagues to reorganize and better serve the players in there program.

In 1998, Len established the Muskegon Baseball Club, which operates the Muskegon ChannelCats; a youth travel baseball organization and one of the most successful travel ball programs along the Lakeshore.

Len is married to Donna with three children, Jason, Sarah, and Stacy. He has five grandkids Emma, Grace and Aaron Piasecki, Olivia and Liam Holliday. Len is a graduate of Muskegon Community College.  He is a member of St. Mary’s Church in Spring Lake.

Employed at Sun Chemical for 27 years, Len is now retired. Never one to set on the side lines, Len was instrumental in organizing Lakeshore Baseball Club a non-profit organization dedicated to saving Marsh Field and its rich history.  Len is the President of LBC and he is excited to take on the challenge to help renovate Marsh Field.

Jim Grevel

Jim was born and raised in Muskegon and then spent 15 years in Florida. While in Florida he worked for Lee County Parks and Recreation in Fort Myers running all the baseball events that were held at historic Terry Park, the Minnesota Twins complex, and the Boston Red Sox Spring Training home.

During his tenure there he assisted many youth baseball organizations and ran the Gene Cusic Colligate Classic. The Cusic consisted of 165 colleges from all over the US who came to play in Florida over a five week period to kick off their seasons. When Jim left Lee County he went to work with Perfect Game and was involved in Perfect Game events all over the Southeast.

Jim has now brought the experience he gained in Florida to Michigan to help grow baseball in that state. In Muskegon, there were 65 games played on Marsh Field in 2009. In 2010 Jim's Lakeshore Baseball Club group put together leagues and tournaments and from April to August over 180 games were played at Marsh Field and another 280 games were played at other local fields. 

                                                                          Len Piasecki   Jim Grevel   Pete Gawkowski