BREAKING NEWS: Baseball America just released its final high school baseball national top 50 ranking and guess who’s on the list?! Your COLTS!!! North Marion Baseball lands at
#42
in the country. Huge accomplishment. GO COLTS!
@OcalaGazette
@OcalaPreps
Sending out a big congratulations to
@DericFabian
for being voted as the FACA 4A Player of the Year and voted FACA MVP for our region. He’s been selected to participate in the FACA All-Star Baseball Classic June 5-6 at Tigertown. Much deserved for a great season. Proud of you D!
Congratulations to Karson Lindsey for being named the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 4A Player of the Year and Coach Hall for being named Class 4A Coach of the Year! Go Colts!
@KarsonLindsey1
@nmcolt13
@OcalaPreps
COLTS WIN!
Cooper Jones goes yard twice.
Hunter Jones throws a complete game.
Bobby Gottuso hits the walk off single!
Next Game: tomorrow vs Bishop Kenny @ 5:00 PM
#GoColts
#FHSAA
#Playoffs
Small field trip for our players while in Ft. Myers. Paying respect to the first team in North Marion Baseball history to play in a Final Four. The 2016 team made history and paved the way for future Colts. We love you guys and thinking about you while we are here. GO COLTS!
Congratulations Cooper Jones!
Last night, Cooper hit 2 home runs. The first HR tied him for the single season HR record (13). His 2nd HR of the night gave him the record.
14 single season home runs!
#GoColts
#Record
Super proud of our guys. Last night our boys battled, persevered and never quit! And became REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations Boys!
Next Game: State Semifinals - Friday vs Sunset in Fort Myers @ 7:00 PM
#GoColts
#FHSAA
Big boy is back! Congrats to our guy Jake Blair for officially making it back to the mound last night after a long off-season of recovery. He has worked so hard to get where he is. Gamechanger for the Colts!
It’s a clean sweep for our historic class of 2021. All 7 seniors are moving on to play college baseball. We are excited for all of you and can’t wait to see you succeed at the next level. Go Colts!
Big win for the Colts tonight in the FHSAA regional semifinal over Bishop Kenny 2-0. Another great game for
@CampbelWyatt
on the mound...6.2 inn, 11 k’s. Unbelievable performance.
@theeliasgarcia
with two hits. Huge RBI single by Nate Fennewald in 4th. Great grind win. GO COLTS!
Colts are headed back to the Final Four! Win over Baker County 6-0. Another dominating performance from
@CampbelWyatt
(CG, 6 k’s). He also had a huge 3 RBI double.
@cooppcuhh
with 2 hits and an RBI.
@DericFabian
added a HR. Congrats to all of our guys. Couldn’t be more proud.
Colts take down West Nassau tonight 11-1.
@CampbelWyatt
with another great start. 69 pitches, 8 k’s in 5 innings.
@DericFabian
with two bombs and 4 RBI’s.
@jacobwalton__
with two hits. We get the winner of tomorrow’s Atlantic and Bishop Kenny game next Tuesday.
Colts are playing for a state championship tomorrow! Defeat Nature Coast today 4-1 behind
@CampbelWyatt
6 2/3 of no-hit baseball. Karson Smith gets last out to preserve the no-no.
@jacobwalton__
& Donny Salguero with two hits. Big RBI singles also from
@DericFabian
and Campbell.
COLTS WIN!
Hunter Jones throws 6 strong innings striking out 6. Karson Smith finished the game closing out the 7th.
Jake Tompkins led the way offensively with a huge 3-Run Bomb!
Next Game: Tuesday, May 16th @ 7:00.
#GoColts
#FHSAA
Colts traveled south and are coming home with a huge W.
Hunter Jones paced us on the mound going 6 strong innings, striking out 7.
Jake Tompkins carried us as the plate going 2-3 including a 2 Run HR (1).
Next Game: Tuesday @ Lake Weir
#GoColts
We would like to thank everyone for the support we received this week. We can’t put into words how thankful we are for the love. Tough loss in the state championship game but it was an incredible experience for all of us. Colt Family, THANK YOU!
North Marion Baseball was honored and extremely thankful to join
@MayorOcala
and
@CityofOcalaFL
Council Members yesterday to recognize our State Championship. Mayor Guinn presented us with a Key to the City and proclaimed June 20th “NMHS Baseball Day”. THANK YOU City of Ocala!
What a week of accolades for our boys:
Cooper Jones is tied for the national HR lead with 11 💣s on the year.
Karson Lindsey was voted as TV 20s Scholar Athlete of the week.
Ranked
#21
in the state and ranked
#2
in 4a.
#GoColts
#FHSAA
#MaxPreps
Congratulations to three more of our seniors committing: Abel Bailey (St. John’s River State), Chance Heinen (College of Central Florida), and Cainin Myers (Trinity Baptist College). That makes six of our seniors moving on. Go Colts!
District Champs!!! Colts were lights out on the mound, in the field, and in the batters box. 14-0 win over Atlantic. We are so proud of our guys.
