Today was supposed to be our Opening Day. Mother Nature had other plans 🥶❄️. However, Mother Nature can’t stop our boys from bringing the HEATTTT 🔥🔥🔥
#NewThreads
#BabyBlues
Special shoutout & congratulations to our Team Manager, Austin Spinder, on being named to the 2021 Wooster High School Prom Court!!! Go get that crown!
#PromKing
👑
Congratulations to Tyler Pettorini (
@TPettorini
) on earning 2021 Division I, 1st Team All-State! Tyler is a 2x 1st Team All State selection & probably would have been a 3x had we not lost the 2020 season. A remarkable HS career! Big things ahead for Tyler with
@OhioStateBASE
!
Extending our sincerest condolences to the Carmichael family and Triway community tonight. Sean touched countless lives in a positive way and his impact will carry on for generations. Thoughts and prayers to his family, friends and all who knew him. 💜🙏🏼
🚨VARSITY FINAL🚨
West Holmes 1, Wooster 11‼️With the win, the Generals claim BACK 2 BACK OUTRIGHT OCC CHAMPIONSHIPS! This is the 1st time we have gone BACK TO BACK since 1984 & 1985! Couldnt be prouder of this group of young men!
#RollGennys
#RingSZN
#GoWoo
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@alwaysageneral
Huge congratulations to 2020 RHP Trevor Leighty (
@LeightyTrevor
) on his commitment to continue his academic & baseball career at Baldwin Wallace University! Extremely proud of the young man you’ve become; bright future ahead!
@BWUBaseball
#OnceAGeneral
VARSITY FINAL:
🏆🚨 OUTRIGHT CHAMPS🚨🏆
Generals walk it off in extra innings (9-8) to clinch the ‘21 OCC Championship! Couldn’t be prouder of this group of young men &
#thankful
to our entire coaching staff, parents, grounds crew & athletic administration!
#ChampionshipSZN
🚨COMMITMENT ALERT🚨
Huge congratulations to 2023 3B/SS Blake Bowen (
@BlakeBowen24
) on his commitment to continue his academic & baseball career at the UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY! This young man just shows up and goes to work year round; extremely bright future ahead!
@UKBaseball
Anddddd we’re off…!! After a 2 year hiatus, our Varsity is on their way to Myrtle Beach! Looking forward to some great competition, team bonding & sunshine! Thank you to all that helped make this trip possible for our boys! ⚾️☀️🏝
VARSITY FINAL:
Wooster 8, West Holmes 1. Elisha Steiner (
@ElishaSteiner8
) throws 5+ innings of no hit baseball to pick up his first career Varsity win tonight! Tyler Pettorini (
@TPettorini
) picks up his 1st Save of the season.
#EmbraceTheChase
#DoTheWork
🚨COMMITMENT ALERT🚨
Huge congratulations to 2021 LHP/OF Chris Franks (
@ChrisFranks07
) on his commitment to continue his academic & baseball career at Ashland University (
@ashland_base
)! One of the hardest working, most dedicated young men we’ve ever had; on and off the field.
These young men received countless compliments tonight on how they interacted with the students, families and staff at the Kean Carnival! So proud & thankful for such a great group of young men who volunteered their time to give back a little tonight!
#ServantLeadership
No coincidence when hard work & dedication lead to results! Pushing yourself in workouts, stickin to a diet & pushing each other, can & will lead to results!
‘21 LHP Chris Franks: 93 MPH
&
‘20 RHP Trevor Leighty: 91 MPH
@ChrisFranks07
@LeightyTrevor
#EmbraceTheChase
#DoTheWork
The weather wasn’t ideal, but hopefully fun was had by all at our 1st Annual Teacher Appreciation Day! Thank you again to ALL WCS teachers & staff for all they do for our students day in & day out; you all are appreciated beyond words for the impact you have on our students!
Huge congratulations to 2018 Catcher, Mike Merritt (
@mmerritt_31
) on his commitment to continue his academic & baseball career
@BWUBaseball
! Not only are they getting a great baseball player, they’re getting an even better young man!
🚨 COMMITMENT ALERT 🚨
Congratulations to
@BradyBowen18
on his commitment to continue his academic & Baseball career
@ZipsBB
‼️ Akron is getting an ultra competitor who BRINGS IT every single day! We are beyond proud of you, Brady‼️
#JobsNotFinished
#GoWoo
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@alwaysageneral
The Gennys are rolling down to
@OhioStateBASE
to check out 2021 alumni
@TPettorini
in action against Minnesota! Looking forward to a great day full of baseball, team bonding & BADDDD golf swings at Top Golf!
