The Mail Tribune recently featured Crater third baseman Corey Wynant on the cover of its sports page. Corey is a four year starter for Crater and last year was named to the Honorable Mentioned All-State team. A big key to the team’s success this year has been Corey’s willingness to move from short stop to third base without complaint. Check out the article by clicking here.
Crater Sweeps Grants Pass
Anthony Martin Drives the ball against Ashland
Both the Varsity and JV baseball teams swept Grants Pass on Saturday, April 14th. The victories improved the Varsity’s record to 13-1 and 5-1 in league play. They’ll head to Roseburg on Saturday, April 21st. The JV improved to 7-3 on the season. They’ll visit Grants Pass again on Wednesday before traveling to Roseburg on Saturday.
Crater Keeps Hot Start Going
Varsity centerfielder Cole Berriochoa
Crater’s hot start on the diamond is getting a lot of press in the Mail Tribune. To read about the team’s victory over Ashland, follow this link. This Saturday the team is scheduled to host Grants Pass beginning at noon at Anhorn Field.
Little Lake Anhorn
Fishing for the one that got away on the JV Field
Painter’s Hot Start Featured
After getting off to a hot start for the 2012 season, Crater pitcher Chris Painter is featured on the cover of the March 31st Medford Mail Tribune Sports section. You can read the article by clicking here.
Crater Defeats Defending State Champs
At the 6th annual Southern Oregon Spring Break Tourney, Crater used a game winning home run by Blake Fahndrich and clutch pitching by Chris Painter to defeat defending state champion Westview 5-3. With the win, Crater advances to the tourney championship Friday night at 7 p.m.. Read the Medford Mail Tribune article by clicking here. Update: The final day of the Southern Oregon Spring Break Tourney has been cancelled due to weather.
Crater Sweeps South Medford
Strong pitching by Nolan Bastendorf and Chris Painter, along with a pair of homeruns by Corey Wynant, propelled Crater to a pair of conference wins over South. You can read the Mail Tribune articles by clicking here. Crater is off to a 3-0 start heading into the 6th Annual Spring Break Tourney this week at Anhorn Field. Crater’s first tourney game is Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday’s Game Rained Out
Saturday’s Varsity game with Arcata has been cancelled due to rain. Varsity and JV players will practice on Saturday. The deadline for placing gear orders has been extended to Monday.
Thurston Game Rained Out
Today’s (March 15th) games with Thurston for both Varsity and JV have been cancelled due to weather. They’ll be rescheduled at a later date. If there’s a break in the rain, the Varsity will host Arcata, California, this Saturday, (March 17th) at 3:00. On Tuesday (March 20th) Grants Pass will be at Anhorn for 4:30 games with both Varsity and JV.
The Freshmen won their first game at Roseburg on Tuesday. Their schedule is currently being rebuilt due to several local high schools being unable to field a freshmen-level team.
Coffee Fundraiser & Baseball Gear
Now you can support Crater Baseball and fuel your java habit at the same time. The ballplayers are selling 12 ounce bags of freshly-roasted Vital Joe Coffee Company coffee beans. The bags cost $12 each and each ballplayers is expected to sell at least ten bags. To buy a bag, track down a Crater Baseball player. If your a player or a parent of a player, you can click here for the fundraiser info sheet or here for the order form.
You can also order official team gear including embroidered sweatshirts, UnderArmour shorts, beanies, and more, all bearing the Crater Baseball “crossed bat” logo. The catalog can be found here, and the order form can be uploaded here. Orders must be to the Crater High bookkeeper by March 16th. We’ll also have traditional Crater Baseball gear including game hats, performance tees bearing the new logo (stay tuned), sweathshirts, and (soon) women’s-fit tees, all available in our snack bar at Anhorn Field during Varsity games.