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Thoughts and prayers for Jackson Sparks, his family, friends, and everyone affected by the tragedy in Waukesha WI. Today our guys were proud to participate in
#jerseysforjackson
#Jerseys4Jackson
Words can’t describe how incredibly proud we are of this group of young men. Their commitment to this team and the relationships they have formed are much bigger than the outcome of one game. Parents, you have raised some incredible young men! What a fantastic ride.
#BeUs
We’ve got a big leaguer!
@lraley20
(Highland class of 2013) made his major league debut today for the Dodgers. Congratulations Luke! We couldn’t be more proud of you!
@HighlandSchools
@HornetAthletic
What a great weekend of baseball at Progressive Field! It was awesome seeing all of the “Raley” shirts and jerseys walking all over the park. A lot of support for
@lraley20
from the community, friends, family, and former teammates. We couldn’t be more proud!
Tonight we celebrate the class of 2021! You held this program together through the challenges over the last year. Your impact goes well beyond wins and losses! (L to R) Matthew Hennessey, Ethan Smith, Chase Marquis, Brandon Lipchek, Nathan Meikle, Jimmy DeJongh, Matthew Haney
Hornets are Sectional Champions with a 3-1 win over Avon!
Meikle - W, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 SO
Evans- 3B
Meikle - 1B, R
Filips - 1B, 2B, R, 2 RBI
Hornets will take on Berea-Midpark int the District Semi Tuesday 5/25 at Brookside Park. First pitch will be 5 pm.
346 days since our last official practice. 646 days since we last played an official game. It’s finally here! Don’t take a single opportunity for granted. The journey begins TODAY!
Hornets are Sectional Champions with a 7-5 W at Elyria!
W - Cope (2-0) 4.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 SO
Evans - 2 1Bs
Good - 2 BB, 2 R
Ca. Oviatt - 2 1Bs, R, RBI
Winston - 1B, R, RBI
Filips - 1B, 2B, R, 4 RBI
Co. Oviatt - 1B, 2B, RBI
Mentor 1
Highland 3
Canton Regional Semifinal
Budzinski goes the distance scattering 7 hits with 8 Ks to earn the W.
Budzinski-2B, RBI
Zeleznik- Sac Fly, RBI
Complete team WIN!
Regional Final tomorrow vs. Jackson at Thurman Munson Stadium. 5 pm first pitch.
One of our own could use a little help this holiday season. We watched Derek battle through this for his entire career at Highland. Through multiple hospital stays and never feeling right he always has a smile! His story ⬇️
Fundraiser: Meet Derek Evans
As a high school coach, this makes me sick to my stomach. This isn't a "celebration", it's taunting another competitor. You can win with class, you can lose with class. When you act like this, you can only lose!
#bebetter
#settheexample
Highland 5
Wadsworth 1
SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS!
B. Budzinski with a great performance on the bump and J. Miller comes up huge both offensively and defensively. District Semifinal will be next Monday at Barberton.
Congratulations to
@nkmeikle16
for signing with
@MVNUBaseball
. We couldn’t be more proud of you! Can’t wait to see what the future has in store fore you!
Congratulations to our 2022 All-Conference selections!
1st Team
Hunter Winston-P So.
Sam Napier-SS Jr.
Logan Marquis-P/3B Jr.
Mitchell Good-LF Jr.
Derek Evans-CF Sr.
2nd Team
Carter Oviatt-3B/P Jr.
Honorable Mention
Aaron Filips-2B Sr.
Quinn Marquis-RF Jr.
Hornets pick up a W in the Sectional Semifinal over Valley Forge. Winston and Cope throw a combined 5 inning no hitter!
W - Winston (6-0) 4 IP, 1 ER, 0 H, 9 SO
Napier - 1B, 2 RBI
Good - 1B, 2 RBI
Ca. Oviatt - 2B, RBI, 3 R
Q. Marquis - 2 1Bs, RBI, 4 R
Filips - 1B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Hornets go to Tallmadge and pick up a conference win 6-5. Record now moves to 12-2 (6-0)
W - Smith (4-0) 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
Save - Ca. Oviatt (3) 1 IP, 1 BB, 0 ER
Q. Marquis - 3 1B, R, 3 RBI, SB
L. Marquis - 2 1B, R, RBI, 2 SB
Hornets with a big conference win at Aurora 7-3. Record now sits at 8-2 (4-0)
W - Smith (3-0) 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 3 K’s
Co. Oviatt - 2 1Bs, R, RBI, BB
Evans - R, RBI, BB
Ca. Oviatt - 3 1Bs, R
Q. Marquis - 1B, RBI
Good - 1B, 2 RBI
Lipchek - 1B, R
Filips - 2 1Bs
The
#MNTwins
have added five players to their 40-man roster this afternoon...
