Some final fair territory touch ups with outfield sod today! New Synthetic Turf upgrade at Harwell Field in Midtown Detroit! Sincere thanks to WSU Hall of Famer, Mr. S. Gary Spicer, Sr.
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Today would have been our Harwell Field Home Opener! Our team was off to a good start, but we now have a game much larger than ourselves to help win. Yet, this year’s team still accomplished a lot! Nearly 800 community service hours, 3.38+GPA, and were pushing forward together!
The in-season life of a NCAA Baseball Student-Athlete. A bus is a second home, 50+ gms, training, limited sleep, but academics remain true! Shout out to our
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7 who achieved a 4.0 term GPA! Hitzelberger, McGuire, Mychajluk, Nazelli, Pulford-Thorpe, Rosen, Szlazchic
3.44 Team GPA this semester for Wayne State University Baseball! In season academic success! Various Majors in Pre-Med, Business programs, Sciences, and more. 3 in Grad School. 22 above a 3.5 Term GPA! Two 4.0’s! Very proud of our Student-Athletes!
#GraduateAndWin
Congratulations Wayne State’s Hunter Brown and to all of his WSU teammates, assistant coaches, strength staff, Professors, athletic trainers, administrative support staff. Special shout out to his former battery partner, catcher Justin Kelly!
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Congratulations
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student-athletes Ryan Foley & Jacob Finkbeiner regarding their Fall Semester Commencement! These two have been winning on and off the field together since 1st Grade
#Saline
#Detroit
#MyWSUStory
Records are meant to be broken. Karter has flat out earned victories thru his will to win and commitment to his craft. He surpassed two legendary alumni pitchers in Mike Newsted and Kyle Hill who helped set the standard for current and future Warriors to chase in the record book
Hats off to Taylor North! 2021 Little League World Series champions! They now join the historic 1959 Hamtramck team as the two
#LLWS
winners from Michigan. Shout out to all the SE Michigan families, coaches, teachers, and neighbors that helped this team’s journey
Good luck all Michigan High School Baseball student-athletes, coaches, support staffs, umpires, and their supportive communities with the 2022 season beginning this week!
Good luck Wayne State Alum, Jacob Raymond. One of our graduating seniors from 2022. Starting his college coaching career this season with Macomb Community College
@jray2399
This is possibly the best High School Graduation Party Cake of all time for incoming
@waynestate
Baseball Student-Athlete Colin Seeling. Enjoy the time with your family Colin! Go Warriors!
@Colin_seeling13
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Extremely proud of our Baseball student-athletes for executing a 3.45 Term GPA in season. 20 above a 3.5 with 5 delivering an elite 4.0 (Blaszczak, Brown, Drogosch, Finkbeiner, Hendricks, Nelson). 35 Wins & Grades to back it up! Thank you to our coaches, support staff, & faculty!
Congratulations Wayne State Baseball Alumni Sean Winkelseth. He earned his first career victory today as the Head Varsity Baseball Coach with Decatur Central High School (IN)
Happy Birthday to our former Skipper, Coach Jay Alexander! A Tartar/Warrior for Life! Now, he is making a difference as the Executive Director of Athletics with Detroit Public Schools
It is always an honor to have our dear friend, Carey Larabee, support the team annually in Florida. He is an outstanding leader, teammate, and the ultimate energy giver!
@RussMattFL
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It was an absolute honor to reunite & travel with Many of My college teammates who I cherish deeply to support
@umichbaseball
in
#Omaha
this weekend. Keep rolling
#Team153
Great win tonight to finish off our team’s Florida trip. Special thanks to our dear friend & teammate Carey Larabee who filled in as the game’s Public Address Announcer. Class act by
@RussMattFL
to invite him into the press box!
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Thank you
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Prospect Camp Participants & families for traveling to our University today. We enjoyed having you on campus.
#WarriorStrong
thanks to our coaches, support staff, & student-athletes for helping deliver a great day of Sunday Baseball; Rain & Shine!
