Huge News! Our baseball field has been awarded NHSBCA Region 4 Field of the Year. Only 8 awarded in the country & we are 1 of them. We will find out at the banquet in December if we are fortunate enough to be selected National HS Field of the Year. Earned NOT given! Thank you!!!
First day our infield grass has seen the day of light since November. I would say our fertilizer program thanks to Brian French
@AdvancedTurf
, grow tarp and all of the hard work paid off!!!! I honestly teared up when I pulled the grow tarp and saw the color!
What an extreme honor it was for me this morning administering senior Mike Ferrito physical fitness assessment for admission into the United States Air Force Academy. Words can’t begin to describe how proud I am of him for the hardwork he has put into chasing after his dream!
Here you go Ohio HS Baseball Coaches. Officially releasing the agenda and list of speakers for our 2019 OHSBCA Convention. I will put this years list of speakers up against any other states in the country. See everyone in January!!!
@OHSBCAwebmaster
@OHSAASports
The 2019 OHSBCA Clinic has officially come to an end. Over 1,000 coaches in attendance with an amazing lineup of speakers & vendors! A huge thank you from the bottom of my heart goes out to all of our speakers, vendors, board, coaches, Hughies AV & the Hyatt!!!!
@OHSBCAwebmaster
The definition of what it means to be a “COMPETITOR!” A starting pitcher with only 2 days off basically says to his manager whatever it takes & pitches the 9th inning in a game 5 elimination game to earn his first career save! Kids this is what a “DUDE” truly is or looks like!!!
Alder 2
London 0
Greg Kennedy tosses a PERFECT GAME with 10 K’s in one of the best pitching performances in program history!!!! Ashton Martin with 2 hits, a huge 2B & RBI. Garrett Roach with a huge 2 out run scoring hit. Greg Kennedy with 2 hits.
Now 26-2 & DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!
2023 Central Buckeye Conference Champions finishing UNDEFEATED!!!!
BELIEVE!!!! HOLD THE ROPE!!!!!
Amazing what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit!!!
ATTENTION COLLEGE COACHES: l would really appreciate you helping out with something I’m very passionate about in regards to our profession. I’ve sent a lot of emails out already but if I missed someone you can email me kylecr
@japioneers
.org. Thanks for your time & consideration!
ALDER BASEBALL 2010-2019
- 232-49 Record
- 83% Winning %
- 6 District Championships
- 4 Regional Championships
- 2 State Runner-ups
- 1 State Championship
- 1 Perfect Season 34-0
- 11 Players named 1st Team All-Ohio
- 21 Players played at 4-year College
Power of BELIEVE!!!!!
Thank you so much to
@CLBClippers
,
@ganobleberries
, the support staff &
@ScottsLawn
for giving our 2020 Seniors an amazing & unforgettable experience tonight! The pure joy & smiles on each of their faces as I was throwing to them will forever be ingrained in my memory!!!!!
Congrats to our boys basketball team on a huge win tonight over a really good DeSales team!!! Amazing half court shot by Jackson Izzard at the buzzer to win it!!!! Roll Alder!!!!!!
@JAHoopSquad
@jacksonizzard
Congrats to Brett and Michelle on their wedding tonight! Words can’t describe how big of an honor it is to be in one of your best friends wedding! Love ya brother! Roll Alder!!!!!!
We are getting really close to our field being up to my standard for the start of the season. Finishing touches the last 4 days to have it ready for opening day. I’m so very proud of our baseball field and knowing how much work goes into it to look the way it does for our guys!
Alder 6
Bloom Carroll 5
This was truly in every sense of the word a TEAM win!
Now 25-2 on the season.
We now advance to the District Championship on W 5/22 vs London
It was an honor for me to get to coach these guys one more time tonight in the Central District All Star game and see them in an Alder uniform one last time. Congrats to Preston, Austin and Logan! Love you guys!!!!
We were down 4-1 in the top of the 7th inning and scored 5 runs to take the lead. Slammed the door in the bottom of the 7th to win 6-4 over Chester (SC). BELIEVE!!!!!!!
Amazing message from North Carolina senior Joel Berry. 3 things come to my mind after seeing it. 1. Entitled vs Earned. 2. Nothing worthwhile in life comes easy. 3. I hope that I can have that type of influence on my own kids.
Congrats to our Boys Basketball team on the huge road win tonight vs a really good London team!!!!! Handled Adversity and Finished!!!!!
@JAHoopSquad
@AlderHS
@JAHSathboosters
“Baseball is rarely about competing with your “A” game. To create a career, you have to become great at having “good bad days” and the ability to give 100% of your 60%. You have to take pride in your ability to compete and contribute to a win when you are struggling.”
Andy McKay
6/6/10: 10 years ago today was step 7 of 7 on our run to the greatest baseball season in OHSAA history! Nothing else needs to be said other than this, STATE CHAMPIONS 34-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
State Finals:
Alder 3
Walsh Jesuit 2
Ohio HS Baseball Coaches Assoc past Hall of Fame & President reception. First year I was able to attend this reception with now being a past President. I can’t even begin to express how honored I am to join this fraternity and be in this picture with so many legends of our game!
Congrats ladies, Coach McGrew & assistants! I truly respect your passion, dedication & how hard you work! Trust me you will never forget this day for the rest of your life! You all for the rest of your lives have "EARNED" the right to be called a STATE CHAMPION!!
@AlderSoftball
I’m so happy for our KIDS and our sport of Baseball. Thank you to the OHSAA board and specifically Jerry Snodgrass for working with and listening to our Baseball Coaches Association. WE ALL just did a great thing for the young men who play HS Baseball in the great state of Ohio!
