Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Baseball Team advanced to the first round of the 2023 WPIAL Class 5A Boys Varsity Baseball Championship on May 17; but was defeated 6-4 by the Fox Chapel Foxes.
The Fightin’ Planets ended the regular season with an overall record of 14-5 and 5-5 in Section 3-5A.
Players on this year’s team included Thomas McLaren and Zachary Orosz, who signed letters of intent to play baseball at Washington & Jefferson College and the University of Mount Union, respectively. Also of note, junior Jackson Fox was selected for the Section 3 First Team; senior Benjamin Astbury to the Second Team; and juniors Jake Johnson and Charlie Bickel and sophomore Luke Goodworth received Honorable Mentions.
Rounding out the team were seniors Kyle Haddad, Richard Lusk, Samuel Schultz, Nolan Scott, Owen Smith, and Chase Winstead; juniors Jackson Fox, Shane Klinefelter and Jacob Maple; and, sophomores Roman Brunsell, Austin Kuremsky and Finn Seideneck.
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Baseball Players Selected for All-Section Teams
Several members of Mars Area High School Varsity Baseball Team were named among the top players in the region.
Junior Jackson Fox (Pitcher) was selected for the Section 3 First Team; senior Benji Astbury (Infield) to the Second Team; and sophomore Luke Goodworth (Infield), junior Jake Johnson (Infield), and junior Charlie Bickel (Pitcher) received Honorable Mentions.
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2021-2022
Baseball Players, Coach Receive Honors
Several members of Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Baseball Team were named among the top players in the region.
Senior Nathan Leshinsky (catcher), senior Trey Wagner (outfield), junior Thomas Mclaren (pitcher) and sophomore Jake Johnson (infield) were selected for the All-Section 2-5A First Team; and, senior Johnny Fratto (infield) and sophomore Shane Klinefelter (infield) for the Second Team. Senior Matt Mroz (pitcher) and junior Zack Orosz (outfield) received Honorable Mentions.
Also of note, senior Nathan Leshinsky (catcher) was named the team's MVP.
In addition, Jason Thompson, head coach, was named 2020-2021 Coach of the Year. The Fightin’ Planets advanced to the first round of the 2022 WPIAL Class 5A Boys Varsity Baseball Championship, after ending the regular season with an overall record of 14-5 and 11-1 in section, earning the Section 2-5A title.
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2022 WPIAL Class 5A Boys Varsity Baseball Championship
Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Baseball Team advanced to the first round of the 2022 WPIAL Class 5A Boys Varsity Baseball Championship on May 17, but was defeated 8-6 by the Chartiers Valley Colts.
The Fightin’ Planets ended the regular season with an overall record of 14-5 and 11-1 in section, earning the Section 2-5A title.
Players on this year’s team include senior Matthew Mroz, who has signed a letter of intent to join the Bearcats Men’s Baseball Team at St. Vincent College; and, senior Trey Wagner, who has signed a letter of intent to join the Wolverines Men’s Baseball Team at Grove City College.
Rounding out the team are seniors Jacob Apffel, John Fratto, Ty Garver, Lucas Kuremsky and Nathan Leshinsky; juniors Benjamin Astbury, Kyler Haddad, Carter King, Richard Lusk, Thomas Mclaren, Zachary Orosz, Samuel Schultz, Nolan Scott, Owen Smith and Chase Winstead; sophomores Charlie Bickel, Jackson Fox, Jake Johnson, Shane Klinefelter and Jacob Maple; and, freshman Finn Seideneck.
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