Sincere thanks to
@DanMillerFox2
for inviting me in to speak about our student-athletes. He is the epitome of class and our Detroit community is lucky to have him!
WATCH -
@DanMillerFox2
spoke with
@waynestbaseball
head baseball coach
@coachkelleywsu
as the team gets set for the NCAA Division II Tourney. On Sunday, they won the GLIAC Tournament and alums Hunter Brown & Anthony Bass had great outings in the Majors.
#WarriorBSB
: MLB Update - Hunter Brown with a career-high nine strikeouts in 4.1 innings this afternoon against the A’s. Anthony Bass with a strikeout last night in a scoreless inning for Toronto.
Congrats Wayne State Alum Christian Bilkovic ‘15, named Assistant Director of Corporate Relations at the NCAA. As a student-athlete, he was a Dean's Award Winner, Captain, SAAC President, National semifinalist for the Coach Wooden Citizen Cup, but always the consummate teammate
Congratulations former Warrior and
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JT Conti! Following Law School graduation, he recently passed the Florida Bar Exam and is now licensed in both Michigan & Florida
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Congratulations Alex Maloney! Successfully completed his Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business MBA this term. Following 2 years as the
@waynestbaseball
Graduate Assistant Coach he is now on staff with Tennessee Tech. Thank you & Good Luck
@AlexMaloney62
#Detroit
It is always an honor to have our dear friend, Carey Larabee, support the team annually in Florida. He helped us with a Big Win on 313 Day and provided a legendary post game victory speech.
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Outstanding having
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Alum JT Conti in attendance today supporting us on our Florida spring trip. Conti was a 1st Team All-Conference student-athlete and recently graduated from Law School in Florida!
#WarriorStrong
@jtconti20
Congratulations
@IlitchBusiness
Alum and former
@waynestbaseball
Student-Athlete Mitchell Mychajluk (2021-2023). He will be attending the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law beginning Fall 2024
Graduating
@waynestbaseball
seniors Seth Marano and David Thurman recently recognized. Special photo considering both of their fathers are also Wayne State student-athlete alumni. Job well done. Graduate and Win!
@waynestate
Congratulations
@waynestbaseball
Alum Brad Baldwin! A tremendous competitor and teammate during his undergraduate tenure with WSU. He has made a positive impact during his coaching journey. Proud of him!
@brad_baldwin3
WSU Baseball Alum Brad Guenther will be enshrined with this terrific HOF Class. Following an outstanding college career, Brad played professionally in the Angels organization. Now he is a teacher and Varsity Head Coach with Hartland HS.
@EaglesBallClub
@BullpenBaseball
Sincere thanks to
@Jason_Maxwell9
and the support staff of
@EnsworthBB
for their gracious hospitality. Our team’s schedule shifted due to area storm damage in TN this weekend. We were fortunate to play today via their leadership assistance!
@waynestbaseball
There are individual awards in sports, but this one is special. Congrats
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student-athlete Ryan Szlachcic for earning the Troy Berry Award. Principals, School Districts, Superintendents: Keep this aspiring teacher on your radar. You will want him in your school!
With some rain moving thru Detroit currently ... we probably would have had the team doing some tarp duty today to help keep baseball conditions playable. Stay dry and stay safe Detroit
@waynestbaseball
During talks with our Student-Athletes amidst this COVID experience it is evident how impactful our
@waynestwarriors
Academic Advisor Kim Clexton is behind the scenes. Class scheduling, academic guidance, and much more. Another example of our administration leadership
@kclexton
National Girls & Women in Sports Day! Shout out to my Mother, competing in a male dominated industry, she was one of the first Female Harness Horse Drivers in Michigan. Historic Northville Downs, the last horse track in MI, just ran its last race Feb 3.
#NGWSD2024
Wayne State Athletics Academic Recognition Banquet today. Proud of these young men who executed a 3.5+ GPA & those not pictured who helped our Team realize a 3.4+ Fall Semester Term GPA.
