Tag: "prep baseball"
PREP BASEBALL: Stoney Creek outduels Adams; Oakland Christian tames Lutheran North
ROCHESTER HILLS — Zak Northrup pitched seven scoreless innings and Rochester Stoney Creek remained atop of the OAA Red Division standings with a 1-0 shutout of Rochester Adams Monday. The Cougars (9-3, 3-0) scored their sole run in fourth inning when Jake Kruk provided an RBI single to back Northrup’s fine pitching performance. Niko Gonzales […]
PREP BASEBALL: Guitar paces offense, Thomas logs complete game in Troy’s win over Athens
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — It took Troy only four batters in the first inning to score four runs. That was all they needed for the game. Senior slugger Nick Guitar belted a grand slam and junior pitcher Michael Thomas pitched all seven innings to pace Troy to a 4-2 victory […]
PREP BASEBALL: Walled Lake Northern silences Troy bats
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The weather warmed up for the Troy baseball team Thursday. The Colts’ bats did not. The Troy bats were silenced in a 6-1, non-league baseball loss to visiting Walled Lake Northern in which the colts managed only three hits in the first five innings. “We were […]
SATURDAY’S BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Troy sweeps Rochester; Avondale splits with Fenton
TROY — Behind a 21-run explosion, Troy swept Rochester in a OAA crossover baseball doubleheader 7-4 and 14-11. David Eicher gained the win on the mound in the opener for Troy (6-2). He struck out just one batter, but gave up just four hits and three earned runs. Tyler Horne gained the save by punching […]
FRIDAY’S BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Troy doubles up rival Athens; Lake Orion blanks Adams
TROY — Troy grabbed bragging rights from rival Troy Athens Friday, posting a 4-2 OAA White Division baseball triumph over the visiting Red Hawks. Nick Guitar drilled a grand slam in the first inning and Mike Thomas back up the performance with seven strong innings on the mound. Thomas stuck out five and scattered six […]
PREP BASEBALL: Stoney Creek outmuscles Clarkston in 11-1 victory
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — As the defending OAA Red Division baseball champions, Rochester Stoney Creek is trying to accomplish something this season that no other baseball team in the school’s 10-year history has done just yet: Win back-to-back league championships. So far, so good. The Cougars captured […]
PREP BASEBALL: Troy stymies Lahser in first OAA-White game
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY— In March, 80 degrees. In April, temperatures in the 30. That’s Michigan. “I mean, snow isn’t really what you expect in baseball,” senior John Wassel laughed. Wassel picked up the win in frigid temperatures Tuesday as Troy took its first league game over Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 6-5, […]
THURSDAY’S BASEBALL: Oxford splits with Walled Lake Western; Stoney Creek downs Utica Ford
WALLED LAKE — Oxford took Game 1 and Walled Lake Western won the nightcap in a non-league baseball twinbill Thursday. Oxford prevailed 6-4 in the opener, while the Warriors gained its measure of revenge in Game 2, 7-2. Ryan Kitching finished-2-for-4 at the plate and Brennen Orr went 2-for-3 for Oxford in Game 1 Western […]
WEDENSDAY’S BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Troy Athens slams Utica; Clarkston downs Utica
TROY — Troy Athens had little resistance for Utica Wednesday, as the Red Hawks posted a 10-2 none-conference baseball win over the Chieftains. Athens broke open a 2-2 tie through four innings with four runs in the fifth. The Red Hawks collected 10 hits on the day. Tommy Eng finished 4-for-5 with four RBI, a […]
BASEBALL: Power Struggle: Bishop Foley holds off Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — It was only fitting that two of Oakland County’s premier baseball programs faced off in the opening round of the Oakland County Spring Break Baseball Tournament Monday. Both Madison Heights Bishop Foley and Lake Orion have won at least one state title each […]
BASEBALL: Revamped Falcons open with pair of wins at Spring Break tourney
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — A year ago, Rochester featured one of the state’s top baseball prospects. The Falcons still finished a trio of games under the five-hundred mark. Gone from that team is several players, most notable Nick Bradley, who played in the MHSBCA East-West All-Star Game […]
Stoney Creek’s Northrup signs with Hillsdale College
ROCHESTER HILLS — Zak Northup, who led Rochester Stoney Creek to its first OAA Red Division baseball championship last June, has signed with Division II Hillsdale College. Northrup, now a senior right-handed pitcher, was all-conference and all-district as a junior for the cougars, was 7-1 on the mound last season. He posted a 1.31 ERA […]
Lake Orion’s Schaenzer headed for Valparaiso
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Cole Schaenzer might be more remembered around the community of Lake Orion for his heroics on the gird iron. But it is his baseball talents that will allow him to keep playing sports at the next level. Schaenzer, a recent 2011 graduate of Lake Orion High […]
Dream Job: Lake Orion’s Zott headed to Michigan
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Zach Zott has always been a University of Michigan fan and wondered what it would like to play sports in the Big Ten Conference. But that destination would never be in Zott’s future if he didn’t have a change of heart. “I originally signed with Butler […]
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 […]
Bumper crop of stars come out of the woodwork at East-West classic
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — When East meets West. It sounds more like a movie title or hip-hop lyrical clash than a high school baseball game. That was still the case at Comerica Park Tuesday night for the annual Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game, which featured 36 of […]
Stymied: Merrill ousts Lutheran Northwest in quarterfinals pitcher’s duel
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SAGINAW — Eric Mischley stood in the on deck circle nearly four minutes after the conclusion of Tuesday’s Division 4 baseball state quarterfinal, his batting helmet still neatly tucked on his head in disbelief. The senior from Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest saved his best for last, firing a three-hitter […]
Regional hex: Third-ranked Hartland stymies Clarkston for title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — A big pot of stew is not full of flavor without a lot of vegetables and spices, much like a baseball team looking to make a long postseason run trying to do so without deep pitching as one of its key ingredients. Hartland is such a ballclub […]
