๐จ๐จBLAZERS SET ALL-TIME WINS RECORD! ๐จ๐จ
We finish at 30-20, marking the most wins in a season in the history of Centralia baseball, which started playing in 1948
First 30 win season in school history
Back-to-back winning seasons for first time since โ92 โ93
#NewStandard
Coach Cody Atkinson will be moving on to join the Cincinnati Reds, after an emotional speech to the team we would like to wish him the best of luck!
@KawikaKualii
will take the helm and we will move forward with the momentum we have gained without skipping a beat!
#BuildTheBase
Congratulations Coach Cam on your promotion to Campbellsville University, you will be greatly missed. Thanks for everything you have done for this program and the young men you have mentored over the years. Good luck in Kentucky!
#Blazer4Life
Centralia Baseball wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving break! Today the boys spent their last day in town cleaning the streets of Centralia
#BuildTheBase
#GivingBack
Welcome to Centralia,
@ChicoL18
!
Weโre excited to announce the new Assistant Coach. Chico will help with our hitters, infield and coach 1st base. He brings great energy and a lot of advanced knowledge of the game. Welcome to the Brotherhood!
#BlazerBoyz
#TakeTheWest
We hosted 13 of our Signees last night for a special night on campus! Thank you to all that attended especially our amazing staff/faculty that stayed on campus late just to meet our guys!
#Family
#BuildTheBase
Click this link for all Pictures.
๐ก๐ต Blazers win the series over Lower Columbia to open West play winning the final 3 games! ๐ต๐ก
GM 1: 12-2 (L)
GM 2: 2-0 (W)
GM 3: 2-0 (W)
GM 4: 2-1 (W)
HIGHLIGHTS:
@garrett_holpuch
CG 1 hit shutout
@GarrettHames1
CG shutout 6Ks
@LincolnMcV
5IP 9Ks 1ER
@LukeBaier2
4 Hs 1HR
Blazers finished the 2023 season with a record of 26-24, which marks:
-First winning season for the program since 2010.
-Highest win total since the 1985 team set the record (28).
Thank you to all the sophomores who led the way!
Weโre just getting startedโฆ
#BlazeANewTrail
Awesome first week on the new field!
16 innings of intersquad โ
On field BP โ
Live situationals โ
And a little snow โ๏ธ
27 days until first pitch! โพ๏ธ
#BlazeANewTrail
Yesterday was the last day that Centralia College will play a game at Wheeler Field!
After decades of calling Wheeler home we will be moving over to campus with the completion of our new complex this fall.
What is your favorite memory at Wheeler Field?
Congratulations to Braden Smutz (Catcher/Lake Stevens, WA) for signing to play the next 3 years at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa!! Best of luck to you Braden!!
With today being the last day of finals we take a look back at some action from this fall!
A lot has changed, and is changing for Centralia Baseball:
New turf field โ
New uniforms โ
New hitting coach โ
New indoor cages- spring 2023
New dorms- summer 2023
#BlazeANewTrail
2023 season is right around the corner!
We are excited to officially announce our full schedule!
This will be our first season at our new all turf baseball complex on campus.
62 days until first pitch!
#BlazeANewTrail
The Blazers take two from Skagit Valley today to take the overall opening series 3-1!
Game 1 (Sat): 5-2 L
Game 2 (Sat): 9-7 W
Game 3 (Mon): 6-5 W
Game 4 (Mon): 13-7 W
Players highlights โฌ๏ธ
#BlazeANewTrail
๐จWe are excited to welcome Ayden Ruminski (
@AydenRuminski
) to our coaching staff! ๐จ
Coach Ruminski will primarily work with our pitchers as a second pitching coach and assist with recruiting.
He had an impressive playing career, first as Blazer and then at Pacific University.
When you wake up and realize tomorrow is opening day!!! Blazers open the season Tuesday against George Fox University starting at 4:30 on Wheeler Field!
As we head into a new school year we wanted to take a minute to say good luck to these five gentlemen from our 2020 squad who are headed off to four year programs. These guys helped our program
#BuildTheBase
and we canโt wait to see what their future holds.
Yesterday, Blazer Baseball partnered up with some volunteers from Lewis County to give back to the community. We had a blast setting up Christmas decorations at Fort Borst Park. Decorations will be up all December, go check them out!
#BuildTheBase
#TraliaWay
Congratulations to Casen Taggart on being named an All-American!
Casen earned 2023 ABCA All-America honors as the Pacific Association Division All-America Third Team 1B.
#BlazeANewTrail
Nothing goes better with a new field than a couple new sets of jerseys! The players got them today, Twitter gets the sneak peak tonight. Which is your favorite?
#BlazeANewTrail
๐จ๐จ With two wins yesterday, the Blazers guaranteed the first back-to-back winnings seasons for the program since โ92 and โ93! ๐จ๐จ
With a record of 26-16 (9-7 in West play), we have also matched last yearโs overall and conference win total with 8 games left to play!
Chips, dips and bat flips!
Fun BBQ to cap off a solid week. Last fall scrimmage tomorrow at Everett CC.
Fall World Series draft next Tuesday! Who will go
#1
overall?
Blazers jump on top early in game one to win 12-6.
Offense fights back in game 2 with a last inning go ahead grand slam by
@Adalton32
to sweep the day.
