See ball, hit ball. The old school approach to batting is giving way to analytics, even at the high school level, where terms like launch angle and exit velocity are becoming part of the baseball vernacular. “It’s evolving and I think it’s going to become more dominant as time goes on,” new Boone Grove coach
Boone Grove has hired Patrick Antone as varsity baseball coach, pending school board approval. Antone has been an assistant coach at Andrean and Chesterton. He replaces Rollie Thill, who retired from coaching after 14 years and over 300 victories at the school.
It wasn’t the prettiest of days nor the prettiest of wins. In the Region’s only completed baseball game on a rainy Wednesday, host Boone Grove defeated Knox 12-2 in six innings in a Class 2A Sectional matchup. The Wolves (12-8) had 11 hits and took advantage of five Redskins errors… Click here for the full
At the PCC Baseball Tournament Championship game on Tuesday, May 23rd, Boone Grove senior Teddy Truby was named to the Baseball All-Conference Team. This is the first All-Conference nod for Truby, the Wolves’ catcher. Fellow senior Brett Adler and freshman Austin LeMar received Honorable Mention. Congratulations! 2017 PCC All-Conference Team 1. Hunter Ryan- Hebron *2.
Going from being a pup on a team of veterans to a veteran on a team of pups has been an adjustment for Boone Grove’s Ty Bothwell. “It’s always a learning experience when it comes to baseball,” Bothwell said. “Every year’s a new year. You have to face who leaves and who’s coming in, just
PORTER TOWNSHIP — By the time it reached the fifth inning Friday and Jake Everaert had set down the first 12 Boone Grove batters, the Hebron senior was thinking about it. Can I throw back-to-back perfect games? An Austin LeMar dribbler between Everaert and first baseman Travis Patrick wasn’t fielded cleanly and went for a
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In addition to a PCC Tournament Championship, Wolves received individual conference awards on Saturday, May 21st: Chuck Kidd was named the recipient of the Curtis G. Casbon Award, the Mental Attitude award for baseball for the Porter County Conference. Four Boone Grove Baseball players further received recognition by the Porter County Conference. Seniors Chuck Kidd, David
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — It’s starting to become a theme for Boone Grove. The opposing team strikes and the Wolves promptly strike back. “We did it (Wednesday) against Washington. We’ve done it a couple times this year,” coach Rollie Thill said. “That’s the sign of a pretty good team… Click here for the 5/21/16 NWI Times article
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — After a Boone Grove error let in the tying run in the sixth inning for Washington Township, the mojo of the Porter County Conference tournament opener had shifted to the home team’s bench. It didn’t last long. The Times No. 6 Wolves answered with a seven-run seventh to down the Senators 9-3…
