FGR Baseball

‼️📷 GAMEDAY📷📷 Irish host CHSL divisional opponent Cardinal Mooney in a double header this evening at 5:00 p.m. at EMU Oestrike Stadium📷 @CHSL1926 @GregWickliffe10 @PrepBaseballMI @statechampsmich @ColdWeatherBats

Irish almost complete the comeback against Milan but fall 6-5. Hitting Highlights: @Jacob_Berk35 1-3 with 2 RBIs @evan_crossman_3 1-3; 1 RBI; 2 runs scored Nolan May: 1-4 Jack Fill: 1 RBI Pitching Highlights: Joe Rensi - 9 pitch inning (1K) Chase Danek (Freshman debut) - 2 innings, 4K's, 1 ER Nolan May - 1 inning, 2K's, 0BB's @GregWickliffe10 @ColdWeatherBats @FGRathletics @PrepBaseballMI @statechampsmich @AQBaseball

Irish open the 2026 season with a big win over Erie-Mason; 12-1!! Jack Fill got the W on the mound pitching 2 scoreless with 3Ks and 0BBs Hitting highlights: @evan_crossman_3 went 1-2 with a triple to CF (1 RBI) @itzwill07 went 1-1 with 2 RBI’s @Jacob_Berk35 1-1 with 2 runs scored Javi Benedetto with a sharp single up the middle @GregWickliffe10 @FGRathletics @ColdWeatherBats @PrepBaseballMI @statechampsmich @AQBaseball

Congratulations to Evan Crossman and Jacob Berkemeier for being named to the Ann Arbor-area baseball Dream Team (2nd Team)! Evan and Jacob were also named to the All-District First Team!! @FGRathletics @evan_crossman_3 @Jacob_Berk35

Irish's season ends with a loss to Chelsea (11-3) in the District Finals Nolan May ('27) and Chris Titus ('27) and Jacob Hamming ('26) worked hard from the mound against a senior heavy Chelsea team. Hitting highlights: @evan_crossman_3 3-4 with 2 RBIs Jacob Hamming 2-3 with a 2B @itzwill07 1-3 with a 2B @Jacob_Berk35 and Javi Benedetto each added a hit @FGRathletics @StraightGasMI @statechampsmich @PrepBaseballMI @GregWickliffe10 @ColdWeatherBats

Irish dominate Canton Prep in the District Semi-finals!!! Samuel Cashman ('28) threw a complete game 1 hitter with 10K's to lead the Irish from the mound! Irish had a total of 16 hits: Luke Pfaffenbach 3-3, 2B Nolan May 2-3, 4 RBIs @Jacob_Berk35 3-4, 1 RBI Andrew Tribble 3-4, 1 RBI @evan_crossman_3 2-4 @itzwill07 @AlexG2131829 and Jack Fill all added hits @FGRathletics @StraightGasMI @PrepBaseballMI @statechampsmich @GregWickliffe10 @ColdWeatherBats

Congratulations Evan!! Standout player, amazing student and exceptional young man! @evan_crossman_3 Come watch Evan and his teammates take on Canton Prep in the MHSAA Districts tomorrow at 12 p.m. at Pinckney High School. @PrepBaseballMI @statechampsmich @FGRathletics @StraightGasMI @ColdWeatherBats

Let's get out the votes for our own Evan Crossman! @evan_crossman_3 had 6 hits; 7 RBIs and 3 runs scored last week!! @FGRathletics @PrepBaseballMI @statechampsmich @StraightGasMI @ColdWeatherBats @GregWickliffe10

Congrats to our continued stat leaders in the Ann Arbor Area! @evan_crossman_3: 40 hits; 44 runs; 20 stolen bases @Jacob_Berk35: 1 HR; 66K's; 1.95ERA Nolan May: 26 RBIs @FGRathletics @GregWickliffe10 @statechampsmich @PrepBaseballMI @StraightGasMI @ColdWeatherBats

