Official account of Grosse Pointe South HS Baseball: ‘23 Regional Champs, ‘01& ‘18 D-1 State Champs, 3 State Finals, 8 Final 4, 10 Regional & 26 District titles
South 11, North 10 in extras on a rare 2-strike squeeze from Matthew Fabry. The district final vs East Detroit was washed out at moved to Monday at 4:30 at GPN. Congrats to
@GPN_Baseball
on an outstanding game and season.
GPS will open up league play on Tues for the 40th such time under Coach Griesbaum. From the old E.M.L. to the MAC White & then the Red, he’s always appreciated our tough league opponents & the day-in day-out grind that comes with it. Congrats, Coach on the big milestone season!
The district final was all it was hyped up to be: 2 good teams battling it out and a lot of great defensive plays. This time, South prevails 3-2 for our 26th district title.
@GrabowskiCliff
went the distance for the W!
Congrats to Coach Griesbaum for being named one of 8 finalists for “National Baseball Coach of the Year” by
@nhsaca
! The winner will be chosen at their national conference in June. The honors, somehow, continue to roll in for the 2018 squad!
It’s a beautiful fall Friday for a sneak peek…We are very proud that our young ballplayers will get to play here, right on the campus of one of Michigan’s most beautiful & historic high schools, for many years to come…
#TheHigh
#TNG
A milestone day for the program! Congrats to Coach G on W
#900
! He is the 5th all-time to reach this milestone and is tops among active coaches. The boys are now 2-0, with a DH Saturday at 10 am vs Roseville at home.
Congrats, Coach Griesbaum, on being named the Macomb Area Conference
@MACSports1986
Coach of the Year for 2022! This is a great team accomplishment after an 11-4 MAC record and the MAC Red Title!
We are excited to announce the newest addition to our staff,
@Coach_BJustice
, a 3rd yr HC for
@arsenal_ballMI
, Dir of Ops at
@LakesideIndoor
, and co-host of
@ColdWeatherBats
. We believe we are adding one of the area’s best young coaches that will improve our program from day 1!
Congratulations to RHP Miles Jamieson on his commitment to Mid Michigan College where he will continue his academic pursuits as well as his baseball career. We believe Miles will be a great asset at the next level and will continue to improve yearly, as he always did at GPS!
Congrats & best of luck to our very own
@thejacobharris8
‘21 on his commitment to
@JHUBaseball
/
@JohnsHopkins
to continue his baseball career & academic pursuits. The Blue Jays are getting a very high level performer both on the field & in the classroom. We are very proud!
Congratulations to longtime assistant coaches and GPS alums
@DanGriesbaumJr
‘99 and Matt Reno ‘79 on being named “Assistant Coaches of the Year” by the
@MHSBCA1
for their years of service and success with the South program. They were presented with the honor today
@ComericaPark
.
Hey
@GPNorthBaseball
! How bout them little GP schools winning titles? Congratulations and way to bring the MAC White title back to the Pointes!
#OneGP
We are beyond devastated for Brian’s family, as well as the other victims of this horrific event. We are hurting also for the members of our teams that were close with Brian, a GPS grad/athlete. The coaches are certainly here for you, if you’d like to talk, now or any time.
Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity was devastated to learn that Brian Fraser, chapter president of the Michigan Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta at Michigan State University, tragically lost his life on the evening of February 13.
Full release -
Congrats Coach Griesbaum on his induction into the St. Clair Shores Athletic Hall of Fame, today. As usual, he credited his many great players, assistant coaches, and the GP and SCS communities with the honor.
Our program is honored to be featured in
@insidepitchmag
by the
@ABCA1945
this month for our atypical path to success. It certainly takes a community & a great deal of support from many great coaches, players & families...not to mention dozens of great opponents.
#TNG
District Champs for the 25th time (11 of the last 12 & 17 of the last 19)! GPS will face Livonia Churchill at GPN on Wednesday in the Regional Semi-Final!
The squad is set! Here is the group that will be traveling south to
@JRTC42
a week from today. We are excited to get started with Coach Griesbaum’s 40th team!
Congratulations to (twitterless) Coach Griesbaum on being chosen for induction to the St. Clair Shores Athletic Hall of Fame! "
#10
" will be honored on March 25 at Blossom Health for his contributions at SCS South Lake HS and his overall community & coaching achievements.
South gave it quite a shot today, but couldn’t quite pull it off, losing the QF to Woodhaven, 9-7. GPS finishes as District & Regional Champs. Good luck to Woodhaven in the Final 4. Congrats & much love to our Class of ‘23 who achieved at a high level & left it all out there.
Truly a great day to be a Blue Devil...a 6-5 upset victory over the second ranked team in the state for our 24th District title. South will play the winner of the Livonia district on Saturday in the regional semi-final.
It was a beautiful night
@ComericaPark
and a 4-3 win where the entire roster both hit and played the field. Ryker Mazey ‘21 got it going with a laser inside the park job to left-center (video) and
@LiamKaiser4
‘21 nailed down the save. MAC Red action continues Monday at Ike.
