During the 2016 season the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest Class A League came away with their first ever league championship. As the season progressed a Central Michigan University sophomore drafted in June joined the Loons on July 21 and remained with the team for the balance of the season. He played an integral part in attaining the championship although he had been selected in the 33rd round of the 2016 June Draft. In doing so infielder Zach McKinstry may have paved the way for another Central Michigan Chippewa to be picked by the Dodgers in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft.