Pioneer baseball squad has experience, talent
Sports
April 1, 2026
Jonathan Alder’s JV and varsity baseball teams are from left, front row, Parker Bates, Drew King, Zeke Shoemaker, Ollie Miller, Daniel DeGoricia, Cole Miller and Cole Caskey; second row, Nash Bowshier, Braylon Kauffman, Kayden Hall, assistant coach Chris Herring, assistant coach Bret Yutzy, head coach Craig Kyle, assistant coach Jacob Wenning, assistant coach Dalton Minor, Austin Meriweather and Cam Martin; third row, Nolan Nixon, Austin Kyle, Dallas Bumgarner, Evan Dicus, Corbin Yoder, Eli Hecht, Owen Edwards, Mason Rhodes and Alex Moore; fourth row, Nolan Berner, Nolan Beeson, Ben Travis, Drew Hughes, Mitchell Huber, Ben Skorich, Jake Bauer, Ryan Sowers, Ben Petzinger and Camden Barton; fifth row, Braxton Overmyer, Cashton Wheeler, Corey Taylor, Luke Tubbs, Brooks Pierce, Garret Bauer, Blake Hardy, Mason Petersheim, David France, Silas Shoemaker and Evan Reynard. Not picture, assistant coaches Luke Nees, Cole Schrock and John Thistlethwaite. (Photo sumitted)

Pioneer baseball squad has experience, talent

By Tim Miller 

A wealth of experience and talent will return this spring for the Jonathan Alder High School baseball squad.

The Pioneers have five starters back from the 2025 team that posted an overall record of 25-3 and won the Kenton Trail Division of the Central Buckeye Conference with a 16-0 record.

The Pioneer...

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