ST. PAUL, Minn. – Concordia-St. Paul head baseball coach Neil Lerner has announced three additions to the 2021 signing class, bringing the total to 10 signees.
 
The Golden Bears added a pair of preps and a junior college transfer to the mix, joining the seven prep recruits from the fall to bring the class to 10. In total, eight come from Minnesota while two come from Wisconsin.
 
Lamine Diaby-Gassama (LHP/OF, 6-1, 215, Fr., Oakdale, Minn. / North HS)
North St. Paul High School: Lettered four times for the Polars … two-time team captain.
 
Personal: Plans to major in pre-physical therapy at Concordia.
 
Lerner on Diaby-Gassama: "Lamine continues the long standing line of Golden Bear baseball players from North St Paul High School. Lamine is a big left handed pitcher that has the ability to attack hitters with his plus velocity and plus breaking ball. He also has shown power at the plate and has the chance to earn additional playing time in the outfield. A baseball junkie, we look forward to working with Lamine as he continues to develop as a person and baseball player."
 
Jonah Lewis (RHP/IF, 5-11, 180, So., Minnetrista, Minn. / Minnetonka HS / DCTC)
Dakota County Technical College
2020: Made two appearances out of the bullpen, picking up a save … worked 2.0 innings, allowing just one hit and a pair of walks while striking out two … picked up one at-bat on the season.
 
2019: Appeared in 26 games, 22 as an infielder and four on the mound, for the Blue Knights … reached base at a .315 clip while collecting seven hits in 44 at-bats … scored nine times and drove in eight runs while stealing three bases … worked 3.1 innings out of the bullpen, striking out four … went 2-3 with a walk and four RBIs at Bay College on May 4 … picked up his first career hit on Mar. 7, going 1-3 against Lake County … made his pitching debut against Heartland on Mar. 12, working 1.1 innings in relief.
 
Minnetonka High School: Lettered in baseball for the Skippers … Rawlings/Perfect Game Pre-Season All-America honorable mention … went 1-0 with a 1.85 ERA with 12 strikeouts over 11.1 innings pitched … helped the team reach the MSHSL Class AAAA State Championship game.
 
Personal: Plans to major in biology at Concordia.
 
Lerner on Lewis: "Jonah comes to us after spending the last two years at DCTC. A product of Minnetonka High School, Jonah has shown the ability to attack hitters and throw competitive strikes. Jonah was used as a late inning reliever at DCTC and we expect him to add depth to our bullpen next year."
 
Jaden Werner (IF, 5-10, 165, Crivitz, Wis. / Crivitz HS)
Crivitz High School: Lettered 11 times, three times in baseball, four times in basketball and four times in football, for the Wolverines … All-State and All-District pick while also being named All-District honorable mention twice … three-time All-Marinette and Oconto Conference pick and named Conference Player of the Year once … two-time team MVP and one-time WBCA All-Academic Team … twice named Conference Player of the Year in football and once in basketball … two-time All-Conference First Team in both football and basketball … twice named Academic All-State in football … slashed .471/.574/.871 in his junior season, collecting 12 doubles, five triples and a pair of homers while driving in 33 … went 6-3 with a 2.18 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 55.0 innings pitched on the mound.
 
Personal: Has a younger brother and sister … plans on majoring in exercise science at Concordia.
 
Lerner on Werner: "Jaden is a great athlete who was very successful in three sports in high school. On the baseball field he is a smooth fielding middle infielder who runs well and can drive the ball to all parts of the field. An all-state baseball player in Wisconsin, we expect Jaden to add depth to our infield and compete for playing time as a freshman."