Jackson Frame, Leo Soneson, and Carlos Grell

Posted: May 29, 2026

Jackson, Soneson, and Grell Named to DIII All-OCCAC; Jackson Named DIII Player of the Year

May 29, 2026 - - Three members of the Lorain County Community College baseball team were recognized by the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference after being named to the OCCAC Division III All-Conference Team this week.

Sophomore first baseman/designated hitter/pitcher Jackson Frame (Newcastle, Australia/Callaghan HS), freshman third baseman/pitcher Leo Soneson (Lakewood, Ohio/Lakewood HS), and sophomore outfielder/catcher Carlos Grell (Cleveland, Ohio/Garrett Morgan HS) each earned all-conference honors following a record-setting season for the Commodores.

The trio helped lead LCCC to the most wins in program history since joining the NJCAA ranks. Their selections also marked the most All-OCCAC honorees in a single season in school history as an NJCAA program.

The three selections are the first for the Commodores since Jaden Nestor Fox (Vermilion, Ohio/Vermilion HS) earned OCCAC recognition and later went on to become an NJCAA Division III All-American following the 2024 season.

Frame finished his two-year LCCC career as one of the program's most productive offensive players. In 83 career games, he batted .340 with 72 hits, 52 RBI, 49 runs scored, 12 doubles, two triples, and six home runs. He also posted a .472 on-base percentage and .500 slugging percentage. During the 2026 season, Frame hit .308 with four home runs and 24 RBI in 42 games. He also contributed on the mound, earning a complete-game victory against Hocking on May 3 after throwing seven innings and allowing four runs.

Soneson emerged as one of the Commodores' top two-way players during his freshman campaign. At the plate, he hit .309 with 38 hits, 26 RBI, 24 runs scored, five doubles, and five home runs while recording a .473 on-base percentage and .472 slugging percentage. Soneson also made a major impact out of the bullpen, leading the conference in saves this season (5).

Grell provided versatility both offensively and defensively throughout the season while splitting time between right field and catcher. He appeared in 41 games and scored 26 runs while adding 29 hits, six doubles, 11 RBI, and six stolen bases. Grell got off to a slow start, collecting two hits in the month of March but hit safely in 17 of the last 23 games, including nine multi-hit games. He finished the year with a .375 on-base percentage and delivered several key performances late in the season, including a two-hit, two-RBI effort against Hocking on May 3 and a two-hit game against Terra State in the Region 12 Tournament.

May 26, 2026 - - The Spring 2026 season proved to be one of the most successful campaigns in recent memory for the Lorain County Community College esports program, as the Commodores produced national tournament appearances, multiple top-eight finishes, and a runner-up finish in NJCAAE Division III Valorant competition.

LCCC competed across Chess, Hearthstone, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Valorant throughout the spring semester, consistently qualifying players and teams for postseason competition.

The biggest team accomplishment of the spring came in Valorant, where the Commodores advanced all the way to the NJCAAE Division III Championship match. The roster of Austin Lukachko (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS), Broderick Taylor (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS), Braylon Zeman (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS), Kylie Zeman (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS), Tyler Misconish (Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville HS), Gilbert Chambers (Collins, Ohio/Edison HS), and Robert Smith (Lorain, Ohio/Firelands HS) helped the Commodores finish the regular season undefeated at 12-0 while posting a 24-1 record in individual rounds.

In the playoffs, LCCC defeated Richard Bland College, College of DuPage, and Brookdale Community College to advance to the national championship match before ultimately falling to St. Charles Community College in a competitive 2-1 series. During the semifinal victory over Brookdale, the Commodores rallied from a 7-2 deficit on the Lotus map to win 13-11 before dominating Pearl 13-2 to secure a berth in the finals.

For Taylor, both Zeman siblings, and Misconish, the championship appearance was especially rewarding after spending nearly two years competing together as part of the growth of LCCC's Division III Valorant program.

Individually, Lukachko turned in one of the top all-around performances in the NJCAAE during the spring season. In addition to helping the Valorant squad to a national runner-up finish, Lukachko placed second nationally in Division III Hearthstone and fourth nationally in Division III Chess.

In Hearthstone, LCCC placed three competitors inside the top eight of the Division III postseason tournament. Veronica Gibson (Sandusky, Ohio/Trinity HS) finished third nationally after defeating Alex Goble of Finger Lakes Community College and Matt Walsh of Finger Lakes Community College during postseason play. Xander Taylor (Elyria, Ohio/Huron HS) entered postseason play as the No. 1 seed after dominating the regular season and winning the fall Division III title.

Lukachko made one of the biggest postseason runs of the spring by defeating Michael Van Etten of Finger Lakes Community College, the top-seeded Taylor, and Walsh before advancing to the national championship match against Jeff Sosa of Salt Lake Community College.

Megan Dobos (Oberlin, Ohio/Oberlin HS) and Smith also represented the Commodores in postseason Chess competition during the spring season.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Division I competition, Jerron Warner (Avon, Ohio/Avon HS) led the Commodores by qualifying for the NJCAAE DI postseason and earning a playoff victory over Caillou Kaneski of Lackawanna College.

Jason Thomas (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview HS) highlighted Division III singles play with a strong postseason performance that included a victory over third-seeded Alex Hoffman of Crowder College before eventually falling to Charles Hirsh of Heartland Community College.

Traceton Bell (Oberlin, Ohio/Oberlin HS) also picked up multiple Division II and Division III victories during the spring season.

As in the past, the Commodores also found success in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Crew Battles competition. Multiple LCCC lineups earned wins throughout the season before LCCC closed the Crew Battles season with a third-place national finish after defeating Walters State Community College in the postseason third-place match. The postseason roster featured Gabriel Beckstrom (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview HS), Bell, Braydon Dobos (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria HS), Christopher Gonet (Lorain, Ohio/LCCC Early College), Lukachko, and Warner.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was another area of strength for the Commodores throughout the spring. Braden Reichert (North Ridgeville, Ohio/Avon HS) consistently produced strong weekly performances and entered postseason play as the No. 3 seed in the Division III tournament. Collin Zielinski (North Olmsted, Ohio/North Olmsted HS) also contributed several strong performances during the spring season.

Across every title, the Commodores consistently competed among the top Division III programs in the NJCAAE during the Spring 2026 season, highlighted by a national runner-up finish in Valorant, multiple postseason placements, and several individual top-eight performances.