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Pickerington North Baseball

Tim Thomas - Head Baseball Coach
Phone: 830.2730

2008 Boys Baseball Schedule All Levels

Important Baseball Information

NEXT DIAMOND CLUB MEETING - June 8th at 7pm in Room 413.

Panther Baseball Summer Camp 2008

- Minor League Camp for players going into grades 1st– 8th will be held from 8:30am to 10:30am at the Pickerington North High School Softball Complex.

- Major League Camp for players going into grades 9th – 12th will be held from 10:45am to 1pm at the Pickerington North High School Baseball complex.

Click here form more information and a printable registration form.

2008 Varsity Baseball Results...

May 19, 2008 - DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Pickerington North 3 Newark 7
Pickerington North 100, 000, 2, 3-4-3
Newark 001, 100, 5, 7-11-2

May 13, 2008 - SECTIONAL FINAL
Pickerington North 11 Westerville North 5
Pickerington North 511, 004, 0, 11-12-1
Westerville North 000, 031, 1, 5-8-0
The Panthers (23-4) won their 16th game in a row against visiting Westerville North 11-5 in the first round of the state baseball playoffs. Junior Alex Borgan, Senior Adam Miller and Junior Kenny Yurasek combined to pitch the Panthers to victory.

May 12, 2008
Pickerington Nort 6 Newark Catholic 1
The Panthers (22-4) (9-1 OCC) continued their winning ways with a 6-1 win over host D4 Power Newark Catholic. Senior Chris Brubaker threw a complete game to pick up his 3rd win of the season.

May 10, 2008
Pickerington North 4 Teays Valley 1
Pickerington North 9 Zanesville 0
The Pickerington North Baseball team (21-4) (9-1 OCC) won their 13th and 14th consecutive games Saturday against visiting Teays Valley and Zanesville. In the first game, Sophomore Chase Myers (3-0) pitched 5 solid innings to pick up the win. Senior Chris Brubaker picked up his 3rd save of the season. Hitting stars include: Juniors Alex Borgan-3 hits; Eric Brindle-2 hits; Senior Adam Miller-2 hits. The Panthers were sparked by Speedster Freshman Alex Green scoring all the way from 1st on a single to the outfield. In the second game, 5th seeded Zanesville (21-3) was no match for the hot hitting Panthers (21-4). The Panthers exploded for 12 hits and 9 runs en route to a
9-0 shutout. Juniors Alex Borgan and Kenny Yurasek and Senior Adam Miller combined to give up just 4 hits in the win. Miller stayed hot at the plate with 2 hits and 2 runs. Other Panthers with 2 hits include: Senior Byron Johann, Juniors Alex Bayer, Jake Isabel and Sophomore Kyle Jeffries.

May 7, 2008
Pickerington North 10 Thomas Worthington 6
Pickerington North 020, 044, *, 10-11-2
Thomas Worthington 011, 101, 2, 6-8-1
The Panther bats stayed hot with 11 hits in beating league rival Thomas Worhtington 10-6. Junior Matt Hayes (4-0) pitched 6 2/3 innings to pick up the win and Senior Chris Brubaker recorded the final out to pick up the save. Offensively, the Panthers (19-4) (9-1 OCC) were led with 2 hits apiece by Senior Adam Miller and Junior Hayes-including a 3-run HR blast to secure the victory.

May 5, 2008
Pickerington North 19 Central Crossing 0
Pickerington North 943, 21*, *, 19-19-0
Central Crossing 000, 00*, *, 0-4-2
The Panthers (18-4) (8-1 OCC) clinched their first ever OCC Baseball crown Monday versus host Central Crossing. The Panther bats exploded for 19 runs on 20 hits and defensively played error free to give Junior Kenny Yurasek (4-1) the win. Hitting stars were Juniors Eric Brindle-2 hits, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Alex Bayer-3 hits, 3 RBI; Jake Isabel-2 hits, 3 RBI; Alex Borgan-2 hits, 3 runs; Kenny Yurasek-2 hits; Senior Adam Miller-3 hits, 3 runs, 4 RBI; and Sophomore Kyle Jeffries-3 hits, 3 runs, 2 RBI.

May 1, 2008
Pickerington North 13 Bloom Carroll 10
The Panthers (17-4) (7-1 OCC) had 16 hits to beat host Bloom Carroll. Senior Byron Johann stayed hot with 4 hits in 4 AB's including a HR, Double and 5 RBI as well as 2 Stolen Bases. Junior Alex Bayer added 3 hits and Juniors Jake Isabel and Kenny Yurasek added 2 hits in the win.

April 30, 2008
Pickerington North 10 Delaware 9
Pickerington North 100, 025, 100, 1, 10-16-2
Delaware 120, 204, 000, 0, 9-17-2
Wow, if you missed this one, you missed one of the best high school games of the year. The Panthers (16-4) (7-1 OCC) came back from a 9-3 deficit in the 6th inning to take a commanding 2 game lead in the OCC with 2 games to go. Senior Adam Miller came in to relieve Junior Alex Borgan and pitched a great 6 innings to pick up his 2nd win of the year. In all, the game went 10 innings with the Panthers smacking 17 hits. Junior Eric Brindle led the way with 4 hits in 5 AB's and scored 3 runs. Junior Kenny Yurasek had the game winning RBI with bases loaded to go along with his 3 hits, and Juniors Borgan, Matt Hayes, and Jake Isabel each had 2 hits apiece. Senior Byron Johann added 2 hits, 2 runs, and 2 RBI.

