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Green advances to Division I regional baseball final

May 27, 2011

CANTON: Junior right-hander Mark Zimmerman pitched a complete game to lead Green to a 5-2 victory over Shaker Heights today at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in a Division I regional baseball semifinal. Green will play at 2 p.m. Saturday against Willoughby South, which won 1-0 over Medina today, at Munson Stadium for a spot in [...]

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Archbishop Hoban baseball players make commitments

May 27, 2011

Archbishop Hoban coach Jim Diestel said six of his 11 seniors have made decisions on where they will play baseball and continue their educations in college. Lucas Sokol is headed to the University of Toledo and Matt Gebacz is bound for Niagara University. Kolin McMillen (Mercyhurst), Trevor Oldham (Heidelberg), Kerrigan Cain (Case Western Reserve) and [...]

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Medina triumphs in baseball, track and field

May 27, 2011

Medina High School experienced some exciting triumphs this past week with the baseball team securing an improbable victory and the boys and girls track and field teams notching two wins. The baseball team overcame a 10-run deficit to defeat Solon 11-10 on Friday in a Division I district final at the Ballpark at Hudson. The [...]

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Firestone’s Shaffer plans to attend UA

May 27, 2011

Firestone High School senior Jordan Shaffer got his wish. He will get the opportunity to play baseball at the University of Akron. ”I am pretty pumped to be close to home,” Shaffer said. ”My family will get to see me play, and I think it is great to have another local guy at Akron.” Shaffer, [...]

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Tallmadge Beats Marlington to Go to District Final in Baseball

May 19, 2011

The Tallmadge Blue Devils only needed the home half of the first inning to score enough runs to put the Marlington Dukes away in the Division II District Baseball Tournament at Munson Stadium Thursday afternoon. The Blue Devils beat the Dukes 9-3 behind the pitching of junior Tucker Linder and 10 hits from its lineup. [...]

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Highland and Ravenna ready for Progressive Field game

May 4, 2011

Consistently poor weather this spring has frustrated area coaches. Highland baseball coach Jeff Rollyson is no different, though he is excited about Saturday when the Hornets are scheduled to play Ravenna at 3 p.m. at Progressive Field in the Eighth Annual Cleveland Indians Charities High School Hardball Classic that features three games Friday and three [...]

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Revere names Cottrell baseball coach

January 28, 2011

Revere High School has named Jason Cottrell its varsity baseball coach. Cottrell replaces Phil Heyn, who decided to concentrate solely on his job as Revere’s football coach. Cottrell is a 1994 graduate of Field High School where he earned two letters in baseball. He played at Mount Union College, earned three letters with the Purple [...]

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OHSAA Releases Competitive Balance Formula: Bring the Math Degree

January 21, 2011

A Guide To The Competitive Balance Proposal (Published by the Ohio High School Athletic Association) Why Competitive Balance Was Addressed A concern about competitive balance in Ohio High School Athletic Association tournaments was raised by a group of school administrators in northeast Ohio, and a study showed that 43 percent (146 of 340) of the [...]

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Skulina transfers to Kent State

January 19, 2011

Former Walsh Jesuit standout pitcher Tyler Skulina is returning to Northeast Ohio. And, presumably, Kent State couldn’t be happier about it. After spending the fall at the University of Virginia on a baseball scholarship, the 6-foot-6 235-pound right-hander has transferred to Kent State University for the second half of the school year and the foreseeable [...]

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Canton South’s Bowles commits to Ohio State baseball

October 9, 2010

Canton South junior pitcher Logan Bowles committed to Ohio State Saturday, the first player in the Buckeyes 2012 baseball recruiting class. “Its special,’’ Bowles said of the being the first in the recruiting class. “It means they are interested me and I want to play there. I am excited for it.’’ Bowles, a 6-foot-3, 175 [...]

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New York Mets draft Firestone graduate Jonathan Kountis

June 8, 2010

The New York Mets selected Firestone High School graduate Jonathan Kountis in the 19th round Tuesday of the Major League Baseball Draft. “This is a great feeling,” said Kountis, who was tabbed with the 572nd overall pick. “When my name got called, I was like on cloud nine.” Kountis, a 6-foot-3 and 220-pound right-handed pitcher, [...]

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Walsh Jesuit state runner-up in Division II baseball

June 6, 2010

Please keep refreshing for updates on the Division II state baseball championship game Walsh Jesuit vs. Plain City Jonathan Alder at Huntington Park, Columbus Jonathan Alder defeats Walsh Jesuit 3-2. Alder senior left-handed pitcher Zach Maynard earned the win and Walsh senior right-hander Greg Greve took the loss. Walsh finished Division II state runner-up for [...]

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Walsh Jesuit baseball ranked No. 1 in country

April 22, 2010

The Walsh Jesuit High School baseball team received the No. 1 overall ranking in the country for the first time in program history. The Xcellent 25 Poll conducted by CBSSports/Maxpreps tabbed Walsh as the No. 1 team in the nation with a 12-0 record entering Thursday. Kevin Askeland of Maxpreps organized the poll. Tyler Skulina, [...]

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Revere’s Galbraith headed to CSU

November 26, 2009

Revere senior John Galbraith recently signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and baseball careers at Cleveland State University. Galbraith, a 6-foot-2 and 185-pound shortstop/third baseman, is a two-time All-Suburban League performer (2008 second team and 2009 honorable mention). He hit .381 with 17 RBI as a junior and hit .356 with [...]

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Walsh’s Berry headed to Dayton for baseball

November 21, 2009

Walsh Jesuit senior Ryan Berry, 18, has accepted an academic and baseball scholarship from the University of Dayton. Berry, a 6-foot, 215-pound first baseman, helped the Warriors win the 2008 Division II state championship as a sophomore. As a junior last season, he helped Walsh to a Division II state runner-up finish. Berry is entering [...]

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Walsh’s Caponi to play baseball at Duquesne

November 21, 2009

Walsh Jesuit senior Marco Caponi, 17, has accepted an academic and baseball scholarship from Duquesne University. Caponi, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound shortstop/second baseman, helped the Warriors win the 2008 Division II state championship as a sophomore. As a junior last season, he helped Walsh to a Division II state runner-up finish. Caponi is entering his third [...]

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Twinsburg’s Dufour picks Cleveland State for baseball

November 21, 2009

Twinsburg senior Frank Dufour III has committed to continue his academic and baseball careers at Cleveland State University. Dufour, 6-foot-3 and 210-pounds, is a right-handed utility player. He batted .286 last season for the Tigers and posted a 1-0 pitching record with one save. ”Frank is a very skilled baseball player who can play the [...]

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Waterloo’s Pusateri to play baseball at UA

November 21, 2009

Waterloo senior Jon Pusateri has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Akron beginning in the fall of 2010. Pusateri, a right-handed pitcher, earned All-Portage Trail Conference County Division honors during his sophomore and junior seasons for the Vikings. He struck out 53 batters in 45 innings as a [...]

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Louisville’s Bobby Swigert headed to Boston College

November 10, 2009

Louisville senior Bobby Swigert has orally committed to continue his academic, football and baseball careers at Boston College. Boston College recruited Swigert to play wide receiver in football and shortstop in baseball, Louisville football coach Paul Farrah said. “I am very proud of him,” Farrah said. “I am happy for him. He chose a school [...]

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Barberton’s North commits to Toledo for baseball

October 30, 2009

Barberton High School senior Jacob North has made an oral commitment to continue his academic and baseball career at the University of Toledo. North led the Magics last season with a .500 bating average. He had 36 hits, eight doubles, one triple, five home runs, 35 RBI, scored 24 runs and stolen 10 bases in [...]

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