#GoWoo
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@alwaysageneral
We had another opportunity to volunteer, give back & work with the youth in our community at the Cornerstone Carnival tonight! Proud of these young men for bringing so many smiles to so many kids faces tonight!
#PayItForward
#ServantLeadership
#WoosterWay
#WhateverItTakes
🚨VARSITY FINAL🚨
St. Ignatius 2, Wooster 7! We are BACK to BACK District Champs! Couldnt be prouder of the grit & fight this group puts out there on a daily basis!
@Sam__Nielsen18
was NAILS going 5.1IP & picking up the W!
#TrophySZN
#GoWoo
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@alwaysageneral
🚨VARSITY FINAL🚨
Wooster 0, Medina 5. THANK YOU Seniors for everything youve given & done for the program! Not the ending we wanted, but so proud of our guys for how theyve battled & competed all year. A historic season our kids will remember forever.
#GoWoo
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@alwaysageneral
VARSITY FINAL:
Wooster 6, Mt. Vernon 2. Generals improve to 7-2 (4-1) behind another solid outing by
@ChrisFranks07
(5IP, 9K, 1ER). Franks also added 2 RBI &
@_jwill_3
added 2 RBIs. We’re back in action, @ home, tomorrow for another HUGE OCC matchup!
#EmbraceTheChase
#DoTheWork
Congrats to Trevor Leighty (
@LeightyTrevor
) on being honored yesterday at the
@alwaysageneral
Signing Day Celebration! So proud to see how far you’ve come both on & off the field! Very excited to see you continue to grow in your next chapter
@BWUBaseball
! But first, 1 more run...
Congrats to
@BlakeBowen24
and his family on this amazing accomplishment! Years of countless hours of hard work pay off! This young man’s future is bright and I could not be prouder of all your accomplishments so far! Let’s finish your HS career off right!
#UnfinishedBusiness
Left for Myrtle Beach around 6:45am, arrived safe and sound around 6:20pm! The team building and fun has already begun! Excited to get better at practice tomorrow!!
#StartStrongFinishStronger
A huge THANK YOU to everyone that helped plan & make this trip a memorable one for our boys! THANK YOU to all the families, coaches, players & staff that helped everything run smoothly! We have the BEST Baseball family & I’m thankful to be apart of it!
#GoWoo
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@alwaysageneral
THANK YOU to Mr. Mallue
@alwaysageneral
for all his hard work & nonstop efforts on behalf of all spring sports! From literally raking fields w/ us to rescheduling, he’s constantly advocating for ALL of our student athletes & trying to provide the best possible experience for all!
I just got word that MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Wooster High School’s own
@benjamin_haven
for getting into West Point! An unbelievably great kid who is a leader both on and off the fields of competition! Congrats, Ben! We are all lucky to have you!
‼️🚨 ALL STATE ALERT 🚨‼️
Congratulations to Hayden Meese (
@hmeese2025
) on earning:
🥇1ST TEAM ALL STATE🥇
An unbelievable accomplishment! Beyond proud of you, Hayden!
#GoWoo
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@alwaysageneral
VARSITY FINAL:
Mansfield Sr. 3, Wooster 14. Generals move to 17-8 behind a CG, no hitter by Griffin Murphy on Senior Night! Thank you to all 7 of our Seniors for the time, effort and leadership you’ve provided our program! You will be missed...but we’re definitely not done yet!!
Congrats to Mike Merritt on signing with
@BWUBaseball
to continue both his academic & athletic future. We wish you nothing but the best, both on & off the field. We’re all very excited & proud of you!
But for now, lets take care of business this season!
#WhateverItTakes
A new addition to the 1st Team All-Ohio section in the trophy hallway:
Tyler Pettorini (
@TPettorini
) 1st Team All-Ohio in 2019 & 2021. No doubt he would have been a 1st Team selection in 2020 had we gotten a season! Tyler is currently in FL with
@OhioStateBASE
! Good luck, Tyler!
VARSITY FINAL:
Wooster 7, Mt. Vernon 6! Generals fought back from a 4-0 deficit to score 7 runs in the 6th & 7th innings, all with 2 outs. Henry Nebesky & Jake Curren each with 2RBIs in clutch spots!
