In game 1, Slazinski’s Walk-Off Seals The Deal In Seaholm Maples Varsity 3-4 Victory Over East Side Summit

Seaholm Maples Varsity took Wednesday’s game in dramatic fashion, with a 4-3 walk-off victory over East Side Summit. The game was tied at three with Seaholm Maples Varsity batting in the bottom of the eighth when Ben Slazinski singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.

East Side Summit scored three runs in the fourth inning, but Seaholm Maples Varsity still managed to pull out the victory. #13 and #32 powered the big inning with RBIs.

Seaholm Maples Varsity got on the board in the second inning. Sam Schumaker drove in one when Schumaker singled.

Seaholm Maples Varsity knotted the game up at three in the bottom of the seventh inning. Grant Wanecek drew a walk, scoring one run.

Wanecek led the Seaholm Maples Varsity to victory on the mound. The righty went three innings, allowing zero runs on zero hits, striking out three and walking one.

East Side Summit’s #2 was on the hill for East Side Summit. undefined allowed four hits and two runs over five innings, striking out five. #22 and #11 entered the game as relief, throwing one and one-third innings and two-thirds of an inning respectively.

Schumaker started the game for Seaholm Maples Varsity. The righthander went five innings, allowing three runs on five hits, striking out ten and walking zero.

Seaholm Maples Varsity totaled seven hits. Schumaker and Slazinski all had multiple hits for Seaholm Maples Varsity. Slazinski and Schumaker all had two hits to lead Seaholm Maples Varsity. Seaholm Maples Varsity stole four bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Grant Welch led the way with two.

In game 2, Seaholm Maples Varsity Blows Out East Side Summit 1-7

Seaholm Maples Varsity had no trouble on offense today, winning big over East Side Summit 7-1
East Side Summit got things moving in the first inning, when #11 singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run.

Seaholm Maples Varsity put up three runs in the fourth inning.

Joe Sheldon was the winning pitcher for Seaholm Maples Varsity. The righthander allowed two hits and one run over five innings, striking out 11 and walking one.

East Side Summit’s #11 was on the mound for East Side Summit. undefined allowed five hits and four runs over three innings, striking out five and walking zero. #19 threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Seaholm Maples Varsity launched one home run on the day. Nicholas Jen had a long ball in the second inning.

Grant Wanecek went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Seaholm Maples Varsity in hits.

East Side Summit’s #11 led East Side Summit with two hits in two at bats.

For both games, catholic league rules were used where every batter starts with 1 strike and 1 ball. Game 2 was also limited to 5 innings.

The Seaholm Baseball community is very fortunate to have this gentleman as part of our program. You will often see him at Maples Stadium driving his golf cart with a large container of water sitting by his side.

This man’s name is Bill Watson. Bill is the Head Trainer and Medical First Responder for the Seaholm Athletic Department. Watson reports directly to Aaron Frank, Seaholm’s Athletic Director.

Bill grew up in Birmingham and graduated from Seaholm in 1978. He ran track and played basketball for the Maples. Following his graduation, Bill attended Western Michigan University, majoring in Physical Education. Upon graduation from WMU in 1983, Bill began his career at Seaholm as the Head Trainer.

Now in his 38th year at Seaholm as the top Trainer, “Year round training is really the biggest difference I see in today’s athlete at Seaholm, including students focusing on only one sport and not playing 2-3 sports.”

Watson cites that the one-sport athlete tends to experience more injuries as the same muscles are used over and over. “Nowadays, kids are too specialized and I would like to see athletes involved in more than one sport.”

The Seaholm Baseball players are fortunate to have such a dedicated, skilled, and experienced trainer on Seaholm’s staff to help the players manage their injuries. Watson is an outstanding resource. Don’t hesitate in reaching out to Bill to manage existing injuries, nurse a sore arm, or developing a program to prevent injuries in the future.

In the first game, Seaholm JV Gold coasted to an easy victory over Kettering/Mott 15-1 on Saturday

Seaholm JV Gold tallied seven runs in the fourth inning. Seaholm JV Gold ’s big bats in the inning were led by singles by Kyle Robbins, Michael Tang, and Aiden Wolfson, walks by Andrew Laughlin and Eamon Kernen, and a sac fly by Nick Shenefelt.

Kyle Haugk earned the victory on the pitcher’s mound for Seaholm JV Gold . The righty lasted five innings, allowing two hits and one run while striking out 11 and walking zero.

Dunn took the loss for Kettering/Mott. The bulldog surrendered zero runs on one hit over two-thirds of an inning, walking zero.

Kauwe started the game for Kettering/Mott. The hurler lasted two and two-thirds innings, allowing seven hits and eight runs while striking out one and walking one

Seaholm JV Gold racked up 11 hits in the game. Tang, Haugk, and Robbins all managed multiple hits for Seaholm JV Gold . Robbins, Haugk, and Tang each collected two hits to lead Seaholm JV Gold .

In the second game, it was another victory blowout, this time 1-16. Details of the game unavailable.

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Seaholm JV Gold stayed in it until the end, but Bloomfield Hills pulled away late in a 6-2 victory on Friday. The game was tied at two with Bloomfield Hills batting in the top of the fifth when Cooney doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.

Bloomfield Hills knotted the game up at two in the top of the fourth inning, when an error scored one run for Bloomfield Hills.

Bloomfield Hills scored three runs in the seventh inning. The big inning for Bloomfield Hills came thanks to a single by Green, a groundout by Pavlon, and an error on a ball put in play by Cooney.

Pavlon toed the rubber for Bloomfield Hills. The fireballer went seven innings, allowing two runs on eight hits and striking out seven.

Eamon Kernen was on the mound for Seaholm JV Gold . The pitcher allowed six hits and three runs over five innings, striking out five and walking zero. Jack Lewis threw two innings in relief.

Lewis went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Seaholm JV Gold in hits.

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Seaholm Maples Varsity jumped out to an early lead over Bloomfield and took home a 9-7 victory on Friday. Seaholm Maples Varsity scored on a double by Colton Kinnie in the first inning and a single by Jack Hulgrave in the second inning.

Both offenses were strong at the plate as Seaholm Maples Varsity collected five hits and Bloomfield eight in the high-scoring affair

Seaholm Maples Varsity took the lead for good with two runs in the second inning. In the second Hulgrave singled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs.

Maples Varsity notched three runs in the fourth inning. Seaholm Maples Varsity offense in the inning was led by Ben Bierman, Kinnie, and Granden Kinnie, all driving in runs in the frame.

Bloomfield scored three runs in the fifth inning. Bloomfield scored its runs on a single by #9.

Hulgrave was credited with the victory for Seaholm Maples Varsity. The righthander lasted three innings, allowing three hits and three runs while striking out three. Grant Welch threw four innings in relief out of the bullpen. Welch recorded the last 12 outs to earn the save for Seaholm Maples Varsity.

Bloomfield’s #3 took the loss for Bloomfield. The bulldog surrendered zero runs on one hit over one and one-third innings, striking out two and walking zero.

Bloomfield’s #15 started the game for Bloomfield. The hurler surrendered four runs on two hits over one and two-thirds innings, striking out two

Seaholm Maples Varsity racked up five hits in the game. Kinnie and Sam Schumaker each collected multiple hits for Seaholm Maples Varsity. Schumaker and Kinnie each managed two hits to lead Seaholm Maples Varsity.

Bloomfield’s #6 went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Bloomfield in hits.

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