Hilliard's three high schools are rivals, but when it comes to baseball they're often teammates with the Colts Elite. The Elite are one of the many 18U, 16U and 15U teams taking their swings at the Best of Ohio Wood Bat Classic this weekend at various sites around the Miami Valley. Greg Billing writes.
In a rematch of the 2020 18U championship game, the Miami Valley Prospects gave defending champ Springfield Armoloy a scare in the bottom of the seventh in the Best of Ohio Wood Bat Classic. Armoloy pitcher Nick Whalen -pictured (Springfield Shawnee) was dialed in Thursday. Read the "Best of Ohio Wood Bat Classic" by Greg Billing inside today's PressPros.
It's been fourteen years since Ft. Loramie won its first title in baseball, shocking a heavily-favored New Catholic team. Now, on the threshold of winning their fourth since 2007, former Redskin, former Texas Ranger, and current Toronto Blue Jay farmhand Jared Hoying shares the memories of a day that time can't diminish.
Will it take an act of Congress (Rep. Warren Davidson, below)? On the occasion of Bradford winning its first state title ever (softball)...and Fort Loramie vying for its fourth baseball title this weekend...think about how much better it could be if kids didn't have to compete with Mother Nature, too! Read more.....