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AOTW: Living the Dream: Troy’s Berti climbing ranks of minor league baseball
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com VANCOUVER, B.C. — Jon Berti grew up in a baseball world, where his father and uncle both played at high levels out on the diamond. He is now living that same dream. At 21 years of age, Berti was drafted last month by the Toronto Blue Jays in the […]
2011 ALL-AREA BASEBALL: Diamond squad is armed and lethally dangerous
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The senior class of baseball players in Michigan was known to be as deep of a group since the Class of 1998, where nine in-state prep players were drafted. The state this season again had nine prep players selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft and had an […]
AOTW: Clarkston standout is ‘Chase’ing down his baseball dreams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — In a conversation with his dad last July, Chase Toth asked a question: “Why am I even thinking about this?” Precisely, Toth was wondering why there was even a debate where he wanted to play baseball in college. A lifelong fan of Michigan State, Toth decided that […]
Troy Bethany wins first MACS baseball state crown since 2000
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Troy Bethany Christian proved it’s not how you start, but how you finish. That was the Bruins’ motto Wednesday at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, site of the 2011 Michigan Association of Christian Schools state championship game featuring Bethany Christian and defending state champion Davison Faith Baptist. […]
Stoney Creek last team standing in OAA-Red baseball race
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — In the preseason, none of the coaches in the rugged OAA Red Division felt that Rochester Stoney Creek would have the lasting power to win a league championship. Now, the Cougars are the ones laughing. Stoney Creek put the finishing touches on the outright league title Wednesday, […]
MHSAA District Baseball Draws
Below are some of the area’s MHSAA baseball districts, set to be played May 31- June 4 across the state. Call hoist school for further details. DIVISION 1 DISTRICT NO. 4 HOSTED BY FLINT KEARSLEY Tuesday, May 31 Game 1 — Ortonville Brandon vs. Davison, 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4 Game 2 — Brandon/Davison winner […]
OAA Red Division baseball race a little cloudy entering final week
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com With exceptional team depth this season, the OAA Red Division race in the preseason was said to be wide open and many league coaches felt that the league race could go down to the final week. That has turned out to be the case this season. With every team […]
Lake Orion Baptist blanks Immauel in MACS baseball opener
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DAVISON — With only two seniors and an inexperienced pitching staff, wins have been hard to come by for Lake Orion Baptist’s baseball team this season. The Lions found someone to pick on in A Michigan Association of Christian Schools sectional opener. Lake Orion Baptist wasted little time in […]
Rochester College qualifies for the USCAA baseball Small College World Series
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College is headed east. The Warriors have qualified for the United States Collegiate Athletic Association World Series. The Small College World Series, a 10-school tournament will take place May 14-18 at The Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Rochester College, coached by Jordan Ackerman, has […]
BASEBALL: Lake Orion edges Troy; Northwest stymies Greenhills
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion won for he fourth time in four days Tuesday, topping Troy 2-0 in an OAA Red Division baseball game to remain in a first-place tie with Troy Athens and Clarkston. Bret Wyss went 2-for-3 and scored both runs for Lake Orion (14-4, 5-2). Cole Schaenzer struck out nine in seven […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Athens blasts Oxford; Oakland Christian sweeps Roeper
OXFORD — With two outs and nobody on base, Athens went on to score nine runs in the top of the first inning and that set the stage for a 16-7 victory over host Oxford in OAA Red Division baseball play. Ira Land went 4-for-5 with a double, scored three runs and had five RBI […]
PREP BASEBALL: Athens holds off Avondale; Lake Orion cruises past Stoney Creek
TROY — Troy Athens kept pace in the OAA Red Division by topping visiting Auburn Hills Avondale 6-4 Monday. Tommy Eng was 3-for-4 with two doubles scored twice and had an RBI to lead the Red Hawks (5-2, 4-0). Jacob Barger hit a home run and had two RBI for Athens. Alex Harrison tossed a […]
THURSDAY’S BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Zott’s walk-off avenges Oxford; Stoney Creek hammers Troy
LAKE ORION — Oxford ended Lake Orion’s season last June with a walk-off home run in a Division 1 pre-district. On Thursday, the Dragons remembered. Lake Orion picked up a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth-inning from senior Zach Zott to lift the Dragons to a 7-5 OAA Red Division victory over […]
TUESDAY’S BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Athens erupts for seven in sixth to topple Shrine
TROY — After dropping its season opener to Bloomfield hills Andover as part of a double header, Troy Athens has been on a tear. The Red Hanes captured their fifth straight win under unfavorable rainy conditions Tuesday, topping visiting Royal Oak Shrine Catholic, 7-3, in a none-league baseball game. Anthony Carrillo led the attack, going […]
TOP BASEBALL PLAYERS
TOP BASEBALL PLAYERS (Listed alphabetically) Below are the top baseball prospects for the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area for the 2011 season. NICK BRADLEY, Rochester: Bradley enters the season as one of the state’s top 25 seniors and the three-sport athlete is a fourth-year starter in baseball. Rotating between the pitcher’s mound and shortstop, Bradley become’s the […]
PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester blanks Avondale
ROCHESTER HILLS — Senior right-hander Nick Bradley shut Auburn Hills Avondale down and the Falcons picked up a 4-0 shutout over Auburn Hills Avondale in the OAA Red Division baseball opener for both teams. Rochester scored three runs in the first and tacked on another in the top of the six in a game played […]
COLLEGE BASEBALL: IPFW uses big innings to sweep Oakland
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Sophomore Mike Carson went 4-for-6 combined, but the Oakland University baseball team dropped a pair of games 8-1 and 5-4 to IPFW on Saturday as the teams opened Summit League play at Mastodons Field. The Golden Grizzlies gave up a six-run inning in game one and a four-run inning in game […]
Nationally-ranked Warriors carving name for themselves on baseball diamond
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College has never really been known for its baseball success. A small college in a northern state, the odds are usually stacked against the Warriors. The tides are slowly turning. In the first week of April, Rochester College is standing at 10-10, with many games […]