#WarriorStrong
On this Memorial Day, thinking of and thankful for these former Wayne State student-athletes and their unparalleled sacrifice. They paved the way for decades of opportunity for so many Tartar Warriors
Congratulations not only to yesterday’s State Champions, but to all
@MHSAA
Baseball teams who returned to action this year. Impressive leadership by student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and communities across the state!
Congratulations
@waynestbaseball
Alum Brad Baldwin! You continue to make all of us proud. Your college teammates, coaches, and support staff are thrilled for you!
Congratulations former Wayne State University Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach Alex Maloney! Recently named Murray State University Assistant Coach. Good luck Coach Maloney and
@RacersBaseball
@ABCA1945
@AlexMaloney62
Earlier today
@waynestbaseball
Co-Captain Jake Finkbeiner presented a great shirt to one of the best college baseball volunteer coaches in America; John “Diesel” Dombrowski
Excited to announce that
@JohnnyD_12
is the new Recruiting Coordinator at TCU Baseball. Two things I’m sure of, marrying my wife and hiring John. Congrats JD!!
Congratulations former Shortstop Tristen Jorah (‘16-‘19). Recently accepted into
@WayneGradSchool
His focus will be a Masters in Social Work with a concentration in Interpersonal Practice
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Congrats to
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Alum Andrew Ciennik! Completed Medical School & just received residency match results at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego; Emergency Room. Former NCAA Academic All-America
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It is always special when the great CAREY LARABEE backs up your team on game day! We were lucky to have him in our corner tonight and absorb his amazing positive attitude
The Ultimate Volunteer! Thank you Coach D for positively impacting all of us, especially our student-athletes on and off the field. Significant history with Wayne State Baseball!
#Diesel
Tremendous honor and opportunity to have Retired Navy Seal Chuck Rubac address our team today at Harwell Field. Proud of our your men embracing him with leadership thank yous! Special thanks to
@Laskaris_Jamett
Very Proud of JT! Concluded a great NCAA career while earning a competitive
@IlitchBusiness
Degree & already completed a heavy portion of his WSU MBA Degree path.
#LawSchoolNext
Congrats Wayne State Baseball Alum Bill Avery ‘92 on being named a Forbes 2021 Best-In-State Wealth Advisor for Michigan! Bill is a senior vice president with UBS Financial Services and leader in our alumni network! Plus, a key lefty in our alumni games!
@IlitchBusiness
It was great having
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Alum JT Conti in attendance today during our 1st game of our Florida spring trip. Conti was a 1st Team All-Conference student-athlete at WSU! He is currently finishing Law School in FL!
#NameOnTheFront
@jtconti20
Welcome home Coach Justin Kelly! He was a tremendous leader and competitor on the field. Our program’s all-time home run leader and Hunter Brown’s battery-mate. He will impact our current and future Wayne State student-athletes’ development process!
Great to see
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Alum Brad Guenther making an impact as a coach. He was a former Conference Player of the Year and played in the Angels organization. Now teaching & coaching
Thank you to all of our participants, their families, event coaches, support staff, and sponsors. The three days with Alan Trammell, Lance Parrish, and our entire camp community were absolutely awesome!
#WarriorStrong
Congratulations to Jake Pacholski who was an exceptional volunteer assistant with
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Good luck on your future path of service to the game!
@MHSBCA1
#Downriver
Excited to say that I’ve accepted a job as Head Baseball Coach at Carlson High School. I’ve been extremely fortunate to be around outstanding people that have pushed, supported and guided me. Fired up for this opportunity and looking forward to the future.
Thanks again
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Hall of Fame Alum Dave Zelmanski. Visited us at team breakfast a few days ago and helped us finish our Florida spring trip strong! 80+ years of WSU Baseball. We are fortunate to have amazing alumni leadership, support, & passion!
#WarriorStrong
Congratulations Wayne State Baseball Alum Taylor Horn (2013-18). Recently completed his Master’s Degree. Taylor is now the Athletic Coordinator at Berkley High School
@WSUsport
@BerkleyAthletic
3.73 GPA Civil Engineer Major. Historic career on the mound. First Team Academic All-America flat out earned thru preparation, work ethic, competition, and the pursuit of success by Karter Fitzpatrick
@WayneStateEng
@LiveLikeLou4
It was great having
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alumni pitchers Hunter Brown (Astros) & Jared Tobey (Tigers) at our practice today preparing for spring training. Looking forward to having them join
@AnthonyBass52
at his pitching camp this Saturday!
