Meet the WT Baseball Team

This year, WT’s Varsity high school baseball team debuted in its first year. Sadly, in the first year of a varsity sport, the team cannot play in its section. Due to this, the team faced many cancellations of games and was not able to compete in the section tournament and qualify for the playoffs. Next season, the WT Bears will play in the single A division. Despite this, the team ended the season with a winning record and is looking into a bright future. The team is made up of five freshmen, one sophomore, and five juniors. They started their season off strong with a 8-7 win against Northgate. In their second game, they lost 10-0 against Obama, a 6A section team. They followed up this loss with a 6-4 win against Aquinas Academy and a 22-3 win against Summit Academy. Due to cancellations by other teams, they were not able to play in the following games up until the game against Washington Area High School. This baseball team made it to the AA playoffs. The WT Bears put in a valiant effort and kept the score to just an 8-10 loss against Washington’s varsity team. The closing two games of the season were smashing wins, with an 11-4 win against Aquinas that went into extra innings and a 20-5 win against Hillel Academy. The WT Bears finished with a 5-2 record throughout the season, and beat every team that will be in their section next year. Let’s get to know this young team!

(All of these answers were provided by the players themselves)

Lucas Picher

Grade: 11

Number: 33

Positions: Pitcher and Short-Stop

Favorite Position: Short-Stop

Favorite MLB Player: Bo Bichette

Walk-up Song: Reptilia by The Strokes

Known For: Running weird

Voted Most Likely To: “… fall down catching a pop up”

What Your Mascot Would Be: Blue Jay

Austin Lenhardt-Barley

Grade: 11

Number: 22

Positions: Left Field, Pitcher, and Third Base

Favorite Position: Pitcher

Favorite MLB Player: Aroldis Chapman

Walk-up Song: Your Man by Josh Turner

Known For: Having a Cannon (can throw far)

Voted Most Likely To: “… yell”

What Your Mascot Would Be: A Big Polar Bear

Alex Staresinic

Grade: 11

Number: 13

Position: Second Base

Favorite Position: Second Base

Favorite MLB Player: Connor Joe

Walk-up Song: Fight Test by The Flaming Lips

Known For: Making it to First Base 100% of the time on a dropped 3rd strike (it happened twice!)

Voted Most Likely To: “… leave something on the bus”

What Your Mascot Would Be: A Frog

Sam Tarr

Grade: 11

Number: 9

Positions: Second Base, Short-Stop, and Pitcher

Favorite Position: Pitcher

Favorite MLB Player: Jared Jones

Walk-up Song: Thunderstruck cover by 2Cellos

Known For: having a good nickname (Pine Tarr)

Voted Most Likely To: “… watch a fastball right down the middle”

What Your Mascot Would Be: Simon the Chipmunk

Enzo Mercurio

Grade: 11

Number: 7

Position: Right Field

Favorite Position: Right Field

Favorite MLB Player: Mike Trout

Walk-up Song: Magnolia by Playboi Carti

Known For: Holding the bat like a Samurai sword

Voted Most Likely To: “… slide to first”

What Your Mascot Would Be: Lizard

Ben Kogan

Grade: 10

Number: 15

Position: First Base

Favorite Position: First Base

Favorite MLB Player: Ian Kinsler

Walk-up Song: Too Old To Rock and Roll Too Young To Die by Jethro Tull

Known For: My Dad Being the Bear

Voted Most Likely To: “… get run over at first base”

What Your Mascot Would Be: THE Bear

(there has been a mysterious man showing up to the baseball games in a full bear suit with a matching jersey.The bear sometimes cheers in a grumbling deep voice. Come to the games next season to find out who it is!)

Sam McComb