April 29, 2008
Pickerington North 4 Westerville Central 1
The Panthers (15-4) (6-1 OCC) picked up an important OCC win against visiting Westerville Central. Juniors Kenny Yurasek and Matt Hayes combined for the victory by pitching 7 solid innings. The Panther defense has no errors in the win. Offensively, the Panthers were led by Central District Player of the Week Byron Johann with 2 hits including a double. Also, Juniors Alex Bayer--Triple and Kenny Yurasek--Triple.

April 28, 2008
Pickerington North 4 Westerville Central 1
Pickerington North 003, 100, *, 4-6-0
Westerville Central 001, 000, 0, 1-5-0

April 26, 2008
Pickerington North 3 Utica 2
Pickerington North 13 Utica 3
The Panthers (14-4-1) (5-1 OCC) took both games of a double-header from visiting D2 power Utica. In game 1, Senior Adam Miller came in relief of Junior Alex Borgan to pick up the win with 5 solid innings of pitching. Junior Eric Brindle collected 3 hits including a double and triple. Miller added a triple and Junior Jake Isabel had 2 key hits in the win. In Game 2, Sophomore Chase Myers (2-0) pitched 4 good innings and Senior Chris Brubaker came in relief. Senior Byron Johann stayed hot with 3 more hits and 3 RBI. Junior Jake Isabel added 3 hits as well.

April 25, 2008
Pickerington Northy 20 Lancaster 10
The Panther bats exploded for 20 runs and 21 hits to run-rule visiting Lancaster. The Panthers (12-4-1) (5-1 OCC) were led by Senior Byron Johann's 2 Monster Home Runs and 6 RBI. Junior Alex Borgan added a Grand Slam and 5 RBI. Junior Eric Brindle collected 4 hits in the win.

April 24, 2008
Pickerington North 7 Dublin Scioto 0
Pickerington North 410, 020, *, 7-10-0
Dublin Scioto 000, 000, 0, 0-4-1
Junior Matt Hayes (3-0) pitched a complete game to pick up the victory over visiting Dublin Scioto. Junior Jake Isabel was the Star of the game with a 1st inning Grand Slam. Senior Adam Miller and Juniors Hayes, Isabel and Alex Borgan each collected 2 hits in the win.

April 23, 2008
Pickerington North 7 Marysville 0
Pickerington North 004, 300, 0, 7-7-0
Marysville 000, 000, 0, 0-5-8
Yurasek with the win.
Junior Kenny Yurasek (2-1) threw 5 solid innings including 7 strikeouts to pick up the win over host Marysville. Senior Adam Miller came in relief to close the game for the Panthers (10-4-1) (5-1 OCC). Senior Byron Johann led the way with 2 runs, 2 hits and 2 RBI. Juniors Matt Isabel-3 hits and 2 RBI; and Jake Isabel 2 hits, 1 run and 1 RBI contributed in the OCC win.

April 21, 2008
Pickerington North 6 Thomas Worthington 5
Pickerington North 000, 410, 1, 6-10-5
Thomas Worthington 120, 000, 2, 5-7-3
The Panthers (9-4-1) (4-1 OCC) won an exciting OCC game on the road @ Thomas Worthington 6-5. Junior Alex Borgan (3-1) pitched 7 innings and had 7 strikeouts to lead the Panthers to victory. Senior Byron Johann led the Panthers with 3 hits, including a 3 Run Home Run and 5 RBI. Senior Adam Miller added 2 hits and Junior Jake Isabel contributed 3 more hits.

April 19, 2008
Pickerington North 8 Reynoldsburg 10
Pickerington North 19 Reynoldsburg 4
The Panthers (8-4-1) (3-1 OCC) split 2 games with visiting Reynoldsburg. In the first game, Junior Kenny Yurasek (1-1) got the loss in relief of senior Adam Miller. Miller added 2 hits and 2 runs. Juniors Jake Isabel-2 hits and 3 RBI and Yurasek-2 hits and 1 run led the Panther offense. In all, the Panthers had 11 hits with 3 costly errors. In the second game, Sophomore Chase Meyers (2-0) pitched 5 good innings to get the win. The offense rebounded from the first game and put up 19 runs on 19 hits and 0 errors. Hitting stars of the game were Sophomores Xander Uxley-3 hits, 2 runs and 2 RBI and Kyle Jeffries-3 hits, 4 runs; Juniors Eric Brindle-Triple, 3 runs, 2 RBI and Alex Bayer-2 hits, 2 RBI and Matt Hayes-2 hits, 2 runs and Kenny Yurasek-2 hits, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Seniors Adam Miller-3 hits, 3 runs, and 2 RBI and Byron Johann-2 hits with 3 RBI.

April 18, 2008
Pickerington North 17 Pickerington Central 4
The Panthers (7-3-1) (3-1 O.C.C.) exploded for 17 runs and 18 hits in a 5 inning Run Rule over host Pickerington Central. This was the first meeting of the 2 schools. Junior Matt Hayes (2-0) picked up the win with 5 good innings. Junior Alex Bayer took player of the game honors with a double, triple and a Monster 3 run Home Run. Bayer ended with 5 RBI and 4 runs. Senior Byron Johann added 3 hits (2 doubles) and 2 runs in the win.