WP: Chris Franks (2-0)
SV: Pettorini (2)
#StartStrongFinishStronger
#COMPETE
🚨COMMITMENT ALERT🚨
Congratulations to ‘22 RHP/INF Drew Becker (
@dbecker_27
) on his commitment to continue his academic & baseball career at Ashland University (
@ashland_base
)! Ashland is getting an outstanding & hardworking young man with a bright future ahead! Congrats, Drew!
🚨VARSITY FINAL🚨
Wooster 1, West Holmes 0‼️Generals win an instant classic & move to 16-4, (10-1)!
@BradyBowen18
w yet ANOTHER 💎 (6.2, 4H, 0R, 0BB, 3K) &
@dbecker_27
w/ the 1 pitch save!
@_jwill_3
with the GW RBI in the 6th!
WP: Brady Bowen (5-0)
#GoWoo
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@alwaysageneral
VARSITY FINAL:
Wooster 6, Buckhannon-Upshur 5.
Generals improve to 1-1 behind a well pitched game by Trevar Meese & Freshmen, Chris Franks, getting his first Varsity win!
#WhateverItTakes
VARSITY FINAL:
Wooster 7, Nitro (WV) 4. Generals improve to 9-4 (3-3) behind 3H by Jake Curren & 2H by Kristian Scalf. Chris Franks picks up his first win of the season in his first start back!!
WP: Chris Franks (1-0)
SV: Trevor Leighty (1)
#StartStrongFinishStronger
#PapiSZN
Thank you to some of our players for volunteering their time at Cornerstone Elementary’s Olympic Closing Ceremonies today! Awesome experience for all involved and a chance for our guys to give back! Couldn’t be prouder of our group of young men!
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” - Phil Jackson
Can’t wait for this special group of young men to take the field TOGETHER again! ⏳
#GoWoo
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@alwaysageneral
VARSITY FINAL: Norwayne 12, Wooster 15! Generals open up the 2019 season with a W in dramatic, come from behind, fashion. Lots of room for improvement, but love the fight our guys showed!
WP: Brock Sigler (1-0)
SV: Kristian Scalf (1)
#StartStrongFinishStronger
#COMPETE
A very special thank you and S/O to
@SeamanCorp
for their generous donation of our brand new windscreen! Also a big thank you to
@GroundsDeptWcs
for getting it up put so quickly! Looks fantastic!! Just another example of why we take pride in our facility and our community!
#GoWoo
Congrats to
@dbecker_27
(
@ashland_base
) &
@ZachHarpster
(
@BergFootball
) on signing to continue their athletic careers at the next level! Super proud of these guys and the young men they’ve become & excited to see what the future holds for them both on & off the field!
A HUGE congratulations and shoutout to Griffin Murphy on earning Student of the Month! We couldn’t be prouder of Griffin and the fine young man he is, both on and off the field!!! Way to go Murph!!!!
#StudentOfTheMonth
#StudentAthlete
#BiggerThanBaseball
Congratulations to Senior, Noah Hart, for winning April’s Booster Club Athlete of the Month! This young man has come a long way both on & off the field & we couldn’t be prouder! Very excited to see what the future holds for this young man! Best of luck Noah!
#Smile
#SayCheese
😂
Congratulations to
@BlakeBowen24
for being selected to:
PBR Preseason Elite 25
PBR “Starting 9”
PBR Preseason Player of the Year
PBR 1st Team All State
GoWoo |
@alwaysageneral
Shane Williamson, 2017 grad, made his
@AkronBaseball
debut today. Threw 2 scoreless innings, striking out 3. Proud of you, Shane! Keeep it up!
#WhateverItTakes
VARSITY FINAL:
Massillon 9, Wooster 5.
Tonight wasnt about a W or L, it was about honoring & celebrating our Sr classes of ‘21 & ‘20! So proud to be able to coach such a great group of young men w very bright futures! THANK YOU for the opportunity to coach you the last 4yrs!
Just to provide a little additional info on
@ChrisFranks07
...he also has a 4.0 GPA and a 24 on the ACT as a sophomore!!! With the way he works in the classroom & on the field, there’s a very bright future ahead of him; some college program is going to get a good one!!
A little background info on
@ChrisFranks07
no-no. Last night/early morning he had just got back from a 8hr car ride. Drove an additional couple of hours to be here for the team! Not only does it show his ability to pitch in certain circumstances but his love for the game&his team