In recent days, Lake Erie has secured 3 verbal commitments. Tyler Kmitt, a jack of all trades from Painesville Riverside, describes his recruiting process and the reason for his commitment to Coach McGee and the Storm. 

PBR: Why did you choose Lake Erie?
Kmitt: I chose Lake Erie because it is close to home, a great academic school, and a great program on the rise.

PBR: What other schools were you considering?
Kmitt: Mount Union, Heidleberg, Wooster

PBR: Where did Lake Erie first see you? How did your relationship develop with Coach McGee and the coaching staff?
Kmitt: They first saw me at their camp. I just stayed in contact with the coaching staff throughout high school and talked to them through email almost everyday.

PBR: What role do the coaches expect you to play your first year on campus? Between travel baseball (Premier Red) and Painesville, you have played a number of positions.
Kmitt: The coaches want me to compete for a spot as soon as I join and hopefully I'll be right in the mix with my versatility and hard work.

PBR: What is your biggest strength as a player and how do you feel that you will help Lake Erie?
Kmitt: My strength as a player would be that I am versatile and will help the team in any way to get a win.

PBR: What sort of sacrifices did you have to make to play a travel intensive schedule during the summer?? What sort of advice would you pass on to players looking to make the same decision?
Kmitt: There was a lot of sacrifices that were made. Money was always tight, working was an issue, and just making time to relax was even difficult. Advice I would give is that make sure you save up for tournaments and car pool with other team mates to conserve gas and money.

PBR: What was the most memorable experience from this summer?
Kmitt: The most memorable experience would probably beating the top seeded team in the Caba World Series to move on to the next round.

PBR: Who has had the biggest impact on you as a baseball player?
Kmitt: My former baseball coach Rich Wallack. He's the one who got me started on baseball and got me where I am today along with other coaches.

PBR: What were your stats for this spring season at Medina?
Kmitt: batting average .437 on base% .570 slugging %.828 RBI 32

PBR: As one of the northeast Ohio’s homerun leaders last year, how do you think the change to BBCOR will change the game?
Kmitt: They will change the game drastically. A lot of small ball will be played. I don't see very many people hitting home runs this year.

PBR: Who is the toughest pitcher that you have faced in Ohio?
Kmitt: Cameron Knott