South advances to the Sweet 16 with a 10-2 W over Detroit Western ar the historic ballpark in Hamtramck.
@WellsGraham4
earned the W w 7K over 4.1.
@GrabowskiCliff
finished it up. Ben Frakes hit a bomb,
@DomzalskiBen
had 3 H, and Grabowski &
@jake_kozel
had 2 each.
Congrats to RHP/SS
@WellsGraham4
‘23 on his selection to the
@MHSBCA1
East-West All-Star game
@ComericaPark
on the evening of June 26! This is surely the ideal way for Wells to close out an excellent HS baseball career!
Congrats to SS Ryker Mazey and Inf/OF
@thejacobharris8
on being named to the “All-Region” team for division 1. They will be eligible for “All-State” considerations this weekend in Lansing. Congrats to both on a great season!
Congrats to
@Alex11010429
‘22,
@WellsGraham4
‘23, Ryker Mazey ‘21 &
@thejacobharris8
‘21 for being named “All-MAC Red” for the ‘21 season! These 4 formed a solid core for our team all season and went a long way toward our successful run in the ultra-competitive Red division!
It was 40 years ago today that our Coaches Griesbaum (Asst Coach) & Hackett (LHP/OF) won the 1980 State title with GPN, a team widely considered GP’s best ever (4 future pros). Four men in this
@GPNEWSpaper
photo had sons that went on to play for GPS!
@Baseball_Babs
#OneGP
The boys won a well played 2-1 game against
#2
Brother Rice behind a very efficient performance from RHP
@WellsGraham4
‘23, who scattered 4 H. C
@DomzalskiBen
‘23 & 3B
@AndrewDilodovi2
‘25 (vid) had multi-hit games. GPS is now 5-2 overall & will host Anchor Bay tomorrow at 4:30.
Our beloved Class of 2022…it’s been an honor! Our annual “Awards Night” is Sunday, so much more to come on the 2022 MAC Red Champions and their many accomplishments, including “All-MAC Red” selections and the possibility of South’s first ever MAC Red MVP…
We’re excited to announce our inaugural class of the GPS Baseball Hall of Fame…this group contains 7 talented & hard-working men who played w great pride & success during a span of 25 graduating classes (‘88-‘12). More info on our Jan 25 induction to follow, shortly! Congrats!
We will take the field for the first time since the 2019 Super Regional, tomorrow at 11am, hosting Top 25 ranked
@ECEBaseball1
in a DH at GPS. It will be a blessing to finally compete again!
The last 2 D1 state champs met in the final game to decide the “GPS Invitational” today & GPS battled back to take the trophy 6-5 over
@BASEBALLPNHS
. Pictured: the Class of ‘21...
The boys got an early lead and played hard but dropped the PreDistrict game to a very talented
@GPNorthBaseball
team. We wish them the best of luck the rest of the way. We appreciate all the baseball fans of GP that came out today and made for a great atmosphere at GPN.
The 2021 schedule is officially released, loaded with high quality opponents & premium venues like
@ComericaPark
,
@uspbl
(Jimmy John’s Field), & the best HS venues in the area. We are excited to get started, but know there work to be done before we are ready to compete.
#TNG
Congrats to
@AndrewDilodovi2
‘25 on being named our “Offensive Player of the Year”. He led the squad in BA (.475), OPS (1.311), OBP (.590), SLG (.721), 2B (12) & only 1 K. More team award announcements to follow in the coming days…
Games between GPS & Dakota are always some of the best in MAC sports & this was no exception. DH
@jjdrake235
‘22 took this one deep for a 3-run walkoff HR. RHP
@WellsGraham4
‘23 earned the W in relief after a strong start from RHP
@MazeyChase
‘23. Game 2 is
@DakotaBaseball
on Wed
Thank you,
@tigers
, for inviting us to play in the 2023 HS Showcase
@ComericaPark
. A ton of great memories made, as always! We dropped this one, 5-2, but all 24 guys hit/played D & 8 guys pitched. It is always a pleasure to see everyone enjoy their moment on the Big League stage.
RHP
@MazeyChase
‘23 took control on the hill today w 8 K’s in a 2-0 W at Stevenson.
@jjdrake235
‘22 and
@Alex_Tigges13
‘22 had multiple hits. The series continues at home tomorrow. South is 3-1 in the Red.
Congrats to Coach Griesbaum who was presented with the “Overall Coach of the Year” award by
@MHSBCA1
president and GPS ‘87 player
@DanCimini1
at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant today...
Congrats to Chris Getz ‘02 (2001 D1 State Champion) on his huge promotion. We have been proud of Chris and his accomplishments as a player, executive, and person for quite some time now…
19 players contributed in a quality 9-6 win at
#12
Brother Rice. Nate Stiyer earned the win in relief.
