5/20/19 - Baseball District Semi Finals @ Urban Youth Academy vs. Roger Bacon
Lost district semi final game 11-8
Record: 14-11 (8-4)
We put up a really good fight. I’m not convinced the better team won today. We gave them way to many free bases and made costly errors at the wrong time. We were winning 8-5 in the fifth. A point in the game where strikes and defense would have won. It’s always tough ending a season like that.
Congratulations to all three of our seniors who had brilliant careers. Dustin Howard (4 year starter), Hayden Tedrick, and Clayton Boyd provided outstanding leadership to this young team. I wish them the best as they move forward onto the next stages of their lives. -Coach Lawson
Trenton Czaika 1-3
Brody Rice 2 rbi 1B
Cole Ficke 2-3, 2 run homer to get us on the board in the first inning
Mason Rector 2-3
Adam Frump rbi
Lost district semi final game 11-8
Record: 14-11 (8-4)
We put up a really good fight. I’m not convinced the better team won today. We gave them way to many free bases and made costly errors at the wrong time. We were winning 8-5 in the fifth. A point in the game where strikes and defense would have won. It’s always tough ending a season like that.
Congratulations to all three of our seniors who had brilliant careers. Dustin Howard (4 year starter), Hayden Tedrick, and Clayton Boyd provided outstanding leadership to this young team. I wish them the best as they move forward onto the next stages of their lives. -Coach Lawson
Trenton Czaika 1-3
Brody Rice 2 rbi 1B
Cole Ficke 2-3, 2 run homer to get us on the board in the first inning
Mason Rector 2-3
Adam Frump rbi
5/15/19 - Baseball second round Sectionals @ Bethel Tate
Won 3-2
Next game Monday at Midland field #2 vs Roger Bacon and
Record: 13-10 (8-4)
That was one of the most exciting games I have been apart of. We got out of back to back bases loaded situations in the 6th and 7th. It started with pitching. Adam Frump our starter gave us beyond a quality start. He was able to locate his pitches and keep the hitters off balance. The biggest out of the game went to Dustin Howard. He was able to close the game out with the bases loaded in the 7th with a deep flyout to left. Off the bat I was immediately thinking how can we make a play at the plate. Adam Frump in left field turned and sprinted and caught the last out of the game on the warning track. If he doesn’t catch that ball we lose by one.
We did not have many hits. We were able to draw some walks and move up on aggressive base running in the dirt and sac bunts. Then cash in at third with outs less than two outs.
Overall, I am very happy with how the guys played. It is very satisfying with everything this team has been through this year we have a change to go back to districts and have a chance at a district title. -Coach Lawson
Trenton Czaika 2-4
Brody Rice 1-3
Hayden Tedrick 1-3
Won 3-2
Next game Monday at Midland field #2 vs Roger Bacon and
Record: 13-10 (8-4)
That was one of the most exciting games I have been apart of. We got out of back to back bases loaded situations in the 6th and 7th. It started with pitching. Adam Frump our starter gave us beyond a quality start. He was able to locate his pitches and keep the hitters off balance. The biggest out of the game went to Dustin Howard. He was able to close the game out with the bases loaded in the 7th with a deep flyout to left. Off the bat I was immediately thinking how can we make a play at the plate. Adam Frump in left field turned and sprinted and caught the last out of the game on the warning track. If he doesn’t catch that ball we lose by one.
We did not have many hits. We were able to draw some walks and move up on aggressive base running in the dirt and sac bunts. Then cash in at third with outs less than two outs.
Overall, I am very happy with how the guys played. It is very satisfying with everything this team has been through this year we have a change to go back to districts and have a chance at a district title. -Coach Lawson
Trenton Czaika 2-4
Brody Rice 1-3
Hayden Tedrick 1-3
5/13/19 - Baseball Sectional round 1 game @ Indian Hill vs. Aiken
Won 17-0
Next game Wednesday at Bethel Tate
Record: 12-10 (8-4)
It was nice to play a clean game and do the little things right to start the tournament. We challenged hitters, made the routine plays, and hit the ball hard. We will have our work cut out for us Wednesday against Bethel. We need to make sure we come ready to play. -Coach Lawson
Reagan Burch rbi
Cole Ficke 2-3, 2B, 2 rbi
Dustin Howard rbi
Mason Rector 2-3, 2B, 3B, 4 rbi
Hayden Tedrick rbi 1B
Adam Frump rbi
Won 17-0
Next game Wednesday at Bethel Tate
Record: 12-10 (8-4)
It was nice to play a clean game and do the little things right to start the tournament. We challenged hitters, made the routine plays, and hit the ball hard. We will have our work cut out for us Wednesday against Bethel. We need to make sure we come ready to play. -Coach Lawson
Reagan Burch rbi
Cole Ficke 2-3, 2B, 2 rbi
Dustin Howard rbi
Mason Rector 2-3, 2B, 3B, 4 rbi
Hayden Tedrick rbi 1B
Adam Frump rbi
Trenton Czaika: Photo from the Wilmington News Journal
5/8/19 - Baseball HOME vs. Western Brown
Won 5-4
Record: 11-10 (8-4)
A great well fought win tonight. Especially being able to bounce back after yesterday’s loss. I love the kids showed heart coming back after losing our two run lead and going down 4-2.
Brody pitched a very nice game. He was able to elevate the ball getting a lot of pop ups. This is only his third start of the year. He is getting stronger and sharper with each outing. Trenton Czaika did a nice job in relief. He pounded the zone and challenged the hitters.
The last inning was very exciting. Regan Burch hit a one out single. Stole second and third on back to back pitches. Trenton Czaika plated the game winning run on a sac fly to center. This was our first walk off win this year. It’s always exciting to do it that way.
