Michael Hayworth
Offseason club: Mac-N-Seitz
Question: When did you officially commit to play baseball at Johnson County Community College (JCCC)?
Answer: “October 1.”
Q: When were you first approached by JCCC about playing there?
A: “The beginning of this school year. The assistant coach called me to invite me to the campus and talk about possibly playing there next year.”
Q: What did you do while you were on your visit?
A: “The coach talked to me about the school academically, as well as the baseball program. Then, I toured the campus, and the coach made me an offer.”
Q: What factors contributed to your decision to play at JCCC?
A: “They offered me a good scholarship, as well as an opportunity to start next year.”
Q: Have you taken any official or unofficial visits to JCCC?
A: “I took one official visit in September.”
Q: When did you decide you wanted to play baseball in college?
A: “Freshman year. I made it a goal of mine to achieve.”
Q: How did you feel when you realized you had achieved that goal?
A: “It felt great knowing four years of dedication to the game finally paid off.”
Q: How much is your scholarship worth?
A: “I honestly don’t remember everything they are giving me. I only know that they gave me as much as I could [get].”
Q: What’s your favorite thing about JCCC?
A: “The baseball program is very competitive and they send their players to other competitive programs after the two years at JuCo.”

Brendan Janes
Offseason club: Blue Valley
Question: When did you officially commit to play baseball at Fort Scott Community College?
Answer: “October 13.”
Q: When were you first approached by Fort Scott about playing there?
A: “After I pitched a 9-inning complete game at [Kansas] State [University], one of their guys in the stands came up to me and said they really liked me.”
Q: Have you taken any official or unofficial visits to Fort Scott?
A: “I took an official visit a couple months ago.”
Q: What did you do while you were on your visit?
A: “I walked around the field, which has had a lot of work done and looks sweet, and went into the locker room. Then, I walked around the campus and met all the players and talked to the coach for an hour, so it was a long day.”
Q: What factors contributed to your decision to play at Fort Scott?
A: “I figured if I want to succeed academically and in base- ball, I need a lot of structure to make sure I always know what I need to be doing and not get off-task. A community college setting provides a lot of structure and keeps you busy all the time.”
Q: When did you decide you wanted to play college baseball in college?
A: “Probably when I saw [my older brother] Ian [Janes] do it. I thought it was the coolest thing I’d ever seen.”
Q: How did you feel when you knew you would get an opportunity to play in college?
A: “I was very excited because I felt like someone actually noticed me on the field.”
Q: How much is your scholarship worth?
A: “I get my books and tuition paid for, and, depending on how I did on my ACT, I could get the rest academic.”
Q: What’s your favorite thing about Fort Scott Community College?
A: “Literally baseball is the only thing to like. And the rodeo team is pretty good.”