04/03/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

04/03/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

Unofficial, Uneditted and replete with errors of commission and omission

also posted at: http://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/

and http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/ (American Legion Baseball)

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Below -

* News Items - MLive, Monroe News prviews, NW Ohio media links

* Scores - 1 MHSAA (my area) and about 30 (?) OHSAA from NW Ohio

* MHSAA Week Ahead (03/30-04/05) SECLMW area baseball as of 03/30 - https://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/2026/03/032926-mhsaa-week-ahead-0330-0405.html

News -

#Monroe News -

*Monroe County Region high school baseball team previews for 2026 season (Niles Kruger 04/03) https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2026/04/03/monroe-county-region-2026-high-school-baseball-previews-flat-rock/89244819007/

#MLive -

*Bay City’s Hayden Jatczak steps into world of pro ball with minor league debut (Lee Thompson 04/02) https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2026/04/bay-citys-hayden-jatczak-steps-into-world-of-pro-ball-with-minor-league-debut.html

#Tecumseh Herald -

*Tecumseh baseball looks for experience to lead to strong 2026 (Kristopher Lodes) https://www.tecumsehherald.com/content/tecumseh-baseball-looks-experience-lead-strong-2026

*Clinton baseball looking for new leaders after graduating strong class (staff) https://www.tecumsehherald.com/content/clinton-baseball-looking-new-leaders-after-graduating-strong-class

*Britton Deerfield looks to grow from strong 2025 season (Kristopher Lodes) https://www.tecumsehherald.com/content/britton-deerfield-looks-grow-strong-2025-season

#Crescent News -

*Thursday baseball: Fairview routs Pirates, Bukowski fires no-hitter (04/02) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/thursday-baseball-fairview-routs-pirates-bukowski-fires-no-hitter/article_546edc0a-9076-4dd0-ae58-697746d2f3fc.html (2 games - Fairview / Continental & Bryan / Elida)

#Northwest Signal -

#Findlay Courier -

*Brooks's perfect day at plate leads Vanlu (04/02) https://thecourier.com/news/856335/brookss-perfect-day-at-plate-leads-vanlue/ (2 games - Kalida / McComb & Canton/IL / Van Buren);

*Hammer's goal in OT sends Trojans past Ottawa Hills (04/02) https://thecourier.com/news/856364/hammers-goal-in-ot-sends-trojans-past-ottawa-hills/ (Findlay / Alcoa/TN);

#Lima News -

*Baseball roundup: St. Marys notches win over LCC (04/02) https://www.limaohio.com/sports/2026/04/02/baseball-roundup-st-marys-notches-win-over-lcc/ (12 games - most with game highlights)

#Sidney Daily News -

*Yellow Jackets (Sidney) sting Indians (Piqua) - (Lee Groenneberg 04/03) https://www.sidneydailynews.com/2026/04/03/yellow-jackets-sting-indians/

#Toledo Blade -

*Print / EBlade edition - Linescores (Maumee / Oregon Clay & Toledo Rogers / Rossford)

#D3Baseball: https://www.d3baseball.com/

#D2Baseball: https://www.diviibaseball.com/

#D1Baseball: https://d1baseball.com/ (may require subscription to read - scores are free) -

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*SCORES -

#MHSAA (SECLMW's selection from MHSAA scores, MaxPreps/Michigan and GameChanger)

*MHSAA Scoreboard: https://www.mhsaa.com/scores

*MaxPreps Michigan/Baseball: https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/baseball/

Thursday April 2 - (MHSAA scoreboard, MaxPreps & G/C)

+Quincy 6 (Big 8; 1-1), Hillsdale 5 (LCAA; 0-2)

* that's all I've found *

*Monroe News area baseball previews (04/03) https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2026/04/03/monroe-county-region-2026-high-school-baseball-previews-flat-rock/89244819007/ (includes School, coach, 2025 W-L, returning starters, others, season outlook, coach's comments) -

Gibraltar Carlson (Downriver) - Coach: Nicholas McGuire, third year.

Monroe SMCC (Huron) - Coach: Jared Janssen, third year; 2025 record: 19-7.

New Boston Huron (Huron) - Coach: Phil Yancey, 10th year; 2025 record: 27-7.

Monroe Jefferson (Huron) - Coach: Tyler Bondy, fifth year; 2025 record: 12-20.

Milan (Huron) - Coach: Peyton Harding, third year; 2025 record: 12-18.

Flat Rock (Huron) - Coach: Kevin Foley, first year; 2025 record: 27-5.

Carleton Airport (Huron) - Coach: Jeff Goins, third year; 2025 record: 13-19.

Ida (LCAA) - Coach: Jimmy McMonagle, eighth year; 2025 record: 26-10.