Reagan Burch 4-4, 2B
Trenton Czaika 1-2, rbi
Brody Rice rbi
Mason Rector 2B
Won 5-4
Record: 11-10 (8-4)
A great well fought win tonight. Especially being able to bounce back after yesterday’s loss. I love the kids showed heart coming back after losing our two run lead and going down 4-2.
Brody pitched a very nice game. He was able to elevate the ball getting a lot of pop ups. This is only his third start of the year. He is getting stronger and sharper with each outing. Trenton Czaika did a nice job in relief. He pounded the zone and challenged the hitters.
The last inning was very exciting. Regan Burch hit a one out single. Stole second and third on back to back pitches. Trenton Czaika plated the game winning run on a sac fly to center. This was our first walk off win this year. It’s always exciting to do it that way.
Reagan Burch 4-4, 2B
Trenton Czaika 1-2, rbi
Brody Rice rbi
Mason Rector 2B
Seniors Dustin Howard, Hayden Tedrick, Clayton Boyd, Coach Lawson
5/7/19 - Baseball HOME vs. Clinton Massie (Senior day)
Lost 16-3
Next game tomorrow at home vs Western Brown
Record: 10-10 (8-4)
It was a rough day. 11 walks, 6 errors, and only 2 hits. That is a recipe for disaster. Good news is we play tomorrow. We have a chance to bounce back quick and sweep this one under the rug. -Coach Lawson
Trenton Czaika 2-3, rbi
Lost 16-3
Next game tomorrow at home vs Western Brown
Record: 10-10 (8-4)
It was a rough day. 11 walks, 6 errors, and only 2 hits. That is a recipe for disaster. Good news is we play tomorrow. We have a chance to bounce back quick and sweep this one under the rug. -Coach Lawson
Trenton Czaika 2-3, rbi
5/6/19 - Baseball @ Bethel Tate
Won 6-1
Next game tomorrow at home vs Clinton Massie (Senior Day)
Record: 10-9 (8-4)
Our pitching and defense is what carried us tonight. Dustin Howard worked east and west keeping the ball down. He located his breaking ball and kept Bethel off balance. We did not commit an error defensively. We made the routine plays and outfield took away a couple nicely hit balls in the gap. Pitching and defense can take you a long way in this game. -Coach Lawson
Regan Burch 2-4, 2B
Cole Ficke rbi 2B
Brody Rice 2B, rbi
Won 6-1
Next game tomorrow at home vs Clinton Massie (Senior Day)
Record: 10-9 (8-4)
Our pitching and defense is what carried us tonight. Dustin Howard worked east and west keeping the ball down. He located his breaking ball and kept Bethel off balance. We did not commit an error defensively. We made the routine plays and outfield took away a couple nicely hit balls in the gap. Pitching and defense can take you a long way in this game. -Coach Lawson
Regan Burch 2-4, 2B
Cole Ficke rbi 2B
Brody Rice 2B, rbi
5/1/19 - Baseball HOME vs. Williamsburg
Won 6-4
Next game Friday at Bethel Tate
Record: 9-9 (7-4)
This was a nice team win. A lot of players contributed offensively. We did have back to back errors in the fourth with two outs that led to three unearned runs. That allowed them to tie the game. I am happy how we responded by not hanging our heads.
Brody gave us five strong innings in his second start of the year. He kept his pose and the ball off the barrel. Dustin Howard got the win. He pitched two scoreless innings. I have all the confidence in the world with Dustin. I know exactly what we are going to get with him. Strikes. -Coach Lawson
Reagan Burch 2-4, rbi
Cole Ficke 1-1, rbi
Trenton Czaika 2-3, rbi 3B
Hayden Tedrick 2-3
Mason Rector rbi 1B
Kaleb Goodin pinch hit 1B
JV Baseball @ Williamsburg
Lost 13-1
We got out to a quick start with a leadoff double by Nick Musselman. Who then scored 3 pitches later on a hard hit ground ball by Justin Myers that led to a throwing error. Unfortunately we we're not able to get anything going after this. Again, we faced a solid arm on the mound that we knew had the ability to get us off balance with a curveball. I felt like we were prepared for it and were able to battle some, but still struggled making solid contact tonight. It was another tough one to take, but we are continuing to constantly learn from each game and trying to continue making progress with our overall knowledge of the game. -Coach Freeman
Nick Musselman 1-3, 2B, R, SB
Justin Gray 1-2
Won 6-4
Next game Friday at Bethel Tate
Record: 9-9 (7-4)
This was a nice team win. A lot of players contributed offensively. We did have back to back errors in the fourth with two outs that led to three unearned runs. That allowed them to tie the game. I am happy how we responded by not hanging our heads.
Brody gave us five strong innings in his second start of the year. He kept his pose and the ball off the barrel. Dustin Howard got the win. He pitched two scoreless innings. I have all the confidence in the world with Dustin. I know exactly what we are going to get with him. Strikes. -Coach Lawson
Reagan Burch 2-4, rbi
Cole Ficke 1-1, rbi
Trenton Czaika 2-3, rbi 3B
Hayden Tedrick 2-3
Mason Rector rbi 1B
Kaleb Goodin pinch hit 1B
JV Baseball @ Williamsburg
Lost 13-1
We got out to a quick start with a leadoff double by Nick Musselman. Who then scored 3 pitches later on a hard hit ground ball by Justin Myers that led to a throwing error. Unfortunately we we're not able to get anything going after this. Again, we faced a solid arm on the mound that we knew had the ability to get us off balance with a curveball. I felt like we were prepared for it and were able to battle some, but still struggled making solid contact tonight. It was another tough one to take, but we are continuing to constantly learn from each game and trying to continue making progress with our overall knowledge of the game. -Coach Freeman
Nick Musselman 1-3, 2B, R, SB
Justin Gray 1-2
4/30/19 - Baseball @ Midland vs. CNE
Lost 8-1
Next game tomorrow at home vs Williamsburg
Record: 8-9 (6-4)
Entirely to many strikeouts and pop outs. We need to make better adjustments at the plate. Make them field and throw it across the diamond. Good things will happen in high school baseball if you make teams do that.