Irish take the Win (12-4) in it's final regular season game against Westland John Glenn!! Hitting Highlights: @evan_crossman_3 2-4; 1 RBI @Jacob_Berk35 2-3; 1 RBI Andrew Tribble, @itzwill07, Nolan May, Luke Pfaffenbach, @AlexG2131829 and Jacob Hamming all added hits. Pitching Highlights: @Jacob_Berk35 2IP; 0H; 0BB; 3K's Sam Cashman 2IP; 0H; 1BB; 1K Chris Titus 1.1IP; 0H; 1BB; 2K's @FGRathletics @GregWickliffe10 @PrepBaseballMI @statechampsmich @StraightGasMI @ColdWeatherBats

Big congrats to Jacob Berkemeier @Jacob_Berk35 and the coaches and teammates who helped make this a memorable season! @FGRathletics @GregWickliffe10 @PrepBaseballMI @statechampsmich @StraightGasMI @ColdWeatherBats @Oaksman11 @DVSbaseball

Great road Win for our Irish at Adrian! @evan_crossman_3 led the offense 2-4, 2B and 2RBIs @itzwill07, @AlexG2131829, Andrew Tribble, Nolan May and Jacob Hamming added some clutch hits! Samuel Cashman and Christopher Titus had stellar outings on the mound for the Irish! @FGRathletics @GregWickliffe10 @statechampsmich @PrepBaseballMI @StraightGasMI @ColdWeatherBats

Help us congratulate 3 of our Irish ballplayers for receiving all-Catholic League Honors for their achievements throughout the season!!! All Catholic - Jacob Berkemeier @Jacob_Berk35 All League - Evan Crossman @evan_crossman_3 All Academic - Luke Pfaffenbach @FGRathletics @GregWickliffe10 @CHSL1926 @PrepBaseballMI @statechampsmich @StraightGasMI @ColdWeatherBats

As the regular season is almost over, these Irish players continue to land on the stat leaderboard for the Ann Arbor area: @evan_crossman_3: 36 Hits; 41 Runs @Jacob_Berk35: 1 HR; 63K's Nolan May: 24 RBIs @GregWickliffe10 @FGRathletics @PrepBaseballMI @statechampsmich @StraightGasMI @ColdWeatherBats

The rain didn't stop the hit parade for the Irish! Irish split with Erie-Mason on Senior / Alumni Night. Game 1: 15 total hits led by @evan_crossman_3 with 3 hits, a triple and 5RBIs; @AlexG2131829 went 2/2 with a double and 2RBIs; Javi Benedetto 4/4 with a RBI; @itzwill07 2/5 with a RBI; @Jacob_Berk35 with a hit and RBI; Nolan May, Luke Pfaffenbach and Jack Fill each added a hit. Game 2: @Jacob_Berk35 pitched in a rain-shortened game allowing 3 runs on 4 hits with 5k's; @evan_crossman_3 @Jacob_Berk35 Nolan May and Luke Pfaffenbach all had hits for the Irish. @FGRathletics @GregWickliffe10 @StraightGasMI @statechampsmich @PrepBaseballMI @ColdWeatherBats

Senior Night and Alumni Night at Oestrike Stadium tonight at 5 p.m. Check out this article about one of our recent alumni continuing with his love and passion for baseball at Michigan: Geno Cousino and the invisible work of bullpen catching michigandaily.com/sports/basebal… via @michigandaily @FGRathletics

Let's go vote!!! Irish's own Jacob Berkemeier @Jacob_Berk35 is up for some more recognition for his great Junior season! @FGRathletics @DVSbaseball @Oaksman11 @PrepBaseballMI @StraightGasMI @statechampsmich @ColdWeatherBats Who is the top junior on the high school baseball scene in Michigan? mlive.com/highschoolspor…

‼️📷 GAMEDAY📷📷 Irish travel to take on Plymouth Christian this morning at 9:00 a.m. Go Irish!! @GregWickliffe10 @FGRathletics @ColdWeatherBats @StraightGasMI @statechampsmich @PrepBaseballMI