Dundee (LCAA) - Coach: Paul Walters, 16th year; 2025 record: 21-12.

Monroe (SEC Red) - Coach: Greg Depew, first year; 2025 record: 12-24.

Bedford (SEC Red) - Coach: Craig Trychel, 29th year; 2025 record: 20-16.

Whiteford (TCC) - Coach: Terry Pant, 14th year; 2025 record: 22-10;

Summerfield (TCC) - Coach: Reid Olmstead, fifth year; 2025 record: 21-11.

Erie Mason (TCC) - Coach: Blain Moore, fourth year; 2025 record: 8-25.

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#OHSAA (SECLMW's selection from OHSAA scores - papers, MaxPreps/Ohio and GameChanger)

*MaxPreps Ohio/Baseball: https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/baseball/

Thursday April 2 - (local media, MaxPreps (Toledo / Lima) & G/C) -

+St Marys Memorial 5 (WBL), Lima Central Catholic 2 (NWC) - Lima

+Bryan 11 (NWOAL; 2-0), Elida 0 (WBL; 2-1) - Crescent, Lima

+Coldwater 19 (MAC), Lima Shawnee 0 (WBL) - Lima

+Allen East 12 (NWC), Elmwood 3 (BVC)

+Haymarket Battlefield HS/VA 3 (3-3), Toledo St. Francis de Sales 0 (CHSL/Central; 3-2)

+Gahanna Lincoln 12 (Ohio Capital; 3-0), Perrysburg 2 (NLL/Buckeye; 1-3)

+Oregon Clay 2 (NLL/Cardinal; 3-2), Maumee 1 (NBC; 1-1) - Blade

*v Maumee: 0.0.1-0.0.0-0 = 1-3-2; LP-Huddleston;

*H Clay: 0.0.1-1.0.0-0 = 2-6-2; WP-Fussell; Vargas (2/3, HR);

+Sylvania Northview 2 (NLL/Buckeye; 1-0), Toledo St John's Jesuit 1 (CHSL/Central; 0-1)

+Findlay 8 (NLL/Buckeye; 2-3), Alcoa/TN 7 (6-4) - Courier

*v Findlay: 3.0.3-1.0.0-1 = 8-10-4; WP-Flechtner; Crates-2B; Wendt-3H; Hull-2H/3RBI;

*H Alcoa: 0.0.1-3.0.3-0 = 7-6-2; LP-Davis; Cox-3B/3RBI; Orrick-2RBI;

+Knox Central/KY 5 (4-5), Bowling Green 2 (NLL/Cardinal; 2-1)

+Rossford 10 (NBC), Toledo Rogers 1 (TCL) - Blade

*v Rossford: 2.0.1-5.0.1-1 = 10-15-3; WP-Smith; Grim (4/5); Scherer (2/3);

*H Rogers: 1.0.0-0.0.0-0 = 1-1-5; LP-Davenport;

+Margaretta 3 (SBC/Bay; 2-2), Unioto 2 (Scioto Valley; 1-2)

+Fairview 11 (Green Meadows; 2-0), Continental 1 (PCL; 0-3) - Crescent. Lima

+North Baltimore 9 (NWCC), Bucyrus 6 (N10)

+Defiance 8 (WBL), Wauseon 2 (NWOAL) - Lima

+Ridgedale 3 (NWCC), Buckeye Central 2 (N10)

TIE - South Central 8 (Firelands) / Seneca East 8 (N10)

+Kalida 12 (PCL), McComb 1 (BVC) - Courier, Lima

+Canton/IL 11 (3-4-1), Van Buren 6 (BVC; 3-1) - Courier

+Celina 5 (WBL), Parkway 1 (MAC) - Lima

+Wapakoneta 7 (WBL), Marion Local 1 (MAC) - Lima

+Fort Recovery 4 (MAC), Adams Central/IN 1 (0-1) - Lima

+Minster 13 (MAC), Spencerville 3 (NWC) - Lima

+New Knoxville 3 (MAC), Upper Scioto Valley 2 (NWCC) - Lima

+Versailles 8 (MAC), West Liberty-Salem 1 (Ohio Heritage/North) - Lima

+Sidney 2 (MVL), Piqua 1 (MVL) - Sidney Daily News

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*BVC - Blanchard Valley

*CHSL - Catholic High School League (SE Michigan)

*GMC - Green Meadows

*MAC - Midwest Athletic

*MVL - Miami Valley League

*N10 - Northern 10

*NLL - Northern Lakes

*NWC - NorthWest

*NWCC - NorthWest Central

*PCL - Putnam County

*SCAL - Shelby County

*TAC - Toledo Arrea Conference

*TCL - Toledo City League

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