@CampbelWyatt
dealt to get win. 5 guys with multiple hits. 5 doubles and a HR. Crushed it.
@jacobwalton__
led the way with 3 hits.
College Colt Alert!!!
@REALHJ10
commits to University of Florida today! We are all so proud of you. Truly deserving of this opportunity. Gators are getting a great one. Go Colts!
@OcalaPreps
@nmarion_high
@NMColts
Congratulations to Connor Burks for signing with West Virginia Tech University yesterday! We are so happy for him and his family for this accomplishment. Go Colts!
We had our inaugural Halloween baseball game today and it was a blast. Lot of laughs, great costumes by all, and some baseball. Great group of guys. Go Colts!
Tonight we celebrated Karson Lindsey at the WCJB TV20 Scholar Athlete Banquet. Karson carries a 3.9 GPA, while being a leader on and off the field!
Congratulations Karson on this achievement!
#GoColts
North Marion Baseball has produced 17 college baseball players between the 2019, 2020, and 2021 classes. Beautiful thing to see that many guys get their opportunity.
Colts get a road playoff win against Springstead behind the arm of
@jake_blair15
. Guy was lights out. Controlled the game from beginning to end. Team made plays and got big hits when we needed them. Good job boys. Go Colts!
Celebrated these 5 guys tonight. Senior Class of 2022. Great group of guys that have given everything to the program. We are thankful to call them Colts.
Wyatt Caley
JT Kinsey
Matt Retamoza
Donnie Salguero
Logan Thomas
@nmcoltsbb
thank you. I can not express how much this program means to me. I have made friendships that will last a lifetime and memories that I will never forget. Thank you coaches. The time, effort, and hard work is greatly appreciated. Now onto the next step.
#gogators
Colts Win!
Tonights offense put together an 11 hit night including 2 Home Runs by Cooper Jones and a 3-4 night for Ross Ray!
Hunter Jones took the mound and went 6 strong innings allowing 2 runs (unearned) on 4 hits, striking out 10.
Next Game: Friday vs Gainesville
#GoColts
Another solid showing on the diamond tonight with a win over Chiefland 15-0. Phillips and Caley dealt on the mound. 8 punches by Phillips. Offense with another huge night. 11 hits, 4 HR’s. Thompson leads offense with 3 hits, 2 HR’s, 4 RBI’s. On to the regular season!
Got our day started of right today celebrating the college choices of Jake Blair, Cameron Martinez, and Brad Radomski. They have earned their next-level opportunity. Beyond proud of these three. They define what is North Marion Baseball.
Good battle back win for Colts tonight as we take down West Port 7-4. Wyatt Caley with 5 strong innings, Hunter Jones with win out of relief, Wyatt Campbell with save. Deric Fabian 3 rbi double in 5th to tie it up and Cooper Jones with grand slam in 6th. At Dunnellon Friday.
‘21 Wyatt Campbell doing big damage early for
@nmcoltsbb
. He went the other way for a two-run double in his first at-bat and then crushes this triple to pull in his next.
#Lipscomb
commit.
#PGHS
Back to Back District Champions!
R. Quartararo CG, 3 ER, 5 Ks, 1 BB; 2-4, 2B, 3B, 3 RBIs
C. Sayler 1-4, 2B, 3 RBIs
A. Gonzalez 1-4, 2B, 2 RBIs
M. Roberts 1-4
T. Guynn 1-3, 1 RBI
J. Garcia 1-2, 2 R
#GoColts
Good guys came out on top tonight 2-1 over Dunnellon in a pitchers duel. Jacob Phillips went 6 strong innings with 10 k’s. Jacob Walton with the save. Offensively Gavin Miller with a double and Sterlin Thompson with 2 RBI’s. Good grind win for us early in the season. Go Colts.
COLT ALL-STARS!
Cooper Jones, Hunter Jones and Karson Lindsey have been selected to participate in the FACA All-Star Baseball Classic this summer!
Cooper Jones: .388 avg, 12 HR, 28 RBI
Hunter Jones: 8-0, 1.82 ERA, 82 Ks
Karson Lindsey: 10-0, 1.52 ERA, .384 avg, 22 RBI
#GoColts
COLTS WIN!
Karson Lindsey wins his 9th game, recording 10 strikeouts.
Offensively we had 6 hits, 12 RBIs and 11 walks.
District Championship tomorrow vs The Villages!
#GoColts
#FHSAA
Congratulations to
@REALHJ10
for being selected as the
@OcalaStarBanner
Pitcher of the Year.
Hunter completed his senior season with a 9-0 record, 101 Ks (Team High), and a 1.38 ERA.
#GoColts
#POY
Congratulations to
@cooppcuhh
for being selected as the
@OcalaStarBanner
Player of the Year!
Cooper sported a .381 batting average, while hitting 14 HRs (School Record) with 33 RBIs.