Adam Frump did a great job keeping them at bay. It was 3-1 heading into the sixth before we made a couple costly errors. He was leaving the ball up a little and was throwing to good of 0-2, 1-2 pitches. He is only a freshman so he is still learning. Chalk it up as another quality start for him against a very good team. I am proud of him for getting better with each start. -Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke 1-3
Brody Rice 1-3
Dustin Howard 2B
Hayden Tedrick 2-3
Christian Stubbs rbi
Lost 8-1
Next game tomorrow at home vs Williamsburg
Record: 8-9 (6-4)
Entirely to many strikeouts and pop outs. We need to make better adjustments at the plate. Make them field and throw it across the diamond. Good things will happen in high school baseball if you make teams do that.
Adam Frump did a great job keeping them at bay. It was 3-1 heading into the sixth before we made a couple costly errors. He was leaving the ball up a little and was throwing to good of 0-2, 1-2 pitches. He is only a freshman so he is still learning. Chalk it up as another quality start for him against a very good team. I am proud of him for getting better with each start. -Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke 1-3
Brody Rice 1-3
Dustin Howard 2B
Hayden Tedrick 2-3
Christian Stubbs rbi
4/30/19 - JV Baseball HOME vs. Hillsboro
Lost 13-0
Hillsboro had a solid group and played a really good game from all aspects. They are definitely coached well. They jumped out early with hard hit balls and aggressive base running. Again our starting pitcher, Wesley Moore, threw a lot of strikes and forced them to put the ball in play.
Their pitcher worked very efficiently throughout the entire game and put together an impressive one hit performance. Often times we take too many good pitches early in the count. Tonight we attacked the first pitch, but it didn't work in our favor. We struggled to make solid contact. -Coach Freeman
Lost 13-0
Hillsboro had a solid group and played a really good game from all aspects. They are definitely coached well. They jumped out early with hard hit balls and aggressive base running. Again our starting pitcher, Wesley Moore, threw a lot of strikes and forced them to put the ball in play.
Their pitcher worked very efficiently throughout the entire game and put together an impressive one hit performance. Often times we take too many good pitches early in the count. Tonight we attacked the first pitch, but it didn't work in our favor. We struggled to make solid contact. -Coach Freeman
4/24/19 - Baseball @ Lynchburg
Lost 3-1
Record: 8-8 (6-3)
We couldn’t get anything going offensively. When we did get base runners it was with two outs. We made a few base running mistakes, and popped a sac bunt up that killed a couple innings. Would have been nice to get a couple of timely hits. That was the difference in this game.
Our pitching gave us a chance and kept it close. Defense made some nice plays with the infield in and bases loaded. -Coach Lawson
Brody Rice 3 2B’s
Dustin Howard rbi 2B
Trenton Czaika 1-2, BB
JV baseball HOME vs. Lynchburg
Lost 24-9
Parts of the game were closer than the final score. I was happy with the fact that our guys continued to battle throughout the game, refusing to lay down and quit. Errors really hurt us tonight and many of them came on routine plays, which allowed them to extend innings and plays leading to more runs. I was impressed with Peyton West's effort on the mound. He pitched to contact which is what we ask our pitchers to do. James Compton, Justin Myers, and Clayton Boyd all had solid days at the plate, all three had multiple hits, including doubles. Overall we got some production, but it was not enough to overcome our mistakes on defense.
Justin Myers 2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R
James Compton 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 R, SB
Peyton West 1-4, RBI, R
Clayton Boyd 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, SB
Justin Gray 1-2, 2 RBI
Lost 3-1
Record: 8-8 (6-3)
We couldn’t get anything going offensively. When we did get base runners it was with two outs. We made a few base running mistakes, and popped a sac bunt up that killed a couple innings. Would have been nice to get a couple of timely hits. That was the difference in this game.
Our pitching gave us a chance and kept it close. Defense made some nice plays with the infield in and bases loaded. -Coach Lawson
Brody Rice 3 2B’s
Dustin Howard rbi 2B
Trenton Czaika 1-2, BB
JV baseball HOME vs. Lynchburg
Lost 24-9
Parts of the game were closer than the final score. I was happy with the fact that our guys continued to battle throughout the game, refusing to lay down and quit. Errors really hurt us tonight and many of them came on routine plays, which allowed them to extend innings and plays leading to more runs. I was impressed with Peyton West's effort on the mound. He pitched to contact which is what we ask our pitchers to do. James Compton, Justin Myers, and Clayton Boyd all had solid days at the plate, all three had multiple hits, including doubles. Overall we got some production, but it was not enough to overcome our mistakes on defense.
Justin Myers 2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R
James Compton 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 R, SB
Peyton West 1-4, RBI, R
Clayton Boyd 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, SB
Justin Gray 1-2, 2 RBI
4/22/19 - Baseball HOME vs. East Clinton
Won 13-3
Next game Wednesday at Lynchburg
Record: 8-7 (6-3)
This was a good team win. I am happy we never got comfortable. After we jumped out on top, we continued to put our foot on the gas. Defense was sharp and our bats were hot. A lot of good swings with runners in scoring position.