April 16, 2008
Pickerington North 16 Central Crossing 6
The Panthers (6-3-1) (3-1 OCC) pounded out 17 runs on 21 hits to pick up the OCC win. Junior Kenny Yurasek (1-0) picked up the win in relief of Junior Jake Isabel. Senior Adam Miller went 4-4 with 3 RBI and 2 runs to lead the Panthers. Junior Matt Hayes had 3 big hits and 2 RBI as well.

April 15, 2008
Pickerington North 1 Delaware 8
The Panthers (5-3-1) (2-1 OCC) could only scratch out 3 hits against league foe Delaware. Junior Alex Borgan (1-1) had 6 strikeouts in the complete game loss.

April 12, 2008
Pickerington North 15 Watkins Memorial 8
Pickerington North 11 Watkins Memorial 0
The Panthers (5-2-1) (2-0 OCC) took both games of a double-header against Watkins Memorial on Saturday. In the first game, Junior Matt Hayes (1-0) picked up his first win of the year. Offensively, the Panthers scored in every inning but the 7th. Junior Alex Bayer was on fire with 3 hits, 3 RBI and 2 runs Also, Junior Kenny Yurasek hit his 1st career HR and just missed another. He ended with 2 hits, 3 runs, and 4 RBI. In the second game, Senior Chris Brubaker (2-1) and Sophomore Chase Myers (0-0) combined for a 1-hit shutout 5 inning run rule. The Panther bats stayed hot with 14
hits in 5 innings. Seniors Adam Miller and Byron Johann had 2 hits and 2 runs each. Juniors Eric Brindle and Alex Bayer had 2 hits as well. Also Junior Jake Isabel had 3 hits and 4 RBI.

April 11, 2008
Cancelled due to rain vs. Pickerington Central

April 9, 2008
Pickerington North 12 Westerville Central 7
The Panthers (3-2-1) (2-0 O.C.C.) stayed unbeaten in league play with a
12-7 victory over Westerville Central. Junior Alex Borgan (1-1) led the way with 8 strikeouts in 6 innings of work. Senior Adam Miller came in to close the game in the 7th. The Panther bats banged out 19 hits in the win. Senior Byron Johann hit a towering Home Run and Juniors Alex Bayer and Jake Isabel had 3 hits apiece. Sophomore catcher Kyle Jeffries continued his hot hitting with 3 more hits. Also leading the way were Juniors Matt Hayes (2 doubles) and Eric Brindle 2 hits.

April 8, 2008
Pickerington North 4 DeSales 12
The Panthers (2-2-1) dropped a non-league game against DII power Desales 12-4. Junior Kyle Jeffries led the Panther offense with 2 hits. Senior Chris Brubaker (1-1) took the loss.

April 7, 2008
Pickerington North 7 Marysville 2
The Panthers (2-1-1) (1-0 O.C.C.) opened up OCC play with a 7-2 home victory. The Panthers were led by Junior Jake Isabel (1-1) throwing a complete game 4-hitter. The offense was led by Junior Alex Borgan's 3 RBI. Senior Byron Johann had 2 hits in the win.

April 5, 2008
Pickerington North 0 Dublin Coffman 0
Double-header rained out-No make-up scheduled

April 4, 2008
Pickerington North 0 Bloom Carroll 0
Rained out-Make-up date Tuesday May 6

April 3, 2008
Pickerington North 4 New Albany 0
Finally, a win for the 2008 Panther Baseball team. Senior Chris Brubaker (1-0) led the Panthers (1-1-1) to a 4-0 win over New Albany. He pitched a complete game 1-hit shutout. Junior Jake Isabel led the Panther hitting attack with 3 hits. Junior Kenny Yurasek made several great catches in Centerfield and also made a catch and throw to 1st for the rare 7-3 Double play.

April 2, 2008
Pickerington North 8 Watterson 8
A first for Pickerington North, A tie. The Panthers (0-1-1) played Watterson to an 8-8 tie after 10 innings. The game was called due to darkness with no make-up scheduled. The Panther hitting attack was led by Senior Byron Johann with 4 hits and 5 RBI.

March 31, 2008
Pickerington North 5 St. Charles 6
The season did not start out on a positive note for the Panther Baseball team (0-1). The team dropped its first contest of the season. The Offense was led by Juniors Eric Brindle (2 for 3) and Alex Bayer (2 for 4 with 2 RBI and 2 doubles). Senior Byron Johann stole 2 bases in the loss. Brindle and Sophomore Brady Heins made several outstanding defensive plays. Junior Jake Isabel (0-1) took the loss coming in relief of starter Adam Miller after 3 innings.

2008 Junior Varsity Baseball Results...

April 12, 2008
Pickerington North 8 Watkins Memorial 6
Offensively, Nick Crites was 2 for 4, Ben Dilg was 2 for 4, and Xander Uxley was 1 for 3 with 1 run scored and 2 RBIs. Kyle Sorensen started his first JV game, giving up 1 run on 5 hits while striking out 3 through 4 innings.

