4 Hillsboro players sign to play collegiate baseball
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The Highland County Press-
In a rare event, four Hillsboro Indian baseball players have signed letters stating their intent to play baseball at the next level on Monday, May 14 in the media center of Hillsboro High School.
The group of four players, consisting of Tyler Griego, Corey Walker, Paul Snyder and Brandon Wilson committed to their future colleges with not only baseball on their mind, but their educational futures as they all stood up and said not only what college they would be attending, but what their major would be as well.
Griego will be attending Capital University, Wilson will attend Ohio Northern University, Walker will attend Wilmington College and Snyder will attend Wabash University.
During his high school baseball career, Griego was first-team All-District ('12), first-team All-SCOL ('12), three-year starter and led the Indians in pitching wins this past year. He has also been a member of the HHS wrestling, golf and soccer teams. The senior was awarded the Edward Jones Scholar Athlete award in May '12.
Capital University baseball head coach Ryan Grice said of Griego: "Capital University and our baseball program really enjoyed the process to take Tyler into our family. Our team and I are excited to watch Tyler grow up as a student and a player. Tyler's work and ethic and potential will give our program a player who will learn and teach through the next four years."
[[In-content Ad]]Snyder will be attending Wabash University. In his high school career, Snyder was a three-year starter, first-team all-district ('11), first team All-SCOL ('12, '11), second-team All-SCOL ('10), recipient of Hillsboro's high school slugger award, led HHS in fielding percentage in '11, played for the Storm Club in '11, will play for Post 129 in American Legion baseball in '12, bullpen catcher for Champions Baseball Academy, is an active member of the Board of Directors Champions Baseball Academy and played baseball in the Dominican Republic through SCORE in '07 and '09.
"Our coaching staff is extremely excited to have Paul wearing the scarlet and white for the next four years," Wabash head coach Corey Stevens said. "Paul has a tremendous amount of power potential at the plate and the ability to play multiple positions that fit our needs as a program very well.
"We were immediately impressed with his personality, work ethic, character, strong performance in the classroom and leadership skills. Paul personifies the idea of a true Wabash man."
Walker will be attending Wilmington College this fall. During his high school career, Walker was a three-year varsity starter, first-team all-district ('12), first-team All-SCOL ('12), lead HHS in batting average and slugging percentage in '12 and will be a three-year member of the Post 129 American Legion baseball team this summer. While on Post 129, Walker was apart of the team that won a district title. Walker also played four years of high school soccer.
"Corey will make a great addition to our baseball program," Wilmington College head coach Toney Haley said. "He is a hard worker and will make a great teammate."
Wilson will be attending Ohio Northern University. During his high school career, Wilson was a three-year varsity starter and won the HHS gold glove award for best defensive player in '11. He also was the HHS Charlie Hustle Award winner in '11, first-team All-SCOL ('11), honorable mention all-district ('11), HHS Offensive Player of the Year ('11), Indian Award ('10) and will play Post 129 American Legion baseball this summer. He's played for the F.C.A. Cinci Sharks in '11, the Cincinnati Bats in '10 and Midland in '09. Wilson was also a three-year soccer varsity starter.
"We are very excited to get Brandon in our program here," ONU head coach Gene Stechschulte said. "He certainly has the ability to play at this level, but what sets Brandon apart from others is his attitude. His work ethic and passion for the game of baseball is what we coaches want from all of our players."
HHS head coach Tim Hunt spoke about all four players.
"These players are everything a coach could want in a program," Hunt said. "On the field they hustle, are very competitive and work to get better every day, and the same can be said for them in the classroom. They model what a student-athlete should be."
The group of four players, consisting of Tyler Griego, Corey Walker, Paul Snyder and Brandon Wilson committed to their future colleges with not only baseball on their mind, but their educational futures as they all stood up and said not only what college they would be attending, but what their major would be as well.
Griego will be attending Capital University, Wilson will attend Ohio Northern University, Walker will attend Wilmington College and Snyder will attend Wabash University.
During his high school baseball career, Griego was first-team All-District ('12), first-team All-SCOL ('12), three-year starter and led the Indians in pitching wins this past year. He has also been a member of the HHS wrestling, golf and soccer teams. The senior was awarded the Edward Jones Scholar Athlete award in May '12.
Capital University baseball head coach Ryan Grice said of Griego: "Capital University and our baseball program really enjoyed the process to take Tyler into our family. Our team and I are excited to watch Tyler grow up as a student and a player. Tyler's work and ethic and potential will give our program a player who will learn and teach through the next four years."
[[In-content Ad]]Snyder will be attending Wabash University. In his high school career, Snyder was a three-year starter, first-team all-district ('11), first team All-SCOL ('12, '11), second-team All-SCOL ('10), recipient of Hillsboro's high school slugger award, led HHS in fielding percentage in '11, played for the Storm Club in '11, will play for Post 129 in American Legion baseball in '12, bullpen catcher for Champions Baseball Academy, is an active member of the Board of Directors Champions Baseball Academy and played baseball in the Dominican Republic through SCORE in '07 and '09.
"Our coaching staff is extremely excited to have Paul wearing the scarlet and white for the next four years," Wabash head coach Corey Stevens said. "Paul has a tremendous amount of power potential at the plate and the ability to play multiple positions that fit our needs as a program very well.
"We were immediately impressed with his personality, work ethic, character, strong performance in the classroom and leadership skills. Paul personifies the idea of a true Wabash man."
Walker will be attending Wilmington College this fall. During his high school career, Walker was a three-year varsity starter, first-team all-district ('12), first-team All-SCOL ('12), lead HHS in batting average and slugging percentage in '12 and will be a three-year member of the Post 129 American Legion baseball team this summer. While on Post 129, Walker was apart of the team that won a district title. Walker also played four years of high school soccer.
"Corey will make a great addition to our baseball program," Wilmington College head coach Toney Haley said. "He is a hard worker and will make a great teammate."
Wilson will be attending Ohio Northern University. During his high school career, Wilson was a three-year varsity starter and won the HHS gold glove award for best defensive player in '11. He also was the HHS Charlie Hustle Award winner in '11, first-team All-SCOL ('11), honorable mention all-district ('11), HHS Offensive Player of the Year ('11), Indian Award ('10) and will play Post 129 American Legion baseball this summer. He's played for the F.C.A. Cinci Sharks in '11, the Cincinnati Bats in '10 and Midland in '09. Wilson was also a three-year soccer varsity starter.
"We are very excited to get Brandon in our program here," ONU head coach Gene Stechschulte said. "He certainly has the ability to play at this level, but what sets Brandon apart from others is his attitude. His work ethic and passion for the game of baseball is what we coaches want from all of our players."
HHS head coach Tim Hunt spoke about all four players.
"These players are everything a coach could want in a program," Hunt said. "On the field they hustle, are very competitive and work to get better every day, and the same can be said for them in the classroom. They model what a student-athlete should be."