Sonny Fulks is a graduate of Ohio State University where he pitched four varsity seasons for the Buckeyes from 1971 through 1974. He furthered his baseball experience as a minor league umpire for seven seasons, working for the Florida State League (A), the Southern League (AA), and the American Association (AAA). He has written for numerous websites, and for the past fourteen years has served as columnist and photo editor for The Gettysburg Magazine, published by the University of Nebraska Press, in Lincoln Nebraska. His interests include history, support for amateur baseball, the outdoors, and he has a music degree from Ohio State University.
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Tuesday, 10 June 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features

NIL, And The College World Series…..

It would appear that this year’s College World Series might be dominated by schools who’ve spent heavily on their roster, even those out-of-the-way schools like Coastal Carolina and Murray State. Which leaves the question…what chance does anyone have in the future if you don't?
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Sunday, 08 June 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features

Some Words On The Local Teams That Made It To Akron…And Why Some Didn’t

Coldwater won the thriller of the tournament, so far, Graham is the biggest surprise of the tournament, and Russia and Minster portend to be the most locally anticipated matchup in a rematch of their 2017 Division IV title game.
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Thursday, 05 June 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, SCL, SCL Feature

Russia Claims Final Four Bid In Style…Run-Rules Cedarville Behind Goubeaux’s 1-Hitter

The last guy on the pile (Maddox Goubeaux, #18) pitched them to the Final Four...Smashing a young Cedarville team in the regional final, Russia claimed its fourth consecutive trip to the OHSAA baseball Final Four Thursday with incentive to spare.
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Thursday, 05 June 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, MAC, MAC Feature

What A Relief…Niemeyer’s Late-Inning Relief Work Pushes Minster To Regional Finals

Minster coach Mike Wiss congratulates James Niemeyer after Niemeyer gave Minster just what they needed, when they needed it most...strikes and outs...to right the ship and send the Wildcats to Thursday's Division VII Regional Final.
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Tuesday, 03 June 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features

Some Obversations on Seven Divisions Of High School Baseball….

As the end of the high school sports season, some observations on the last sport on the calendar, visibly impacted by seven divisions and the diminished skills necessary to play the game at a higher level.