April 12, 2008
Pickerington North 20 Watkins Memorial 1
The Panthers won 20 – 1 in 5 innings. They were lead offensively by Alex Green (3 for 3 with 3 runs and 2 RBIs), Xander Uxley (2 for 4 with 3 runs and 2 RBIs), and Ben Dilg (1 for 3 with 2 runs and 3 RBIs). Drew Williams and Matt Scerba combined to hold the Warriors to 1 run on just 3 hits.

April 9, 2008
Pickerington North 12 Westerville Central 0
The Panthers won the game 12–0 in 5 innings, scoring 12 runs on 9 hits. Xander Uxley had a nohitter through 4 and 2/3 innings.

April 7, 2008
Pickerington North 14 Marysville 3
The Panthers were lead offensively buy Austin Butler (2 for 3 with 3 runs and 2 RBIs), and Nick Crites (2 for 3 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs). Chase Myers threw a 5 inning complete game, scattering 9 hits while striking out 9 and walking 2.

April 3, 2008
Pickerington North 7 New Albany 2
Offensively, the Panthers were lead by, Austin Butler who went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a Run. Nick Crites was 1 for 1 with a double and 1 RBI. Crites also pitched a complete game, scattering 4 hits and striking out 7.

April 2, 2008
Pickerington North 5 Watterson 4
They were lead offensively by Zach Huskey, who went 2 for 3. Xander Uxley drew 3 walks scoring 2 runs. Drew Williams had a bases clearing double, and Austin Butler had a game winning squeeze in the top of the 7th. Ryan Barber pitched 1 and 1/3 innings to get the win.

2007 Varsity Baseball Results...

2007 Sectional Champions!

2007 Baseball Stats/ Awards/ 2008 Preview

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Go to Division I Baseball Sectional/ District Tournament brackets & results

May 14, 2007 - DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Pickerington North 1 Hilliard Davidson 5
Pickerington North 001, 000, 0, 1-8-1
Hilliard Davidson 004, 100, *, 5-6-0

May 10, 2007 - SECTIONAL FINAL
Pickerington North 11 Westerville North 6
Pickerington North 501, 230, 0, 11-15-4
Westerville North 020, 310, 0, 6-9-1

May 5, 2007
Pickerington North 17 Lancaster 5
Panthers run rule the #3 seed Lancaster Gales in Lancaster this past Saturday. Senior Andy Podolak improved to 5-1 on the season with a complete game victory. He also led the Panthers with a towering Homerun. Sophomore Alex Bayer had 3 hits and 3 runs, Junior Byron Johann had 3 hits and 5 RBI, Eric Brindle, Adam Miler, and Brett McEvoy each had 2 hits in the victory. The Panthers smacked 16 hits in 5 innings in their final tune-up before the Sectional tournament coming up this Thurday. The Panthers finish the regular season with a 17-8 record and 7-3 mark in the OCC.

May 4, 2007
Pickerington North 12 Liberty Union 0
Panthers pound out 10 hit in 5 innings to run rule visiting Liberty Union.

May 3, 2007
Pickerington North 10 Hilliard Darby 7
Panthers beat the #1 seed Hillard Darby in a non-league game 10-7 this past Thursday. Sophomore Jake Isabel pitched a solid 5 innings and Alex Borgan came in to preserve the win. Sophomore Alex Bayer was the hitting star with 3 hits including a Monster Homerun to lead the Panthers to victory. Isabel, Adam Miller, Andy Podolak and Brett McEvoy each had 2 hits in the win.

May 2, 2007
Pickerington North 3 Thomas Worthington 4
Pickerington North 021, 000, 0, 3-9-2
Thomas Worthington 301, 000, *, 4-7-1
Panthers lose 4-3 in the OCC title game to host Thomas Worthington. Senior Justin Ellis pitched a great game, but fell just one hit short of the victory. Another exciting play at the plate, but this time the Panthers were called out at the plate. Eric Brindle, Justin Ellis, Alex Bayer and Nick Bayer each had 2 hits to lead the Panthers.

May 1, 2007
Pickerington North 3 Delaware 2
Pickerington North 000, 030, 0, 3-8-2
Delaware 100, 010, 0, 2-8-1
Panthers traveled to Delaware to win one of the most exciting high school baseball games you will ever see. Junior Adam Miller pitched a solid 6 innings and Senior Justin Ellis came in to get the save in the 7th. The game ended on a perfect relay from the left field fence started by Adam Miller (LF) relayed by Eric Brindle (SS) and caught by Alex Bayer (C). The Panthers were also paced by Home Runs from Sophomores Eric Brindle and Alex Bayer.

April 30, 2007
Pickerington North 7 Central Crossing 1
Pickerington North 501, 001, *, 7-9-0
Central Crossing 001, 000, 0, 1-5-2
Panthers picked up another OCC win over visiting Central Crossing. Senior Andy Podolak (4-1) picked up the win and Adam Miller came in relief. Sophomores Eric Brindle and Alex Bayer led the offense with 3 hits and 2 hits respectively. Senior Paul Callahan had a great Senior Night with 2 hits, 1 run and 1 RBI.