#GoColts
#POTY
NM gets a come back win over West Port 11-7. Josh Forsythe did a great out of the pen going 3.1 innings with 5 k’s to earn the win. Monster game by Deric Fabian with a grand slam, double, 7 RBI’s, and 3 runs. Colts did a great job fighting back tonight. Back at it tomorrow.
Many of you know that Coach Hall is the new Athletic Director at North Marion High. To clear any confusion or rumors, he still is and will continue to be the head baseball coach. Go Colts!
Senior Night W!
Cooper Jones has a historic night at the plate going 3-3 with 3 home runs!
Jonah Garcia and Eli Blair combine for 8 K’s and 3 earned runs. Blair earned his first win of the season.
#SeniorNight
#GoColts
Proud and blessed to say that I’ve committed to Santa Fe to further my academic and baseball career. Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way.
#gosaints
Huge early season win tonight for the Colts over Trinity Catholic. We’ll post stat leaders for the game later. Couldn’t be more proud of the effort. Guys battled from first pitch to last. TEAM win tonight. Go Colts!
Congratulations to our players who made the Star Banner All-County teams: Jake Blair, Cameron Martinez, and Nolan Louis 1st team; Wyatt Campbell, Gavin Miller, Gavin Olson, and Brad Radomski 2nd team; Noah Lukas honorable mention. Go Colts!
Earlier today we got to celebrate 4 of our seniors!
We are excited for their future and thankful for all of the time and effort they have give to our program.
Once A Colt, Always A Colt.
#GoColts
Colts get a road win on opening night 15-7 over Buchholz. Offense with a good night: C. Heinen (double, HR), S. Thompson (single, HR), W. Campbell (2 singles), and N. Lukas (HR) lead offensively. J. Phillips with the win on the mound...4 inning, 0 runs. Good win boys.
Colts pick up the home win tonight vs. Vanguard 12-2.
Top performers:
Wyatt Caley- 4 2/3 IP, 4 K’s, W
Matt Retamoza- 2 HR’s, 5 RBI, 3 R
Rowan Quartararo- Grand Slam
Donny Salguero- 2 hits
Next game: tomorrow vs. Nease
@ NMHS 2:00
Go Colts!
@OcalaPreps
Colts end regular season on high note defeating Vanguard 14-1. Strong night on the mound for Jake Blair going 6 innings with 13 strikeouts. Huge night for CF Nolan Louis...2 bombs (one a grand slam), 5 RBI’s, and 4 runs scored. Have a night. New season starts Wednesday. Go Colts!
Colts come up short tonight vs. Forest in MCIAC championship 1-0 in 8 innings but so proud of our guys. Played really well. Just couldn’t get big hit.
Hunter Jones had game of his Colt career tonight on the mound. Championship effort. 7 IP, 6 K’s, 3 hits.
Go Colts!
Colts get the win over Vanguard tonight 11-1. Jacob Walton goes 3 innings, 0 runs, 0 hits, and 6 k’s. Eli Garcia led the way offensively with 3 hits, double, and 2 runs. Connor Burks added two hits and a double.
Colts Win!
Last nights win marked the 20th win of the season and the first time in program history that we have won 20 regular season games!
The fun is just beginning as the Colts will play in the district semifinals next Wednesday!
#GoColts
Colts went on the road last night to defeat Belleview 6-0. Jacob Walton, Abel Bailey, and Wyatt Campbell combined for a no-hitter. Gavin Miller, Sterlin Thompson, Deric Fabian, and Wyatt Campbell all had multiple hits. Next game is Thursday at home vs. West Port.
WALK OFF WINNER!
@JrTompkins55
goes distance striking out 10, allowing 1 run on 4 hits.
@KarsonLindsey1
goes 2-3, including the game winning Sac Fly.
Colts move to 5-2 on the season and will face Santa Fe on Tuesday.
#GoColts
#NSP
Colts lose tonight 15-9. Guys were dealt a tough hand to finish the season but left everything on the field. Great group of players that played the game the right way. Wouldn’t trade them for anyone. Go Colts!
Congratulations to our players represented on the Ocala Star Banner All-County Teams:
1st Team
Wyatt Campbell
Deric Fabian
Eli Garcia
Cooper Jones
2nd Team
Connor Burks
Gavin Miller
Jacob Walton
Honorable Mention
Nate Fennewald
Hunter Jones
Colts with road win over West Port 11-2. Combined no-hitter by staff!
W. Caley- 4 IP, 5 K’s, 0 hits
K. Smith- 2 IP, 3 K’s, 0 hits
M. Retamazo- 1 IP, 2 K’s, 0 hits
C. Jones- 2 hits, 3 RBI’s
R. Ray- 2 hits, triple
M. Retamazo- 2 hits, 2 RBI’s
J. Tompkins- double, 4 RBI’s
NO HITTER ALERT!
@KarsonLindsey1
strikes out 7 on his way to the no hitter!
The offense came to play scoring 13 in 5 innings. Powered by Lindsey going 2-3 with a HR (3) and Michael Long going 2-4 with 5 RBIs.
Colts play @ Providence on Thursday.
#GOCOLTS
#NSP