#BuildTheBase
Please help support this yearโs Blazer baseball team! We are in week 2 of our efforts and weโre halfway to our goal. All the money raised goes right back into the program. Any and all donation amounts help purchase essential items for the team.
Welcome to Centralia,
@evanbates05
!
#BuildTheBase
#SigningDay
โYou get your moneys worth with Evan Bates, he does things that a program needs out of multiple players all on his own. Coming up with a great summer coach and team has prepared him well!โ -
@CoachCody_
FIRST TEAM MEETING TOMORROW!
Everyone moved in โ
Player binders made โ
Classes being scheduled โ
First doubleheader scrimmage at Olympic College September 11th!
#BlazersOnTheRise
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#BlazersLinkUp
We would like to officially welcome back Coach Joash Brodin (
@joashbrodin
) to the Centralia College coaching staff after taking last year off to spend with his new son!
He will be working primarily with our hitters and we are excited to have him onboard!
#BlazersOnTheRise
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2 days until fall gets rollingโฆ ๐ฅ
One last fall on Wheeler Field! ๐
18 guys looking for a new home for fall of 2023! ๐ค
Fall scrimmage schedule will be released this Friday โ
#BlazeANewTrail
๐จFirst Schedule Alert of โ24๐จ
The Blazers open their season this weekend hosting Wenatchee Valley College!
Double headers starting at 1 on Saturday and noon on Sunday.
Hope to see you there!
#ItsGoTime
Wanted to send a quick congrats and huge thank you to these 8 guys for everything they did this past season for the Centralia program. We wish them luck as they move onto a four-year school this fall.
Once a Blazer always a Blazer.
#BlazerFamily
Welcome to Centralia,
@colesmith_4
!
#BuildTheBase
#SigningDay
โCole brings so much to the table w/ an ability to hit, defend and play with tremendous instincts. We fell in love with him from hearing all the complements his opposing coaches had!โ -
@CoachCody_
Welcome to Centralia,
@camdenryan8
!
#BuildTheBase
โWe couldnโt be more excited to land one of the best RHP in the area! Camden is a true competitor and we are lucky to have him stay close to home and keep competing in the blue and gold! -
@CoachKawiks
Congratulations to Riley Olsen (RHP/Montesano, WA) for signing to pitch at Tabor College in Hillsboro, KS the next two years! Blazer Baseball is very proud of you!
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Excited to announce our high school prospect camp on September 23!
Last yearโs camp had 6 participants receive and accept scholarship offers from us.
Please follow the link below and donโt hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Go Blazers!
The new turf field on campus is coming along!
To see a giant dirt field may not be exciting for some, but to see how far the project has come along is amazing!
83 days until the boys are back on campus. Excited to play games on campus spring of 2023!
#BlazersOnTheRise
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6 days until day 1 of fall!
Last season
#6
was worn by
@AydenRuminski
! Ayden had the most appearances of the staff last year with 9 in 26 games played. This year he will also be the student-body VP. Another guy 4-year schools should keep their ๐ on!
#BlazersOnTheRise
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Blazers wrapped up the weekend against Skagit Valley College winning 3 of 4 games.
Game 1: 6-5 (W)
Game 2: 6-8 (L)
Game 3: 10-8 (W)
Game 4: 11-2 (W)
Blazers take on Olympic College this coming weekend!
#BlazersOnTheRise
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Blazer Nation! Introducing our new Pitching Coach! Welcome to the family! โExcited to help bring the program a winning traditionโ -
@kramerchamplin
Blazers sweep the day over Shoreline CC!
Game 1: 1-0
Game 2: 5-4
Derek Beairsto and Matt Obst pick up the wins on the bump with Nolan Patterson and Cole Tague each getting a save!
Blazers take on Shoreline CC again this Sunday for a double dip.
#BlazersOnTheRise
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Our beautiful new home is being named after long-time Athletic Director Bob Peters. We appreciate everything heโs done for the program, the school, and the community, including his tireless efforts to help make this dream field a reality!
#BlazeANewTrail
Blazers begin our Fall scrimmage season tomorrow with a doubleheader against NW Elite at home. First pitch is at 1pm.
For any 4 year schools who are planning to stop by, Centralia BP will start at approximately 10:15.
Hope to see you there!
#ItsGoTime
With only 10 days until game
#1
itโs time to start meeting the 2022 Blazers! Over the next 6 weeks we will be introducing the roster one by one!
First up is
#1
Andrew Dalton. One of our team leaders and will be our leadoff hitter. ๐ for a big year from Drew!
#BlazersOnTheRise
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Tomorrow is game 1 of the 2021 Blue VS Gold World Series!
We have a pair of 3rd year arms facing off in game one with
@KobeMatsen
and
@BrocktonKeller
toeing the rubber! Who will take home the crown this year?
#BlazersOnTheRise
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The
#BlazerBoyz
wrapped up this past weekend with a split.
Saturday was a hard fought battle to the very last pitch dropping two against Lower Columbia.
Sunday brought better fortunes as the team swept the day with two wins over Green River.
#BlazersOnTop
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๐จ2024 GRADS๐จ
If you are in Centralia this week for the
@GSLtournaments
College Showcase and are interested in joining our program please DM
@CoachDanBower
!
Email: dan.bower
@centralia
.edu
39 players moved on last 3 seasons โ
New complex โ
2nd most wins in program history โ