April 28, 2007
Pickerington North 2 Hilliard Davidson 7
Pickerington North 110, 000, 0, 2-6-2
Hilliard Davidson 101, 041, 0, 7-9-2

April 28, 2007
Pickerington North 8 Hilliard Davidson 12
Pickerington North 312, 200, 0, 8-11-4
Hilliard Davidson 120, 207, 0, 12-11-1

April 24, 2007
Pickerington North 6 Fisher Catholic 0
Pickerington North 101, 004, *, 6-8-0
Fisher Catholic 000, 000, 0, 0-5-0
Sophomore Jake Isabel threw a solid 5 innings and Alex Borgasn came in to finish the game with 2 good innings. Junior Byron Johann had 2 hits, 1 RBI and 1 run to lead the Panther attack.

April 23, 2007
Pickerington North 16 Westerville Central 4
Pickerington North 222, 402, 4, 16-17-2
Westerville Central 202, 000, 0, 4-5-4
Senior Justin Ellis (3-0) pitched a comlete game to lead the Panthers to an OCC win. What a day for the Panther hitting attack. The Panthers smacked 6 Homeruns--2 each from Ellis and fellow Senior Andy Podolak and one each from Byron Johann and Eric Brindle. Alex Bayer contributed 3 hits and 4 RBI. The win improved the Panthers overall record to 11-5 and 5-2 in the OCC.

April 21, 2007
Pickerington North 17 Watkins Memorial 0
Pickerington North 470, 6**, *, 17-17-1
Watkins Memorial 000, 00*, 8, 0-0-1
The Panthers stayed hot and put up 17 runs in only 5 innings in the 2nd game of the Double header. The highlight of the day came when Sophomore pitcher Matt Hayes (1-2) threw the first NO-HITTER in school history. Hitting stars with 2 hits apiece were: Eric Brindle, Adam Miller, Justin Ellis, Byron Johann, Matt Hayes, Alex Borgan, Kyle Kellogg, and Paul Callahan. Overall the Panthers are 10-5 and 4-2 in the OCC.

April 21, 2007
Pickerington North 5 Watkins Memorial 3
Pickerington North 410, 000, *, 5-7-1
Watkins Memorial 100, 200, 0, 3-6-1
Junior Chris Brubaker (1-0) threw 4 good innings and Sophomore Kenny Yurasek came in to get the save as the Panthers beat visiting Watkins Memorial in the first game of their Doubleheader. Senior Brett McEvoy led the hitting attack with 2 hits.

April 20, 2007
Pickerington North 15 Dublin Jerome 3
Pickerington North 511, 17*, *, 15-15-1
Dublin Jerome 300, 00*, *, 3-6-6
The Panthers jumped on Jerome early and never looked back on their way to beating state ranked Jerome 15-3. Senior Andy Podolak pitched a solid 5 hitter en route to his 3rd win (3-1). Hitting stars were Sophomores Eric Brindle, Alex Bayer, and Jake Isabel all with 3 hits. Adam Miller, Andy Podolak and Byron Johann each had 2 hits to lead the Panthers.

April 19, 2007
Pickerington North 0 New Albany 11
Pickerington North 000, 00*, *, 0-2-1
New Albany 005, 33*, *, 11-13-0
The #1 team in D2 came to North today and proved their ranking. New Albany scored 11 runs on 13 hits and the Panthers could only manage 2 hits in an 11-0 defeat.

April 18, 2007
Pickerington North 8 Marysville 7
Pickerington North 010, 013, 21, 8-12-2
Marysville 400, 100, 20, 7-12-4
Borgan picked up the win.

April 16, 2007
Pickerington North 7 Thomas Worthington 5
Pickerington North 003, 103, 0, 7-7-1
Thomas Worthington 130, 100, 0, 5-8-1

April 14, 2007
Pickerington North 13 Bexley 5
Panthers continued their winning ways with a soggy 13-5 win over visiting Bexley on Sat. Sophomore Jake Isabel came in relief of Alex Borgan and pitched a solid 4 innings for the Panthers. The second game of the double-header was rained out with no make-up date. The Panthers look forward to warmer weather this week with 6 games scheduled through Saturday. The Panthers finished the week standing at 5 wins and 4 losses overall and 2 wins and 2 losses in the OCC.

April 13, 2007
Pickerington North 12 Central Crossing 2
The Panthers picked up an OCC league win with their 12-2 victory over Central Crossing last Fri. Senior Justin Ellis (1-0) picked up his first victory in his first start of the season. Junior Adam Miller pitched a solid 3 innings to lead the Panthers to victory. The Panthers smacked 16 hits in only 6 innings. Sophomore Eric Brindle continued his hot hitting with 3 hits. Senior Nick Bayer and his brother Sophomore Alex Bayer continued hitting success as well to lead the Panthers in victory.

April 10, 2007
Pickerington North 0 Westerville Central 6
Pickerington North 000, 000, 0, 0-5-1
Westerville Central 010, 014, 0, 6-12-0
The Panthers Andy Podolak (2-1) lost his first varsity game after winning his first 10 decisions. He pitched a strong 5 innings, but Central put together 12 singles to get the OCC victory. Opposing pitcher Ben Thomas struck out 13 Panther batters. The Panther dropped to (1-2) in the league and (3-4) overall.

April 9, 2007
Pickerington North 2 Delaware 5
Pickerington North 101, 000, 0, 2-8-2
Delaware 221, 000, 0, 5-6-0
The Panthers suffered their 1st OCC league loss to visiting Delaware Monday 5-2. Sophomore Matt Hayes (0-1) took the loss.

