Bednar a pitcher on Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Baseball Team, helped to lead the Fightin’ Planets to take second place in the WPIAL Class 5A Championship and to compete in the PIAA quarterfinals this past season.
The team ended the 2018 regular season with an overall record of 12-5 and 9-3-2 in Section 1-5A play. Bednar was 8-0 with 120 strikeouts in 66 innings; he allowed only 39 hits and 11 walks; and he had a 0.64 earned run average (ERA).
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