#OHSAA
BOARD MEETING: By a 7-2 vote, the board has approved a proposal from the baseball coaches association to extend the season one week, beginning with the 2019 season. Details in press release this afternoon.
Alder Nation THANK YOU for your support tonight! Wow that was an amazing crowd and one of the biggest I can ever remember having at a home baseball game!!!!
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Bexley 0
Alder moves to 16-6 on the season and advances to the District Semi-Finals vs Hartley on Tuesday 5/15 at a site to be determined. Our crowd was unreal tonight and might have been the biggest crowd we have ever had here. Thank you Alder Nation!!!!!
Alder 8
Kenton Ridge 7
Adversity is one of the most powerful forces you can experience in life. It can bring out your best or your worst. Tonight it revealed the true character & competitive fire our young men possess!
Now 27-2 on the season.
Regional Final tomorrow vs Badin
This is what it’s all about. Brotherhood and lifelong relationships. Sitting around telling stories and watching the game together 10 years later. I love these guys!!!!!!!! Forever STATE CHAMPS 34-0!!!!!!!!!
Badin 2
Alder 0
Our unforgettable season comes to an end in the Regional Finals. Congrats to Badin and good luck the rest of the way.
We finished the season 27-3.
Thank you to our 6 Seniors for leaving their legacy by making a mark on our program that can never be erased!!!
The world lost one of the greatest & most selfless men today with the passing of Greg Collier. He was one of the biggest & most loyal supporters of Alder Baseball. I can’t even begin to tell you how many things he has done for our program and for so many others over the years.
Alder 11
Indian Lake 1
Alder moves to 13-6 on the season. Great night all around to honor our Seniors & Parents! Our 7 Dad’s started our Seniors off by playing catch with them for the first time at a young age & tonight they did it one more time by throwing out the 1st pitch.
Alder Basketball District Champions!!!! Congrats to all of our young men, Coach Dicke and his staff! Earned NOT Given fellas!!!! ROLL ALDER!!!!!
@JAHoopSquad
@CoachDicke03
@AlderAthletics
Huge shoutout to multi sport guy soph QB JT Keith for throwing for 280 yards and 4 td’s in our win over Harding 28-14. Clinching touchdown he throws a td on 4th down after throwing up in the huddle and refusing to come out. COMPETITOR! He flat out “EARNED” my respect tonight!!!!!
Please keep the Palmer family in your thoughts & prayers. Mike Palmer was a man of character, integrity & was very passionate about his family & profession! I’ll never forget the smile & sense of pride Mike had for his son Vince scoring our last run in the State Championship game
2 pieces of Advice for Life:
1. Always say THANK YOU when someone provides you with something and especially when they didn’t need to give it to you in the first place!
2. Don’t just do what is asked of you to meet the MINIMUM requirement!
Alder 2
Kenton Ridge 0
Amazing HS Baseball game between 2 great teams! Ashton Martin with his best outing on the mound yet w/complete game shutout 7 K’s. Hank Shoemaker QAB. Andrew Harp huge sac bunt. Ashton Martin & Garrett Roach with huge hits & RBI’s.
Now 14-0 on the season!
Loyola Chicago’s coach Porter Moser in his postgame interview. “It’s amazing when you BELIEVE!”
Sound familiar fellas? You don’t need a bunch of superstars, you just need a group of guys who BELIEVE and will play their butts off for each other!
Not the dugout any of us planned or wanted to be in together this week. I didn’t take the opportunity for granted & spent the whole game reminiscing about all of the great times we have shared over the years. So thankful to have crossed paths with these 4 incredible young men!
Seeing one of the best competitors I have ever coached and a young man I truly love laying on the field last night in agony was one of the few times in my life I’ve had tears coming down my face. You know my thoughts and prayers are with you JT!!!!
Great morning today hosting Olentangy Liberty for a workout at our field. Told them if they want to be fully prepared our new infield is the closet they will come to Huntington Park infield. Love helping out a program & coaching staff that is a passionate as ours!
@OLHS_Baseball
On behalf of our entire program. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Indian Lake HS Baseball Program, the families and all of the Indian Lake community that were affected by last nights severe storms and tornado.
@InLakeBaseball
On behalf of our entire program. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Olentangy Berlin HS Baseball Program as they suffered severe damage to their facility from last night’s severe storms.
@obhsbaseball
Huge shoutout to our AD Scott Reule for his vision on upgrading the branding for our Athletic Department. Checkout the addition of the new Team State signs & Individual State Champion signs that honor our rich history!! Attention to detail!!!
@AlderAthletics
@JAHSathboosters
Alder 7
Licking Valley 0
Now 20-5 on the season. Goal 1: League Champs and Goal 2: 20 wins officially crossed off. The journey to Goal
#3
begins in 2 days!!!!! BELIEVE!!!!!!
Congrats to our Boys Basketball team players, Head Coach Derek Dicke and his staff on winning the CBC Championship tonight! Earned NOT Given fellas! Roll Alder!!!!!!!!!
@JAHoopSquad
@AlderAthletics
@JAHSathboosters
Congrats again to Preston Eisnaugle for being selected to play in the Mizuno All-Ohio All-Star series this week. I can’t believe this is the last time he will be wearing the “A” in a game.
Huge thanks to Phil and his crew from
@STSDryJect
for working on our new infield today to improve the drainage. Cutting edge technology and equipment they have that I hope finally solves our high clay content problem. Thanks again!