Always terrific to have one of the all-time best in Carey Larabee support our program during our annual Florida trip. For those of us who can call him a friend; we know how lucky we are!
Precision Patriots Softball enjoyed a great camp with
@WayneStateSB
, Coach Tines & staff. If you are seeking a great camp experience, they are hosting options Jan 22, 29, Feb 5
It was an honor reconnecting with the great Ron Teasley Sr. He was presented with the Michigan Treasure Award at the 2022
@MSHOF
Induction Ceremony. One of the all-time best
@waynestbaseball
alumni with amazing legacy in Detroit and he transcended our game!
It was an absolute thrill to have Sean Winkelseth in the stands helping our club pull out an extra inning victory today. A great Wayne State Baseball Alum who set tone for Team First attitude, energy, and always gave everything he had for the betterment of the program
@_WINK39_
Another amazing alumni visit today from WSU Hall of Famer Ryan LaPensee. Our program’s all-time hit leader, he provided a donation in support of new batting gloves for our hitters. LaPensee is a former professional baseball player and now CEO/Co-Founder with PanOptic
Alumni Leaders reconnect in Tampa supporting our
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program! A lot of WSU home runs, saves, and good grades in this photo! Clayton Ruch, JT Conti, Justin Kelly. Now professionally successful in Business, Law, College Athletics
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Happy Birthday to this Guy!!! Facilities Operations Assistant Kyle Lefler getting after it. Helping us prepare to play two today
#Detroit
@leflerk0
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Great to see baseball development activity at Harwell Field this week. Quality Baseball Experience hosted by
@TigersCommunity
Plus, excellent to see Wayne State Alum Matt Williams giving back to the game and participants
I have been fortunate to experience many great things at Wayne State on and off the field. Joining some of the student-athletes and guests this was an honor to witness Lyndsey’s Leadership. Thank you to Lyndsey, the Basketball team, her family, and the Air Force National Guard!
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senior Lyndsey Matus was commissioned into the Air Force today. Matus took the oath with help from Commissioned Officer in the Air Force Air National Guard and assistant coach Jaresha Obey, while Master Sergeant Michael Scanlon sealed her admittance. Congrats Lyndsey!
Two products of
@waynestatecoe
Current Warrior Chris Tanderys is the 18U Michigan Bulls Coach this summer. His team is playing in Indiana today at Decatur Central High School where Alum Sean Winkelseth is the Varsity Head Coach
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Absolutely outstanding by these Bulls and Coach Juan Sánchez! Frank Gallagher continuing to make a difference in the next generation of baseball student-athletes
@jc7_juan
Now that’s love right there!! So happy to see the big fella back on his feet and in the dugout!! Thanks for making it happen
@jc7_juan
!!
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Honor to host Mr. Carey Larabee yesterday at Harwell Field. Thank you letters written to Ernie Harwell from fans are one of the features on display. Carey was able to visit the facility for the 1st time & review his letter.
Congratulations former
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Student-Athlete, Tristen Jorah (‘16-‘19). Recently Graduated with a Master’s Degree from the Wayne State School of Social Work featuring a concentration in Interpersonal Practice
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Fall Ball Tradition continues as we recognize this week’s top defender Junior Jacob Finkbeiner. Coach Simonis filling in for Coach D issuing the ceremonial Sledge Hammer & Hard Hat
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#Work
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Always great to visit Turkey Stearnes Field at Historic Hamtramck Stadium. Special thanks to the volunteers, staff, and community who help deliver this tremendous venue
@HamtownStadium
@HamtownGC
Congratulations to Hunter Brown. Winning on and off the mound. He also executed a 4.0 GPA this semeter (3.5+ overall) within a competitive Public Relations curriculum
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@NCAA
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