Adam had another great outing. He attacked the strike zone and kept his pitch count down. Grabbing the lead early we were able to go to the bullpen quick and keep Adam fresh for the end of the week. That will be a huge help. - Coach Lawson
Regan Burch 2-2, rbi
Brody Rice 2-2, rbi
Dustin Howard rbi
Trenton Czaika 2-3, 2 rbi
Adam Frump 1-3, 2 rbi
Mason Rector 2-2, 2 rbi
Hayden Tedrick 2B, rbi
Orin Potts 1-1, BB
JV Baseball @ East Clinton
Lost 5-3
Despite coming up short I was happy with the way that we played tonight. Nate Moore led the way on the mound pitching 5 innings and striking out 6. He had all of his pitches working which allowed him to keep hitters off balance. Then for the most part our defense made plays behind him. Nate Coyle pitched the 6th inning and kept us right in it. Early on in the game we were just unable to get baserunners. We went down 1-2-3 in both the 4th and 5th innings. We rallied in the 6th in part from a big 2 RBI single from Jacob Shelton. It was a good effort from our group today. As much as it's disappointing to not come away with a w, it's good for our guys to play a good competitive game and recognize we are right there when we make routine plays. - Coach Freeman
Justin Myers 2-4, 2B,R, SB
James Compton 2-2, RBI, BB, R, 2 SB
Jacob Shelton 1-3, 2 RBI
Won 13-3
Next game Wednesday at Lynchburg
Record: 8-7 (6-3)
This was a good team win. I am happy we never got comfortable. After we jumped out on top, we continued to put our foot on the gas. Defense was sharp and our bats were hot. A lot of good swings with runners in scoring position.
Adam had another great outing. He attacked the strike zone and kept his pitch count down. Grabbing the lead early we were able to go to the bullpen quick and keep Adam fresh for the end of the week. That will be a huge help. - Coach Lawson
Regan Burch 2-2, rbi
Brody Rice 2-2, rbi
Dustin Howard rbi
Trenton Czaika 2-3, 2 rbi
Adam Frump 1-3, 2 rbi
Mason Rector 2-2, 2 rbi
Hayden Tedrick 2B, rbi
Orin Potts 1-1, BB
JV Baseball @ East Clinton
Lost 5-3
Despite coming up short I was happy with the way that we played tonight. Nate Moore led the way on the mound pitching 5 innings and striking out 6. He had all of his pitches working which allowed him to keep hitters off balance. Then for the most part our defense made plays behind him. Nate Coyle pitched the 6th inning and kept us right in it. Early on in the game we were just unable to get baserunners. We went down 1-2-3 in both the 4th and 5th innings. We rallied in the 6th in part from a big 2 RBI single from Jacob Shelton. It was a good effort from our group today. As much as it's disappointing to not come away with a w, it's good for our guys to play a good competitive game and recognize we are right there when we make routine plays. - Coach Freeman
Justin Myers 2-4, 2B,R, SB
James Compton 2-2, RBI, BB, R, 2 SB
Jacob Shelton 1-3, 2 RBI
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4/16/19 - Baseball HOME vs. Wilmington
Lost 12-9 Next game Friday at Midland vs CNE 7pm Reds Showcase game Record: 7-7 (5-3) We lost another 2 run lead in the seventh. That makes the third this season. At least this time we did not beat ourselves. We said before the game if we get beat, make them beat us with the bats. That’s exactly what they did. I commend our guys for not giving up down 5-0. Dustin Howard got us going in the third with a 3 run homer and from there we were in control. Our pitching was good enough to win and our defense played solid. Sometimes you need to tip your cap and move on. Reagan Burch 2-3, 3B Dustin Howard 2-3, HR, 3 rbi Trenton Czaika 2-4, 2B Mason Rector rbi 1B Hayden Tedrick 2B |
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4/15/19 - Baseball HOME vs. Felicity
Won 5-2
Next game Monday at home vs Felicity - 4:30
Record: 7-6 (5-3)
With the score tied in the bottom of the sixth Brody Rice lead the inning off with a line drive go solo homerun to left field. What is more impressive is he hit one down the line in the same at bat for strike one but it was called foul.
Hitting is contagious. Sometimes that’s all you need is someone to get a big hit to wake the bats up. We continued to hit the ball that inning tacking 2 more insurance runs on the board. That pitcher had a good two seam fast ball that road righties in. We was getting a lot of ground balls that way.
Hats off to Dustin Howard for giving us all he had on the mound. He got out of his own jams and made pitches when he had to with runners on base. Just a gutsy performance.
That makes 5 out of the last 6 complete games for our pitchers. They have really began to step it up and become the reason for our turn around. It is very hard to be better than your pitching. Strikes and defense will win you a lot of games. -Coach Lawson
Regan Burch 1-3
Brody Rice Solo HR
Trenton Czaika 1-3
Adam Frump rbi 1B
Hayden Tedrick rbi 2B
Mason Rector 2-3, rbi
Christian Stubbs 1-2
Won 5-2
Next game Monday at home vs Felicity - 4:30
Record: 7-6 (5-3)
With the score tied in the bottom of the sixth Brody Rice lead the inning off with a line drive go solo homerun to left field. What is more impressive is he hit one down the line in the same at bat for strike one but it was called foul.
Hitting is contagious. Sometimes that’s all you need is someone to get a big hit to wake the bats up. We continued to hit the ball that inning tacking 2 more insurance runs on the board. That pitcher had a good two seam fast ball that road righties in. We was getting a lot of ground balls that way.
Hats off to Dustin Howard for giving us all he had on the mound. He got out of his own jams and made pitches when he had to with runners on base. Just a gutsy performance.
That makes 5 out of the last 6 complete games for our pitchers. They have really began to step it up and become the reason for our turn around. It is very hard to be better than your pitching. Strikes and defense will win you a lot of games. -Coach Lawson
Regan Burch 1-3
Brody Rice Solo HR
Trenton Czaika 1-3
Adam Frump rbi 1B
Hayden Tedrick rbi 2B
Mason Rector 2-3, rbi
Christian Stubbs 1-2
4/13/19 - Baseball @ Cedarville
Game 1: Won 11-2
Game 2: Won 14-19
Next game Monday at home vs Felicity - 4:30
Record: 6-6 (4-3)
We did it all with the bats today. We pounded out 22 hits between both games. The top of our order really set the tone. Cole Ficke and Brody Rice both had great days at the plate. The bottom of the order did there job too. Productive outs, sac flys and a few two out hits. I was very pleased with how we swung it.