RHP Jhoan Duran
RHP Dakota Chalmers
IF Travis Blankenhorn
OF Luke Raley
OF Gilberto Celestino
Rollin out! Thanks for the escort
@MontvillePolice
, Granger Fire Department, Sharon Fire Department, and
@MedinaSheriff
. On the Road to Huntington Park and the
@OHSAASports
State Championships!
Hornets win two today on senior day to push the season record to 12-8, 7-3 in the SL American division. Thank you to the parents for sharing your kids with us for 4 years. Couldn’t ask for a finer group of young men to work with.
Congratulations to our seniors on their amazing academic accomplishments!
Jimmy DeJongh - Magna Cum Laude, NHS, Honors Diploma
Chase Marquis - Summa Cum Laude, NHS, Honors Diploma
Nathan Meikle - Cum Laude, Honors Diploma
Ethan Smith - Summa Cum Laude, NHS, Honors Diploma
Hornets pick up a 5-4 W at Westlake tonight!
Win-Smith (1-0) 3 IP, 2 R, 2 SO
Q. Marquis-2 1Bs, R, RBI
Oviatt-1B, RBI, 2 BB
Myser-1B, 2B, 3 RBI, Bases clearing 2B with 2 outs in the 7th to put the Hornets on top!
Back at Home tomorrow where we will host Elyria!
Hornets open the season with a 5-2 W over a quality Buckeye team.
Wagar - (1-0) 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 4 K
Q. Marquis- 1B, R
Napier-2B
Good-BB, RBI
Oviatt-1B
Myser-1B, RBI, 2 R
Ganda- 1B, 2 RBI
Hornets pick up a big conference win against Revere tonight 6-5 in 11 innings! Cole Tessena walks it off with an RBI 2B in the bottom of the 11th! The Meikle brothers combined to work 10 solid innings on the mound with Barnhart coming in to earn the W. Great TEAM win!
Hornets get a walk off win at home over North Royalton 6-5! Hornets now 15-8.
W - Ganda (2-1) 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K
Evans - 3B, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
Napier - 1B, R, 2 RBI
Good - 2B, 1B, RBI
Cope - 2 1Bs, RBI
Ganda - 2 1Bs, RBI (Walk off single to to wall with 2 outs in the 7th)
Hornets get a HUGE 5-0 win over Aurora at home tonight. 14-7 (10-3) on the season.
Wagar - Win (7-0) 7IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 R, 10 SO
Napier - 1B, RBI
L. Marquis - 1B, 2B, R, RBI
Good - 1B, R
Winston - 1B, R, RBI
Myser - 1B, R
J. Dobkowski - 1B, 2 RBI
The first Highland Baseball gear “Giveaway” was a huge success. Thank you to our families for their gear donations and the community for their monetary donations. It’s great to work hand in hand with our community members!
Hornets win a wild one 9-8 to improve to 6-2 (3-0). Down 6-0 after the top of the 1st, the boys fought hard to come from behind for a big conference W against Revere!
Q. Marquis - 1B, 3B, 2 RBI
Good - 1B, 2 RBI
Smith - 1B, Go ahead 3 RBI 2B
W - Haney (2-0) 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER
Hornets pick up a 7-5 W at home over Elyria.
Win - J. Dobkowski (1-0) 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 4 SO
Save - Ganda (1) 1.0 IP, 2 SO
Napier - 1B, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Q. Marquis - 1B, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
L. Marquis - 1B, 2 RBI
Hornets will travel to Barberton tomorrow. 12 pm first pitch.
Hornets get the W 6-2 over Hoban! Budzinski gets the W going the distance giving up just 3 hits.
Zeleznik- 1B, 2B, 2 RBI
Noble- 1B, 2B, RBI, R
Miller- 2B, RBI
Barberton Division I District final tomorrow vs. Medina at 4:30.
We are in unprecedented times here and almost everything is out of our control. Tomorrow will be our last organized practice until 4/6 (at the earliest). Adversity can come in many different ways. How we handle this IS what we can control.
#KeepWoking
#BePositive