2025 was a year of adapting to change and handling adversity. After losing 7 starters to 2024 graduation, roles needed to be filled all over the diamond in 2025. And despite going undefeated in EOAC-play in 2023 and 2024, with so much turnover, nobody really gave the 2025 Clippers a chance to repeat as league champions. And while that dream may have not quite come to fruition, it was about as close as it could possibly come. A 10-inning dog fight loss amidst rain, lightning, and darkness would be the only difference.
This ever-so-close effort meant one thing… Guys stepped up. Contributions came from a variety of places from freshmen all the way to seniors. Coming into the 2025 season, seniors Max Conway and Reese Roush, juniors Hunter Davanzo and Sam Inboden, and sophomore Avery Young were the only guys that held somewhat consistent roles, at the plate or on the mound, at the varsity level the previous year. All five stepped into full-time starter roles in 2025, but that still left several holes in the line up that needed to be filled elsewhere.
One of those holes was filled by senior outfielder Daniel Goehring, who was fourth on the team in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. Daniel also had several solid appearances as a pitcher for the Clippers. Fellow seniors Zane Strohecker (outfielder) and Blake Unger (second baseman) stepped into starting roles as well, contributing offensively and defensively; Zane was sixth on the team in OBP and Blake was sixth on the team in runs scored, while both played solid defense at their respective positions.
Three sophomores: Drennen Bosela, Nick Klindworth, and Rocco Mediate stepped in as contributors in several different ways; offensively, defensively, and as pitchers. Drennen made 7 appearances on the mound, logging 12 strikeouts in 9.1 innings. His strikeouts per inning average trailed only to the now-graduated Reese Roush. Nick also came up huge on the mound for the Clippers in 2025. He was third on the team in appearances while logging the best ERA (3.00) on the team. The lefty Rocco, too, made strides on the hill after some time away from pitching; he logged his first 3 career strikeouts in 2025. He also played a clean and errorless outfield during his time out there, while scoring 8 runs and stealing 4 bases on offense.
After losing a four year starter at catcher, Colin Keleman, to 2024 graduation, there would be a new face behind the plate, with big shoes to fill, in 2025. That came in the form of freshman Liam McElwain. Getting better with more experience as the year went on, Liam posted a solid 0.943 fielding percentage back there, while learning how to command a, mostly older than him, pitching staff. Fellow freshman, Beckett Wilson, also spent some time behind the dish in his rookie campaign. Ethan Lehnerd, another freshman, also saw significant time with the varsity in 2025, in all three facets. Most notably, his 19 strikeouts as a pitcher were good for fourth most on the squad.
With the 2025 calendar year officially in the rearview, the end of March will be here before we know it. But, the work has already begun. And, with the experience gained by those mentioned above and contributions from some new faces, on top of the PBR All-Ohio performance of now-junior Avery Young (who also broke the school’s single season stolen base record), a 1st team all-EOAC performance from now-senior Hunter Davanzo, and some really good pitching from now-senior Sam Inboden, the Clippers will look to take a huge step forward in the 2026 season; which even includes another trip south to Myrtle Beach.
2025 was a year of adapting to change and handling adversity. After losing 7 starters to 2024 graduation, roles needed to be filled all over the diamond in 2025. And despite going undefeated in EOAC-play in 2023 and 2024, with so much turnover, nobody really gave the 2025 Clippers a chance to repeat as league champions. And while that dream may have not quite come to fruition, it was about as close as it could possibly come. A 10-inning dog fight loss amidst rain, lightning, and darkness would be the only difference.
This ever-so-close effort meant one thing… Guys stepped up. Contributions came from a variety of places from freshmen all the way to seniors. Coming into the 2025 season, seniors Max Conway and Reese Roush, juniors Hunter Davanzo and Sam Inboden, and sophomore Avery Young were the only guys that held somewhat consistent roles, at the plate or on the mound, at the varsity level the previous year. All five stepped into full-time starter roles in 2025, but that still left several holes in the line up that needed to be filled elsewhere.
One of those holes was filled by senior outfielder Daniel Goehring, who was fourth on the team in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. Daniel also had several solid appearances as a pitcher for the Clippers. Fellow seniors Zane Strohecker (outfielder) and Blake Unger (second baseman) stepped into starting roles as well, contributing offensively and defensively; Zane was sixth on the team in OBP and Blake was sixth on the team in runs scored, while both played solid defense at their respective positions.
Three sophomores: Drennen Bosela, Nick Klindworth, and Rocco Mediate stepped in as contributors in several different ways; offensively, defensively, and as pitchers. Drennen made 7 appearances on the mound, logging 12 strikeouts in 9.1 innings. His strikeouts per inning average trailed only to the now-graduated Reese Roush. Nick also came up huge on the mound for the Clippers in 2025. He was third on the team in appearances while logging the best ERA (3.00) on the team. The lefty Rocco, too, made strides on the hill after some time away from pitching; he logged his first 3 career strikeouts in 2025. He also played a clean and errorless outfield during his time out there, while scoring 8 runs and stealing 4 bases on offense.
After losing a four year starter at catcher, Colin Keleman, to 2024 graduation, there would be a new face behind the plate, with big shoes to fill, in 2025. That came in the form of freshman Liam McElwain. Getting better with more experience as the year went on, Liam posted a solid 0.943 fielding percentage back there, while learning how to command a, mostly older than him, pitching staff. Fellow freshman, Beckett Wilson, also spent some time behind the dish in his rookie campaign. Ethan Lehnerd, another freshman, also saw significant time with the varsity in 2025, in all three facets. Most notably, his 19 strikeouts as a pitcher were good for fourth most on the squad.
With the 2025 calendar year officially in the rearview, the end of March will be here before we know it. But, the work has already begun. And, with the experience gained by those mentioned above and contributions from some new faces, on top of the PBR All-Ohio performance of now-junior Avery Young (who also broke the school’s single season stolen base record), a 1st team all-EOAC performance from now-senior Hunter Davanzo, and some really good pitching from now-senior Sam Inboden, the Clippers will look to take a huge step forward in the 2026 season; which even includes another trip south to Myrtle Beach.
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