April 6, 2007
Pickerington North 2 Kings High Cincinnati 8
The Panthers traveled to Cincinnati for Spring Break this past weekend to attempt to play 3 games against some good competition. Unfortunately, mother nature took over and only one game was played. Junior Byron Johann (0-1) lost his first game of the season and the Panthers lost 8-2. The
highlight of th egame was the 15 minute Snow Delay in the 3rd inning. Play resumed but the Panthers offense stayed cold. The only hitting stars of the game were: Senior Andy Podolak with 2 doubles; Sophomores Eric Brindle with 3 singles and Matt Hayes 1 hit and 2 RBI. Good luck to the Panthers next week as they have 3 consecutive league games scheduled M, T, and W.

April 2, 2007
Pickerington North 9 Marysville 0
Pickerington North 401, 400, 0, 9-8-0
Marysville 000, 000, 0, 0-7-3
The Panthers opened OCC league play today @ Marysville with a solid 9-0 win. Senior Andy Podolak (2-0) pitched a complete game to pick up the win. Offensively, the Panthers pounded out 8 hits including a 1st inning 3-run HR by Senior Brett McEvoy. Other hitting stars of the game were Sophomores Eric Brindle-2 hits and 3 runs and Alex Bayer-2hits and 3 RBI. Defensively, the Panthers were perfect with several spectacular plays including turning 2 double plays by Justin Ellis and eric Brindle and a diving catch made by Junior Kyle Kellogg.

March 31, 2007
Pickerington North 3 Reynoldsburg 8
Pickerington North 000, 030, *, 3-3-1
Reynoldsburg 001, 007, *, 8-7-3
The Panthers suffered their first loss of the season with a rain shortened 8-3 final. Sophomore Alex Borgan (0-1) took the loss. The Panther offense could only get 4 singles against a solid Raider pitching staff. The second game of the DH was rained out.

March 28, 2007
Pickerington North 17 Bloom Carroll 9
Pickerington North 411, 65*, *, 17-12-1
Bloom Carroll 207, 00*, *, 9-7-1
The Baseball Panthers won their 2nd game in a row to stay undefeated 17-9 over visiting Bloom Carroll. Junior Adam Miller (1-0) picked up his first Varsity win with a strong 4 innings in relief of Byron Johann. The offense was led by Seniors Brett McEvoy and Nick Bayer and Sophomore Eric Brindle all contributing 3 hits in the win.

March 27, 2007
Pickerington North 12 Canal Winchester 5
Pickerington North 001, 551, 0, 12-10-1
Canal Winchester 120, 002, 0, 5-7-5
The Pickerington North Baseball Team opened the season last Tuesday with a 12-5 win over host Canal Winchester. Senior Andy Podolak (1-0) picked up the win and Sophomore Alex Borgan pitched 3 strong innings in relief. Senior Justin Ellis paced the Panthers with 3 hits and 5 RBI's. He also delivered a towering 3-Run Home Run to put away the Indians. Other hitting stars were: 3 hits-Senior Nick Bayer, 2 hits each-Eric Brindle, Alex Bayer and Brett McEvoy.

May 10, 2006
Pickerington North 13 Newark Catholic 10
Pickerington North 421, 420, *, 13-15-1
Newark Catholic 002, 160, 1, 10-6-3
Johann with the win.

May 4, 2006
Pickerington North 12 St. Charles 1
Pickerington North 413, 4**, *, 12-12-0
St. Charles 100, 00*, *, 1-4-2
The Panthers ended this game in 5 innings with a complete game 4-hitter from Senior Nick Nevius. It was Senior day and all 11 seniors got into the action. Mark Galvin had 3 big hits including 2 triples and 3 RBI. Lee Norman had 2 hits and 2 RBI. Nick Nevius had 2 hits and scored 3 runs. Mike Gould had 2 hits and 3 RBI. Nick Twyman had 2 doubles and 2 RBI to lead the Panther hitters to victory.

May 3, 2006
Pickerington North 10 Watkins Memorial 0
Pickerington North 310, 24*, *, 10-7-1
Watkins Memorial 000, 00*, *, 0-2-2
The Panthers run ruled the league champs in 5 innings. Junior Brett McEvoy had 3 key RBI to pace the Panthers hitting attack. Senior Mark Galvin added 2 doubles and Senior Matt Giller scored 3 runs in the victory. Junior Andy Podolak improved his overall record to 6-0 with the complete game win. The Watkins loss was their first in the conference this season. The Panthers finished the league with a 7-3 mark and Watkins ended 9-1.

May 1, 2006
Pickerington North 3 Dublin Jerome 4
Pickerington North 002, 001, 00, 3-7-0
Dublin Jerome 020, 000, 11, 4-6-1
The Panthers lost a tough road game to league rival Jerome in 8 innings. Junior Justin Ellis and Senior Lee Norman pitched 4 innings each and Senior Mark Galvin and Norman added 2 hits each to help the Panthers in a losing cause.

April 29, 2006
Pickerington North 6 Groveport 5
The Panthers squeeked by with a 6 to 5 win to improve their season record to 17 wins and 5 losses. Junior Brett McEvoy relieved Sophomore Adam Miller to pick up his second win of the season. Junior Justin Ellis had 3 big hits and Senior Lee Norman came up with 2 hard hits to pace the Panther attack. Senior Nick Nevius had the game winning RBI in the bottom of the 8th inning to lead the Panthers to victory.

