Among veteran Perry Meridian players are infielders Ethan Hardcastle, Alex Morgan, Luke Arkins, Joe Genier and catcher Elliott Obermaeir, who hit a grand slam Saturday in a 9-8 win over 3A No. 6 Brebeuf Jesuit. Not pictured: seniors Holden Storm and Adam Taylor.
Perry Meridian coach Jake Banwart is co-owner of Extra Innings and president of Baseball Academics Midwest. Perry Meridian (14-13) – New coach Jake Banwart guides Falcons … offense hurt by leaving 10 runners on base and nine strike outs per game plus only 27 stolen bases … nine seniors bring experience … Eastern Illinois commit/pitcher Jess Wainscott (5-3, 1.76 ERA, 60 strike outs) headlines pitchers with soph Bayley Arnold (3-2, 1.96 ERA) juniors Vince Hickey, Charlie Joyce and Caden Reed (.304, 24 hits, 20 RBIs) …infield consists of Joe Genier at first, Alex Morgan (.316, 24 hits) at second and Luke Arkins (.284, 25 hits) at short with Alex Hooten and Arnold battling at third … Adam Taylor (.303, 27 hits, 23 runs, 13 stolen bases) lines up in center field with Wainscott, Hickey and junior Sean Thomas splitting spots … Elliot Obermaier (.294) behind plate … more depth from seniors Logan Dingess, Ethan Hardcastle and Holden Storm and junior Alex Horton … up from junior varsity, juniors Joyce, back-up catcher Conner Woods, Luciano Salemi and Dayton Jones … last year in Conference Indiana … at home against Columbus North on Tuesday.
Coach’s comments: “The winter seemed so long, and the guys are excited to get going. And I’m anxious to see what their hard work has done for them. Baseball is a game of reps, so our practices are very structured. They have bought into owning their positions. We have focused on pace and running bases, so we can get more runs in and limit our strike outs. Most starting positions are set. We plan on being two deep at every position. I can’t give them enough credit for buying into this system. Instead of any pushback, they were ready to come out, play a different style and win more games. They are motivated.”
Coach’s comments: “The winter seemed so long, and the guys are excited to get going. And I’m anxious to see what their hard work has done for them. Baseball is a game of reps, so our practices are very structured. They have bought into owning their positions. We have focused on pace and running bases, so we can get more runs in and limit our strike outs. Most starting positions are set. We plan on being two deep at every position. I can’t give them enough credit for buying into this system. Instead of any pushback, they were ready to come out, play a different style and win more games. They are motivated.”
Perry Meridian has two senior outfielders in Jesse Wainscott and Logan Dingess. Wainscott is the Falcons’ No. 1 pitcher and had a 1.76 ERA last year while striking out 60 batters.
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