Trenton Czaika had his second complete game this week. He was able to capture the win in game 1. He looked just as sharp as he did Monday. We were unsure how he would come out with four days rest. He had command of both pitches and pounded the zone. The second game we started Dustin Howard but had to pull him in the middle of the fourth due to pitch count. We want him to be able to start our league game on Monday. Regan Burch came in and cleaned up the last 10 outs. He is real consistent in the zone. Teams are going to hit him a little more, but he is a freshman still figuring it out. He will be just fine and get better with each appearance. -Coach Lawson
Game 1
Cole Ficke 3-5, 2 rbi
Brody Rice 2-5, 1 rbi
Dustin Howard 2-4, 4 rbi
Trenton Czaika 2 rbi 1B
Game 2
Reagan Burch 2-5, 2B, 3 rbi
Cole Ficke 2-4, 2 rbi
Brody Rice 2-3, rbi
Trenton Czaika 1-1, rbi
Adam Frump rbi
Mason Rector 2-3, rbi
Christian Stubbs 1-1, BB
Game 1: Won 11-2
Game 2: Won 14-19
Next game Monday at home vs Felicity - 4:30
Record: 6-6 (4-3)
We did it all with the bats today. We pounded out 22 hits between both games. The top of our order really set the tone. Cole Ficke and Brody Rice both had great days at the plate. The bottom of the order did there job too. Productive outs, sac flys and a few two out hits. I was very pleased with how we swung it.
Trenton Czaika had his second complete game this week. He was able to capture the win in game 1. He looked just as sharp as he did Monday. We were unsure how he would come out with four days rest. He had command of both pitches and pounded the zone. The second game we started Dustin Howard but had to pull him in the middle of the fourth due to pitch count. We want him to be able to start our league game on Monday. Regan Burch came in and cleaned up the last 10 outs. He is real consistent in the zone. Teams are going to hit him a little more, but he is a freshman still figuring it out. He will be just fine and get better with each appearance. -Coach Lawson
Game 1
Cole Ficke 3-5, 2 rbi
Brody Rice 2-5, 1 rbi
Dustin Howard 2-4, 4 rbi
Trenton Czaika 2 rbi 1B
Game 2
Reagan Burch 2-5, 2B, 3 rbi
Cole Ficke 2-4, 2 rbi
Brody Rice 2-3, rbi
Trenton Czaika 1-1, rbi
Adam Frump rbi
Mason Rector 2-3, rbi
Christian Stubbs 1-1, BB
4/12/19 Baseball @ Georgetown
Won 8-3
Next game tomorrow at Cedarville double header - 1:00pm
Record: 4-6 (4-3)
Mason Rector tossed a complete game 6 hitter. He was very efficient with all his pitches. He kept the ball around the plate and attacked the hitters. Defense played great. We did not record one error. If we continue to get performances like this we will be competitive. -Coach Lawson
Regan Burch 2 rbi 1B
Cole Ficke 4 BB’s
Dustin Howard rbi 1B
Trenton Czaika 2B, SAC fly
Christian Stubbs 1-1, 2 BB’s
Won 8-3
Next game tomorrow at Cedarville double header - 1:00pm
Record: 4-6 (4-3)
Mason Rector tossed a complete game 6 hitter. He was very efficient with all his pitches. He kept the ball around the plate and attacked the hitters. Defense played great. We did not record one error. If we continue to get performances like this we will be competitive. -Coach Lawson
Regan Burch 2 rbi 1B
Cole Ficke 4 BB’s
Dustin Howard rbi 1B
Trenton Czaika 2B, SAC fly
Christian Stubbs 1-1, 2 BB’s
4/10/19 - Baseball @ Williamsburg
Won 6-5
Next game Friday at Georgetown
Record: 3-6 (3-3)
Adam Frump pitched a gem tonight. He kept the ball around the plate and let his defense play. He never got rattled with base runners. He kept his composure and was focused on executing his next pitch. Infield did a much better job of making plays behind him. We still didn’t play a full game. Every time we extended our lead we let them right back in it with an error or mental mistake. I do believe we grew tonight as a team. It was a nice, hard fought league win. Hopefully we can get this thing rolling in the right direction. -Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke 2-4, 2B, rbi
Reagan Burch 1-2, 2 BB’s
Dustin Howard rbi SAC fly
Hayden Tedrick 2-4
Brody Rice rbi 3B
Won 6-5
Next game Friday at Georgetown
Record: 3-6 (3-3)
Adam Frump pitched a gem tonight. He kept the ball around the plate and let his defense play. He never got rattled with base runners. He kept his composure and was focused on executing his next pitch. Infield did a much better job of making plays behind him. We still didn’t play a full game. Every time we extended our lead we let them right back in it with an error or mental mistake. I do believe we grew tonight as a team. It was a nice, hard fought league win. Hopefully we can get this thing rolling in the right direction. -Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke 2-4, 2B, rbi
Reagan Burch 1-2, 2 BB’s
Dustin Howard rbi SAC fly
Hayden Tedrick 2-4
Brody Rice rbi 3B
4/8/19 - Baseball @ New Richmond
Lost 9-3
Next game Wednesday at Williamsburg
Record: 2-6, (2-3)
Trenton Czaika pitched a very nice game. He needed an outing like this for his confidence. He went 6 innings only issuing 1 walk. Our defense let us down tonight. We had 5 errors that led to 8 unearned runs. We can’t stop beating ourselves.
New Richmond pitched their ace and we hit him well. We stranded 11 runners. We couldn’t get that big 2 out hit. -Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke 2-4
Dustin Howard rbi 2B
Kaleb Goodin 1-1 1B
Mason Rector rbi 1B
JV Baseball HOME vs. New Richmond
Lost 15-2
New Richmond overpowered us in almost every facet of the game. They hit the ball well and were patient hitters. Unfortunately we continue to give teams too many free bases and tonight they made us pay when they had runners on base. We were able to manufacture a run in the 1st inning without a hit which is something that we work on with our players. We were unable to get any more production going forward, with only two more baserunners in the next 4 innings. I believe we can be much more competitive than we were tonight and must come together with a complete team effort the rest of the week.