April 29, 2006
Pickerington North 12 Licking Valley 0
Pickerington North 024, 6**, *, 12-14-0
Licking Valley 000, 00*, *, 0-1-1
The Panthers entertained visiting Licking Valley in the first game of a double-header and Sophomore Byron Johann pitched a complete game 1-hitter to improve his season record to 2 wins and 0 losses. The Panther outscored Licking Valley 12 to 0 in a 5 inning run rule. Panther hitting stars of the game included Juniors Justin Ellis-2 hits, Andy Podolak-2 hits and 2 RBI's, Brett McEvoy-3 hits and 3 runs, Seniors Lee Norman-2 hits and 3 RBI's, Nick Nevius-2 hits and 2 RBI's, and Mike Gould had his first home run of the season to go along with 2 RBI.

April 28, 2006
Pickerington North 8 Dublin Jerome 3
Pickerington North 120, 014, *, 8-10-1
Dublin Jerome 000, 003, 0, 3-5-5
The Panthers continued their winning ways in the league with an 8 to 3 victory over visiting Dublin Jerome. Junior Andy Podolak pitched his second consecutive complete game improving his season record to 5 wins and 0 losses. Podolak also had 2 big hits and 2 RBI's to help the Panthers to victory. Junior Nick Bayer had another good day at the plate with 2 more hits.

April 26, 2006
Pickerington North 3 Big Walnut 2
Pickerington North 001, 001, 01, 3-8-3
Big Walnut 000, 011, 00, 2-7-0
The Panthers completed the series sweep of league opponent Big Walnut with a 3 to 2 victory. Senior Pat Sullivan picked up his second win of the season as the team improved it's league record to 5 wins and 2 losses. Senior Mark Galvin led the way with 2 hits and 2 runs scored.

April 24, 2006
Pickerington North 2 Olentangy Liberty 3
Pickerington North 010, 010, 0, 2-7-2
Olentangy Liberty 000, 201, 0, 3-4-0
Juniors Brett McEvoy and Nick Bayer each had 2 hits to lead the Panthers offense.

April 22, 2006
Pickerington North 12 Fisher Catholic 2
Pickerington North 028, 101, *, 12-9-1
Fisher Catholic 000, 200, *, 2-1-2
In the second game, Sophomore Byron Johann and Senior Pat Sullivan combined to pitch a 1-hitter in a 12 to 2 win over visiting Fisher Catholic. Senior Nick Twyman collected 3 hits and 3 RBI's for the victorius Panthers. Junior Justin Ellis also had 3 hits in the win. The Panthers finished the week with a season mark of 13 wins and 4 losses.

April 22, 2006
Pickerington North 9 Thomas Worthington 4
Pickerington North 003, 060, *, 9-9-0
Thomas Worthington 102, 100, 0, 4-8-1
The Panthers swept a double-header today. In the first game, Junior Andy Podalak improved his season record to 4 and 0 with a 9 to 4 complete game win over visiting Thomas Worthington. Junior Nick Bayer was the hitting star of the game with 2 big hits and 4 RBI's.

April 20, 2006
Pickerington North 14 Franklin Heights 1
Pickerington North 207, 50*, *, 14-11-0
Franklin Heights 010, 00*, *, 1-7-6
The Panthers got back on the winning trail with a 14 to 1 league win over Franklin Heights. Senior Mark Galvin and Junior Nick Bayer each collected two hits in the win. Junior Brett McEvoy picked up his first victory of the season and Senior Nick Nevius came in to pitch the final 2 innings. The Panthers now stand at 4 and 1 in the league.

April 19, 2006
Pickerington North 4 Hilliard Darby 7
The Panthers lost another tough game to a very good Hilliard Darby team 7 to 4. Pat Sullivan continued his hard hitting with 2 more hits to pace the Panthers.

April 18, 2006
Pickerington North 2 Watkins Memorial 5
Pickerington North 000, 020, 0, 2-5-1
Watkins Memorial 010, 202, 0, 5-4-2
The Panthers suffered their first league defeat of the season 5-2 to Watkins Memorial. Senior Mark Galvin and Junior Justin Ellis combined to only give up 4 hits for the Panthers. The Panthers stand at 3 and 1 in the league and 10 and 3 overall.

April 17, 2006
Pickerington North 12 Big Walnut 2
Pickerington North 020, 134, 2, 12-20-1
Big Walnut 002, 000, 0, 2-8-2
Panthers win their 3rd straight league game with a 12-2 win over Big Walnut. Junior Andy Podalak picked up his 3rd Win of the year. Senior Pat Sullivan came in to pick up the Save. Sullivan paced the Panthers with a Home Run and a triple and Senior Lee Norman collected 3 hits and 3 RBI's. Senior Mike Gould also had 3 hits for the Panthers.

