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Go Buckeyes
Fairfield Christian Academy Knights
Head Coach: Josh Baker
Years Head Coach (current school): 7
Record (current school): 62-59
Years Head Coach (overall): 7
Record (overall): 62-59
Assistant Coaches:
Bret Hay
Anthony Schulz
Brian Vance
Ryan Teal
Christian Schulz
Record last season: 13-1 league, 20-5 overall
League Affiliation: Mid States League
Last year's playoff results: Lost in District Semifinals to Northmor
Top players returning:
Sr – JP Vance (SS) – 2023 2nd team all league, 2021 HM all league – 3-1 record on the mound with 4 saves. BA of 246, OBP of 479 and 30 runs scored. Committed to Muskingum to play baseball
Sr – Gabe Linn – (2B) – 4 year starter, HM All League 2023 – Committed to Ohio Christian to play baseball
Sr – Jimmy Schmitz – HM All District in 2022 and 2023, 2nd Team All League in 2022 and 2023. 5-1 on the mound with a 1.9 ERA
Sophomore – AJ Holbrook – 4-2 on the mound, 1.6 ERA, 2nd Team All District, 2nd Team All League
Sophomore – Brayden Stem – 2nd Team All District, 1st Team All League – Catcher – hit 338 with 36 RBI’s. Went 4-0 on the mound with an ERA of 1.05
Top players lost:
Matt Keener - Ohio Christian University - 1st Team All State in 2022, 2nd team All State in 2021. Central District Player of the Year in 2023, 1st Team All District in 2022, 2nd Team All District in 2021, MSL Player of the Year - 2023. 1st Team All League in 2022, 2nd Team All League in 2021. Career BA of 478, OBP of 627, 80 Stolen Bases, 117 R Scored - Started in CF for all 3 years at the school
Andrew Keener - Ohio Christian University - 2nd Team all State in 2022, 1st Team All District in 2022 and 2023. 2nd Team All District in 2021. 1st Team All League in 2023, 2022 - 2nd Team all league in 2021. Career BA of 415, 70 RBI's, 91 R scored
New impact players:
Connor Blair - Freshman
Jens Schulz - Freshman
Final Comments:
Our strength will be our pitching as we return every inning from a 20 win team last year. The pitching has gotten deeper with the addition of 3 freshman arms. Our weakness will be having to play guys outside of their natural positions but we will work through it gradually and hopefully be peaking in May when it matters the most.
Head Coach: Josh Baker
Years Head Coach (current school): 7
Record (current school): 62-59
Years Head Coach (overall): 7
Record (overall): 62-59
Assistant Coaches:
Bret Hay
Anthony Schulz
Brian Vance
Ryan Teal
Christian Schulz
Record last season: 13-1 league, 20-5 overall
League Affiliation: Mid States League
Last year's playoff results: Lost in District Semifinals to Northmor
Top players returning:
Sr – JP Vance (SS) – 2023 2nd team all league, 2021 HM all league – 3-1 record on the mound with 4 saves. BA of 246, OBP of 479 and 30 runs scored. Committed to Muskingum to play baseball
Sr – Gabe Linn – (2B) – 4 year starter, HM All League 2023 – Committed to Ohio Christian to play baseball
Sr – Jimmy Schmitz – HM All District in 2022 and 2023, 2nd Team All League in 2022 and 2023. 5-1 on the mound with a 1.9 ERA
Sophomore – AJ Holbrook – 4-2 on the mound, 1.6 ERA, 2nd Team All District, 2nd Team All League
Sophomore – Brayden Stem – 2nd Team All District, 1st Team All League – Catcher – hit 338 with 36 RBI’s. Went 4-0 on the mound with an ERA of 1.05
Top players lost:
Matt Keener - Ohio Christian University - 1st Team All State in 2022, 2nd team All State in 2021. Central District Player of the Year in 2023, 1st Team All District in 2022, 2nd Team All District in 2021, MSL Player of the Year - 2023. 1st Team All League in 2022, 2nd Team All League in 2021. Career BA of 478, OBP of 627, 80 Stolen Bases, 117 R Scored - Started in CF for all 3 years at the school
Andrew Keener - Ohio Christian University - 2nd Team all State in 2022, 1st Team All District in 2022 and 2023. 2nd Team All District in 2021. 1st Team All League in 2023, 2022 - 2nd Team all league in 2021. Career BA of 415, 70 RBI's, 91 R scored
New impact players:
Connor Blair - Freshman
Jens Schulz - Freshman
Final Comments:
Our strength will be our pitching as we return every inning from a 20 win team last year. The pitching has gotten deeper with the addition of 3 freshman arms. Our weakness will be having to play guys outside of their natural positions but we will work through it gradually and hopefully be peaking in May when it matters the most.