-Coach Freeman
Justin Myers 0-1, BB, R
James Compton 0-2, RBI
Lost 9-3
Next game Wednesday at Williamsburg
Record: 2-6, (2-3)
Trenton Czaika pitched a very nice game. He needed an outing like this for his confidence. He went 6 innings only issuing 1 walk. Our defense let us down tonight. We had 5 errors that led to 8 unearned runs. We can’t stop beating ourselves.
New Richmond pitched their ace and we hit him well. We stranded 11 runners. We couldn’t get that big 2 out hit. -Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke 2-4
Dustin Howard rbi 2B
Kaleb Goodin 1-1 1B
Mason Rector rbi 1B
JV Baseball HOME vs. New Richmond
Lost 15-2
New Richmond overpowered us in almost every facet of the game. They hit the ball well and were patient hitters. Unfortunately we continue to give teams too many free bases and tonight they made us pay when they had runners on base. We were able to manufacture a run in the 1st inning without a hit which is something that we work on with our players. We were unable to get any more production going forward, with only two more baserunners in the next 4 innings. I believe we can be much more competitive than we were tonight and must come together with a complete team effort the rest of the week.
-Coach Freeman
Justin Myers 0-1, BB, R
James Compton 0-2, RBI
4/6/19 - Baseball @ Miami University vs. L’anse Creuse, Michigan
Lost 14-4
Next game Monday at New Richmond
Record: 2-5, (2-3)
We continue to shoot ourselves in the foot allowing our opponents to have a big inning. Having 5 walks and 2 errors in the first inning isn’t going to get it done. It sets the tone for the game and puts us immediately behind the 8 ball. If our pitching is struggling we need our defense to step up and make plays.
On a brighter note, freshman Regan Burch relieved and showed us some good things only giving up 4 runs. He is a lefty which is nice and has good movement with his fastball. We need to work on his secondary pitches and I think he will be able to help us out sooner rather than later. -Coach Lawson
Reagan Burch 2-2, 2 runs scored
Brody Rice rbi 2B
Dustin Howard rbi 1B
Lost 14-4
Next game Monday at New Richmond
Record: 2-5, (2-3)
We continue to shoot ourselves in the foot allowing our opponents to have a big inning. Having 5 walks and 2 errors in the first inning isn’t going to get it done. It sets the tone for the game and puts us immediately behind the 8 ball. If our pitching is struggling we need our defense to step up and make plays.
On a brighter note, freshman Regan Burch relieved and showed us some good things only giving up 4 runs. He is a lefty which is nice and has good movement with his fastball. We need to work on his secondary pitches and I think he will be able to help us out sooner rather than later. -Coach Lawson
Reagan Burch 2-2, 2 runs scored
Brody Rice rbi 2B
Dustin Howard rbi 1B
4/5/19 - Baseball HOME vs. Bethel Tate
Lost 14-6
Record: 2-4, (2-3)
Looking at the score you’d never think we were in total control the entire game and winning 6-4 going into the seventh. We had another breakdown where we could not throw a strike and we had to burn through four pitchers to get three outs allowing them to score 10 runs. It really is a shame we have given the last two games away like we have playing as well as we have. I have seen a lot of good things take place. We need to keep our focus and stay sharp for all 21 outs. We cannot assume the other team is going to rollover and give us the win.
Dustin Howard pitcher a very nice game. He made them earn everything run they got. He kept it around the plate and was able to change speeds. He had them off balance and guessing. - Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke 2B
Reagan Burch 3-4, rbi
Brody Rice 3 run HR - 1st career homer
Dustin Howard rbi 1B and 3 BB’s
Orin Potts 1-2, BB
JV Baseball @ Bethel Tate
Tied 10-10
We played an unofficial game that finished 10-10. We wanted to still approach the game as competitively as possible and get better with the reps we would be getting. Wesley Moore started the game on the mound and did a great job throwing strikes and working very efficiently. Nate Coyle and Justin Gray finished the game pitching. Offensively we put together 6 runs in the 4th inning and 4 in the 5th. We drew quite a few walks, were aggressive on the base paths, and produced a couple of productive outs. We are constantly working to improve our situational awareness and ability to execute plays. I felt like tonight served as a good learning experience in those areas. -Coach Freeman
Nate Moore 1-1, BB, R
Wesley Moore 1-1, 2 BB, 2 R
Lost 14-6
Record: 2-4, (2-3)
Looking at the score you’d never think we were in total control the entire game and winning 6-4 going into the seventh. We had another breakdown where we could not throw a strike and we had to burn through four pitchers to get three outs allowing them to score 10 runs. It really is a shame we have given the last two games away like we have playing as well as we have. I have seen a lot of good things take place. We need to keep our focus and stay sharp for all 21 outs. We cannot assume the other team is going to rollover and give us the win.