April 14, 2006
Pickerington North 9 Westerville North 8
Pickerington North 240, 011, 1, 9-9-5
Westerville North 000, 080, 0, 8-10-2
On Friday the Panthers played their last game of the week against Westerville North. The Panthers jumped out to a 6 run lead and held on for the win 9 to 8. Seniors Mark Galvin-3 hits and 3 runs, and Chris Nordaby-2 hits and 2 RBI led the Panthers. Galvin came in in the 7th to pick up his 2nd win this season. Junior Andy Podalak drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 7th with a sacrifice fly.

April 13, 2006
Pickerington North 9 Fairfax, VA 8
Pickerington North 205, 110, *, 9-14-1
Fairfax 500, 010, 2, 8-13-4
On Thursday the Panthers took on Fairfax, Virginia. The Panthers were led by Junior pitcher Justin Ellis as he pitched a strong 4 innings to pick up his second win of the season. The Panthers won a close game 9 to 8. Ellis also had 3 hits to lead the Panthers. Junior Andy Podalak had 2 hits and 3 RBI and Seniors Pat Sullivan and Matt Isabel each had 3 hits to lead the Panthers to victory.

April 11, 2006
Pickerington North 3 Land O'Lakes, FL 4
Pickerington North 000, 010, 2, 3-7-2
Land O'Lakes 003, 100, 0, 4-7-3
On Tuesday, the Panthers played a double-header and lost two tough games. In the first game. the Panthers took on Land O Lakes, Florida. Senior Mark Galvin pitched 4 good innings, but took the loss. Juniors Andy Podalak-2 hits and Justin Ellis-3 hits paced the Panthers at bat. This was the Panthers first loss of the season. Land O Lakes record is currently 24 and 3.

April 11, 2006
Pickerington North 4 George Mason, VA 10
Pickerington North 300, 010, 0, 4-8-1
George Mason 300, 010, 6, 10-11-1
In the second game on Tuesday, the Panthers played George Mason, Virginia. The Panthers lost a tough game that was tied going into the 7th inning. George Mason ended up getting 6 runs in the 7th inning and won 10 to 4. Senior Mark Galvin and Juniors Justin Ellis and Andy Podalak paced the Panthers with 2 hits apiece.

April 10, 2006
Pickerington North 9 Clarkstown, NY 5
Pickerington North 430, 110, *, 9-14-0
Clarkstown 001, 003, 1, 5-6-1
In the first game Monday the Panthers beat Clarkstown New York 9 to 5. Junior Tyler Campbell picked up the win with a strong 4 innings pitched giving up only 1 earned run. Leading the Panthers offensively were Seniors Mark Galvin-3 hits, Lee Norman-2 hits, and Junior Andy Podalak-3 hits and 3 RBI's.

April 6, 2006
Pickerington North 9 Lancaster 2
Pickerington North 110, 015, 1, 9-11-0
Lancaster 000, 110, 0, 2-6-4
Junior Andy Podalak pitched into the 7th inning and Senior Lee Norman came in to finish the game. Seniors Mark Galvin, Nick Nevius, Mike Gould and Norman had 2 hits apiece for the Panthers. The Panthers record is now 6 and 0.

April 5, 2006
Pickerington North 3 Olentangy Liberty 0
Pickerington North 200, 000, 1, 3-4-2
Olentangy Liberty 000, 000, 0, 0-4-2
Senior Mark Galvin pitched 5 scoreless innings and Junior Tyler Campbell pitched the final 2 innings to pick up the save. Senior Nick Nevius led the Panthers with 2 hits and 2 RBI's. The Panthers record is now 5 and 0 and 2 and 0 in the conference.

April 4, 2006
Pickerington North 11 Franklin Heights 1
Pickerington North 1(10)0, 0**, *, 11-13-1
Franklin Heights 001, 00*, *, 1-4-3
Senior Pat Sullivan pitched a strong 3 innings and Junior Tyler Campbell pitched 1 solid inning as well. The Panthers had 26 hits in route to a 31 to 1 win. The Panthers were led by Seniors Mark Galvin-5 hits and 4 RBI's, and Nick Nevius-4 hits and 5 RBI's. The Panthers stayed undefeated at 4 and 0 and 1 and 0 in the conference.

April 1, 2006
Pickerington North 8 Reynoldsburg 2
Pickerington North 041, 3**, *, 8-9-0
Reynoldsburg 101, 00*, *, 2-7-0
In the second game, the Panthers jumped out quick and never looked back, winning 8-2. Senior Lee Norman picked up his first win of the season with 3 strong innings on the mound. Hitting stars of this game were Seniors Mike Gould, Nick Bayer and Nick Twyman.

April 1, 2006
Pickerington North 7 Reynoldsburg 6
Pickerington North 000, 050, 000, 02, 7-10-1
Reynoldsburg 131, 000, 000, 01, 6-14-0
The Panthers took the first game 7-6 in a marathon 10 innings. Senior Mark Galvin collected 4 hits to pace the Panthers. Junior Andy Podalak picked up his first win of the season. Senior Pat Sullivan, Galvin and Junior Tyler Campbell also pitched to help the Panthers to victory.

March 30, 2006
Pickerington North 3 Newark 0
Pickerington North 200, 010, 0, 3-7-0
Newark 000, 000, 0, 0-2-3
Junior Justin Ellis pitched a 1-hitter over 6 innings to pick up his first win of the year. Senior Mark Galvin pitched the final inning to pick up the save. Galvin and Senior Matt Isabel each collected 2 hits apiece for the victorious Panthers.