Tag: "Troy Baseball"
BASEBALL: Rochester upsets Adams to win first regional title since 1998
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Each year at least one school makes an unexpected run deep into the Division 1 baseball postseason. This year, that school is unranked Rochester. The Falcons, although no strangers to long postseason runs in its history, remained alive in the 2016 tournament with a […]
PREP BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2016
Below are the 2016 Prep Baseball Team Capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region. Email updates, corrections or general team information to Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Tom Kurczewski, 14th season. 2015 RECORD: 20-15, 8-4 OAA White Division (second) STATE TOURNAMENT: Lost in D-1 pre-district […]
2014 BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES
2014 BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES Below are the 2014 baseball team capsules for teams located in the coverage region for www.northoaklandsports.com and The Real Deal Sports Magazine. Profiles compiled by Senior Editor Daniel Stickradt based on surveys emailed to coaches. Email updates, scores and other information to Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or Results@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans or […]
BASEBALL: All-OAA Baseball Team 2013
Baseball ALL-OAKLAND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION BASEBALL 2013 ALL-OAA RED DIVISION FINAL STANDINGS — 1. (tie) Lake Orion (11-4); Clarkston (11-4); 3. (tie) Rochester Adams (8-7); Rochester Stoney Creek (8-7); 5. Oxford (5-10); 6. Rochester (3-12). Lake Orion: Nick Deeg, sr.; Nick Vogelmeier, sr.; Brad Schaenzer, jr.; Ryan Lambrecht, jr.; Roman Kuster, sr. Clarkston: David […]
BASEBALL: Rochester Adams halts Troy winning streak in district final, 5-2
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY— Troy’s baseball team just kept waiting for that dependable big inning against Rochester Adams. But it never came. The Highlanders’ pitching made sure of that. “I was expecting it to happen at some time,” Troy coach Tim Mullen said. “We kept getting good at-bats, and I was […]
BASEBALL: Troy offense explodes for fourth straight win over Athens
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — There was little doubt who owned the city of Troy in 2013 after Troy swept rival Troy Athens, 8-1 and 15-5, in a baseball doubleheader three weeks ago. But any remaining doubt was removed Saturday morning, when the Colts routed the Red Hawks again. Troy scored […]
BASEBALL: Rochester Adams drops Troy for district crown
TROY — Rochester Adams jumped on Troy for five runs in the first inning Saturday and used the lead to propel itself to a Division 1 baseball district championship with a 5-2 victory over Troy. Adams, which will face Rochester Stoney Creek in a regional semifinal Saturday at Rochester High, only had five hits on […]
BASEBALL: Thomas outduels Pontiac’s Cole, sends Troy to district semis
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Pontiac’s baseball team wouldn’t normally come to mind as a strong program, but it rolled into Troy on Friday with junior pitcher Dazon Cole and his mid-80s fastball. As it turned out, it would take more than just one player to beat Troy. The Colts picked up […]
BASEBALL: Weigand powers Troy offense to 9-6 victory over Athens
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Mitch Weigand hammered the ball to the gap in left center field. And the winning runs came home. One, by one, by one. “It’s sort of something you dream about at home,” Weigand said. Weigand went 3-for-4 with six RBI, leading Troy over archrival Troy […]
2013 BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES
2013 BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES Below are the 2013 baseball team capsules for schools located in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com. To submit information on your team, email Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or Results@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Tommy Kurczewski, 11th season. LAST SEASON’S RECORD: 26-9, 12-3 OAA blue Division (first). LAST […]
BASEBALL: Lahser gets the best of Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net BLOOMFIELD HILLS — In a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the bottom of the seventh inning with the winning run 90 feet from home plate, Troy senior pitcher Tyler Horne didn’t have to think. “That wasn’t one that you think about,” Horne said. “You just react and make the […]
BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012
BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012 Below are the prep baseball team capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. Wishing to have your team’s information published in this space, forward pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Tommy Kurzewski, 11th season. 2011 RECORD: 16-11, 8-8 […]
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: 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, […]