Dustin Howard pitcher a very nice game. He made them earn everything run they got. He kept it around the plate and was able to change speeds. He had them off balance and guessing. - Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke 2B
Reagan Burch 3-4, rbi
Brody Rice 3 run HR - 1st career homer
Dustin Howard rbi 1B and 3 BB’s
Orin Potts 1-2, BB
JV Baseball @ Bethel Tate
Tied 10-10
We played an unofficial game that finished 10-10. We wanted to still approach the game as competitively as possible and get better with the reps we would be getting. Wesley Moore started the game on the mound and did a great job throwing strikes and working very efficiently. Nate Coyle and Justin Gray finished the game pitching. Offensively we put together 6 runs in the 4th inning and 4 in the 5th. We drew quite a few walks, were aggressive on the base paths, and produced a couple of productive outs. We are constantly working to improve our situational awareness and ability to execute plays. I felt like tonight served as a good learning experience in those areas. -Coach Freeman
Nate Moore 1-1, BB, R
Wesley Moore 1-1, 2 BB, 2 R
4/3/19 - Varsity Baseball @ East Clinton
Lost 6-5
Record: 2-3, (2-2)
We played a solid game on both sides of the lines besides the bottom of the seventh. We need to slam the door once we grab the lead like we did in the top half. I commend our guys for never giving up. Adam Frump pitched a great game. He challenged hitters like we asked and put us in a position to win. Unfortunately, we had two very costly errors in the seventh. One being a taylor made double play. -Coach Lawson
Reagan Burch 2 rbi 1B
Brody Rice rbi 2B
Trenton Czaika rbi 1B
Hayden Tedrick 1-2, rbi
Lost 6-5
Record: 2-3, (2-2)
We played a solid game on both sides of the lines besides the bottom of the seventh. We need to slam the door once we grab the lead like we did in the top half. I commend our guys for never giving up. Adam Frump pitched a great game. He challenged hitters like we asked and put us in a position to win. Unfortunately, we had two very costly errors in the seventh. One being a taylor made double play. -Coach Lawson
Reagan Burch 2 rbi 1B
Brody Rice rbi 2B
Trenton Czaika rbi 1B
Hayden Tedrick 1-2, rbi
4/1/19 - Var Baseball HOME vs. CNE
Lost 19-1
Record: 2-2, (2-1)
We aren’t going to beat anyone with 20 walks. Our pitchers need to quit giving hitters so much credit. There top 5 were 4-14. Even the better hitters will get themselves out. We can’t defend walks and when pitchers are constantly behind in the count the hitter knows a fastball is coming. -Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke rbi 1B
Dustin Howard 1-3
Jackson Waialae 1-1, run scored
JV baseball @ CNE
Lost 12-2
The Blanchester JV baseball team fell to 1-3 on the season. We gave CNE way too many free bases. We stress pitching to contact to our team, but tonight we were simply unable to do it until later in the game. Our team has struggled thus far to stay in games early, so it takes a lot of mental toughness to continue believing that we can compete after a tough inning. I believe this is something that is difficult to teach. Hopefully we can find a way to limit the early mistakes moving forward. At the plate we were unable to change our approach after falling behind in the count. -Coach Freeman
Nick Musselman 1-1, BB, SB, R
Jacob Hamm 1-3, SB, R
Lost 19-1
Record: 2-2, (2-1)
We aren’t going to beat anyone with 20 walks. Our pitchers need to quit giving hitters so much credit. There top 5 were 4-14. Even the better hitters will get themselves out. We can’t defend walks and when pitchers are constantly behind in the count the hitter knows a fastball is coming. -Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke rbi 1B
Dustin Howard 1-3
Jackson Waialae 1-1, run scored
JV baseball @ CNE
Lost 12-2
The Blanchester JV baseball team fell to 1-3 on the season. We gave CNE way too many free bases. We stress pitching to contact to our team, but tonight we were simply unable to do it until later in the game. Our team has struggled thus far to stay in games early, so it takes a lot of mental toughness to continue believing that we can compete after a tough inning. I believe this is something that is difficult to teach. Hopefully we can find a way to limit the early mistakes moving forward. At the plate we were unable to change our approach after falling behind in the count. -Coach Freeman
Nick Musselman 1-1, BB, SB, R
Jacob Hamm 1-3, SB, R
3/28/19 - Var Baseball HOME vs. Georgetown
Won 11-4
Next game Saturday vs Easter Brown 11am
Record: 2-1, (2-0)
Freshman Adam Frump got his first varsity win tonight. He went 5 strong innings giving us a quality start. He was able to work from in front and throw his curveball in any count. He has a real bright future ahead of him.
Cole Ficke ignited the offense with his first career homerun. It’s not all that often you get a catcher that can hit too. He does a fine job behind the plate for us.
It was nice to get a couple wins the last couple days. I feel we are getting better each time we take the field. Replacing last years seniors has been tough. Our real test will be Monday against CNE. They have all starters back. It will be a good measuring stick for us. -Coach Lawson
Jackson Waialae 3B, 3 rbi
Cole Ficke 2-3, 2 run homer (first career hr), 3 rbi
Trenton Czaika 2 rbi 1B
Adam Frump 2-4
Hayden Tedrick 2 rbi 1B
JV baseball @ Georgetown
Won 13-2 in 6 innings
We put together a good effort tonight and we were able to play nearly error free baseball. We made the plays that we expect to make and were able to feed off of a great effort on the mound by Justin Myers. The most impressive part of the outing came in the bottom of the 4th inning, where Myers worked his way into a bases loaded jam with no outs and then was able to strike out 3 straight batters only allowing 1 run. Myers ended up throwing 5 innings, allowing 2 runs along with 7 strikeouts. Wesley Moore finished the game by striking out the side in the bottom of the 6th.
Jacob Lansing 1-3, 2 RBI
Nick Musselman 1-3, 2 R, 2 SB
Brock Ford 1-2, RBI
James Compton 0-2, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB
Won 11-4
Next game Saturday vs Easter Brown 11am
Record: 2-1, (2-0)
Freshman Adam Frump got his first varsity win tonight. He went 5 strong innings giving us a quality start. He was able to work from in front and throw his curveball in any count. He has a real bright future ahead of him.
Cole Ficke ignited the offense with his first career homerun. It’s not all that often you get a catcher that can hit too. He does a fine job behind the plate for us.
