Monarch baseball squad has new leadership this spring
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March 24, 2026
Members of Marysville’s varsity baseball team are from left, front row, Carson Collins, Mason Springs, Andrew Heizer, Jack Rozanski, Jesus Escalona, Gavin Betts and Jackson Melish; second row, Cade Bryant, Cam Taylor, James Hackworth, Aloysius Roseburrough, Paul Green and Cam Schulze; third row, Carter Dunn, Mac Rausch, Ryan Melish, Jacob Layne, Brady Carper, Jackson Snyder and Owen Harbold; fourth row, head coach Dustin Wade and assistant coaches John Melish, Blake Storr, Jack Christian and Chuck Gould. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

Monarch baseball squad has new leadership this spring

By Tim Miller 

Marysville High School’s baseball program will be under new leadership for the 2026 season.

Former MHS assistant coach Dustin Wade replaces Nick Blake as the varsity head coach.

The Monarchs finished with a 15-13 overall record during the 2025 campaign.

They finished 6-10 in the Ohio Capital Conferen...

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