It was nice to get a couple wins the last couple days. I feel we are getting better each time we take the field. Replacing last years seniors has been tough. Our real test will be Monday against CNE. They have all starters back. It will be a good measuring stick for us. -Coach Lawson
Jackson Waialae 3B, 3 rbi
Cole Ficke 2-3, 2 run homer (first career hr), 3 rbi
Trenton Czaika 2 rbi 1B
Adam Frump 2-4
Hayden Tedrick 2 rbi 1B
JV baseball @ Georgetown
Won 13-2 in 6 innings
We put together a good effort tonight and we were able to play nearly error free baseball. We made the plays that we expect to make and were able to feed off of a great effort on the mound by Justin Myers. The most impressive part of the outing came in the bottom of the 4th inning, where Myers worked his way into a bases loaded jam with no outs and then was able to strike out 3 straight batters only allowing 1 run. Myers ended up throwing 5 innings, allowing 2 runs along with 7 strikeouts. Wesley Moore finished the game by striking out the side in the bottom of the 6th.
Jacob Lansing 1-3, 2 RBI
Nick Musselman 1-3, 2 R, 2 SB
Brock Ford 1-2, RBI
James Compton 0-2, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB
3/27/19 - Var Baseball @ Felicity
Won 7-3
Next game tomorrow vs Georgetown at home
Record: 1-1, (1-0)
Dustin Howard pitched a very nice game. I was surprised he was able to go the distance. He kept getting stronger as the game went. He got ahead and relied on his defense to make plays.
It took a bit to get the bats going. We couldn’t get the pitchers timing down. He had a nice curveball he would throw in any count. We ended up with 7 hits and couple of those extra base hits. I’m satisfied with that. -Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke 2-3, 2B
Brody Rice rbi 1B
Reagan Burch 2-3, rbi
Trenton Czaika 2-3, 3B, 2 rbi
Won 7-3
Next game tomorrow vs Georgetown at home
Record: 1-1, (1-0)
Dustin Howard pitched a very nice game. I was surprised he was able to go the distance. He kept getting stronger as the game went. He got ahead and relied on his defense to make plays.
It took a bit to get the bats going. We couldn’t get the pitchers timing down. He had a nice curveball he would throw in any count. We ended up with 7 hits and couple of those extra base hits. I’m satisfied with that. -Coach Lawson
Cole Ficke 2-3, 2B
Brody Rice rbi 1B
Reagan Burch 2-3, rbi
Trenton Czaika 2-3, 3B, 2 rbi
3/23/19 - Baseball HOME vs. Goshen
Lost 12-2
Next game Monday at home first SBC game vs Georgetown
Record: 0-1 (0-0)
We were playing a real nice game going into the fifth winning 2-1. Jacksson got into a jam with with one out and was at about 85 pitches. Being the opener we decided it was important to keep his pitch count down and decided to go to the bullpen. From that point on it was extremely down hill. We tallied 9 walks and 3 errors in the last three innings. We cannot give up that many free bases and expect to win. -Coach Lawson
Jacksson Waialae 2-3, 2B
Cole Ficke 1-2, rbi
Brody Rice 2-3, rbi
Dustin Howard 2B
Reagan Burch 2B
JV Baseball @ Goshen
Lost 14-2
Next game Monday 3/25 @ Georgetown
The Blanchester JV baseball team dropped the opening game of the season on Saturday. Goshen was able to jump ahead early and we were unable to get any momentum going to get back into the game. Nate Moore started the game on the mound, throwing 2 1/3 innings with 2 strikeouts. Wesley Moore pitched in relief. Goshen put a lot of balls in play, but unfortunately we had many errors that allowed them to continue pulling away. At the plate we took too many good pitches, leading us to get in many pitcher's counts which we couldn't overcome.
We are looking forward to the opportunity to get back on the field this week and correct some of the mistakes that effected us today. -Coach Freeman
Jacob Hamm 2-3, R
James Compton 1-1, BB, R
Lost 12-2
Next game Monday at home first SBC game vs Georgetown
Record: 0-1 (0-0)
We were playing a real nice game going into the fifth winning 2-1. Jacksson got into a jam with with one out and was at about 85 pitches. Being the opener we decided it was important to keep his pitch count down and decided to go to the bullpen. From that point on it was extremely down hill. We tallied 9 walks and 3 errors in the last three innings. We cannot give up that many free bases and expect to win. -Coach Lawson
Jacksson Waialae 2-3, 2B
Cole Ficke 1-2, rbi
Brody Rice 2-3, rbi
Dustin Howard 2B
Reagan Burch 2B
JV Baseball @ Goshen
Lost 14-2
Next game Monday 3/25 @ Georgetown
The Blanchester JV baseball team dropped the opening game of the season on Saturday. Goshen was able to jump ahead early and we were unable to get any momentum going to get back into the game. Nate Moore started the game on the mound, throwing 2 1/3 innings with 2 strikeouts. Wesley Moore pitched in relief. Goshen put a lot of balls in play, but unfortunately we had many errors that allowed them to continue pulling away. At the plate we took too many good pitches, leading us to get in many pitcher's counts which we couldn't overcome.
We are looking forward to the opportunity to get back on the field this week and correct some of the mistakes that effected us today. -Coach Freeman
Jacob Hamm 2-3, R
James Compton 1-1, BB, R
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JV Coach Andrew Freeman
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Coach Bradon Pyle
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Front row: Orin Potts, Cole Ficke, Mason Rector, Peyton West, Trenton Czaika; Middle Row: Coach Lawson, Andrew Frump, Clayton Boyd, Reagan Burch, Christian Stubbs, Coach Pyle; Back Row: Hayden Tedrick, Dustin Howard, Jacksson Waialae, Brody Rice, Kaleb Goodin
Senior Hayden Tedrick
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Senior Dustin Howard
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Senior Clayton Boyd
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Front Row (Left-to-right): Justin Gray, Tyler Gillman, James Compton
2nd Row: Wesley Moore, Nate Moore, Nick Musselman, Jacob Hamm
3rd Row: Brock Ford, Jacob Shelton, Justin Myers, Jacob Lanshing, Nate Coyle
Not Pictured: Shane Garrett