@WellsGraham4
‘23 had 3 hits & 5 RBI while HR’ing on a 2nd consecutive day. Alex Tigges ‘22 also had 3 hits &
@GrabowskiCliff
‘23 added 2 more. Final MAC gm Thurs at Stevenson!
Congrats to Coach Griesbaum who accepted the “Michigan High School Coach of the Year” award in Lansing yesterday. As usual, he was quick to deflect the praise to the players and assistant coaches...
Ryker Mazey is batting .588 on the Florida trip, highlighted by this walkoff tonight for a 6-5 extra inning win over John Carroll. This kid’s not leaving.
Another MAC Red battle today, w a 8-6 win for GP at Dakota. RHP
@RobbieLeonard_7
‘22 P into the 7th to earn W, &
@WellsGraham4
‘23 picked up the save with the tying run on. 1B
@HunterBelanger
‘24 (pic) hit a grand slam & 1B
@jjdrake235
added a HR. Series finale at home Thurs!
A couple good offenses put up a lot of crooked numbers in the first scrimmage with
@GB__Baseball
at
@JRTC42
today. More importantly, a beautiful day to play ball at a great facility
#Dodgertown
Thanks for thinking of us, Coach Wayne. No shots needed, though. We are well-aware of how good Nic is (also a good kid) and your entire team. A lot of great ballplayers on the North side and we are looking forward to a couple of hard-played and respectful games.
#OneGP
From Coach Griesbaum: “I’d like to wish all of our players, coaches, parents, and supporters of Grosse Pointe South Baseball a very Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful and blessed to be able to have such great kids to coach and to do it in such a supportive baseball community!”
Congrats to our Co-MVP’s for 2023
@GrabowskiCliff
&
@WellsGraham4
, pictured here with the Bauer trophy & surrounded by former MVP’s
@DanGriesbaumJr
(1999), Joey Naporano (2017) & Ryker Mazey (2021). (1/2)
Thankful for countless great moments but, more importantly, great young men, great families, and great community support. Looking forward to a blessed 2021!
South pulls to even on the Ohio trip with a 14-3 win over Lorain (OH).
@JordanBruetsch
earned the W in relief with a perfect 4 innings.
@GrabowskiCliff
led the offense with a 1B, 2B, 3B and 4 RBI. This game will be followed by a scrimmage with Lorain.
It’s been a great HS career for
@jjdrake235
& he’s capped it off by being named our program’s first ever MAC Red MVP. We are very proud of his accomplishments & excited to see him do great things at the next level with
@XavierBASE
. Congrats on all of your honors, Jonathan!
South 13- Ford 6 to open the MAC Red season.
@MazeyChase
‘23 earned the W on the hill with 8 K over 5 inn of work. CF
@GrabowskiCliff
(pic) & C
@DomzalskiBen
, both ‘23, stayed hot with 3 hits each. The series continues with a DH
@Ford2Baseball
tomorrow, starting at 3pm
Congratulations to our 7 players named to the “All-District Team” for 2023 based on their performances during both the regular season and postseason. We are proud of their contributions to the team all year and also as part of our program’s 26th District title!
This is a great feature on Coach Griesbaum and our program over the last 40 years, written by
@MegLeo6
for
@GPNEWSpaper
. We really appreciate the research that went into this & the love & respect shown by our former players/families throughout.
Records are made to be broken...it’s a 10-0 start after 16-1 and 6-5 wins over Wyandotte Roosevelt. A polite nod to our 2015 squad as we hope to continue in their footsteps!
Congratulations are in order for our very own,
@C_Stafford6
‘23 winner of the
#1
singles state tennis title in Midland this weekend! We are very proud of Connor’s achievements, esp in an era where the multi-sport star athlete is becoming rare.
@GPSouthAD
@GPSchools
@GPSouthHS
Check out the article on today’s achievements from the excellent Detroit News sportswriter
@TonyPaul1984
:
GP South baseball coach joins exclusive 800-win club
Coach Griesbaum was happy to take part in a panel with
@Dan_Dickerson
on amateur sports events
@ComericaPark
. We are always proud and excited to play in their beautiful venue each spring. This years Comerica Park HS Showcase game will take place on April 22! It never gets old!
A big "thank you" to our own
@davisgrah22
,
@LiggettKnights
's
@NG_Miller15
and Brett Zimmerman, all from
@waynestbaseball
for helping our guys at Saturday's fall practice. It is always a huge benefit to have athletes around who know what it takes to get to that next level.
We fell short today in extra inn, 14-13 to a tough
@LHS_Baseball1
team. Our boys gave it everything they had & left it all out there. We couldn’t be more proud of their attitude, effort & achievements this yr. They faced as much adversity as any team could have, but never gave up
South takes game 2 against Ike, 4-2 behind a very efficient 5 K CG from RHP
@WellsGraham4
‘23 (pic). Ryker Mazey ‘21 stayed hot with 3 more hits. South will go for the sweep at Eisenhower tomorrow.
We are back in action this week with a full slate & esp excited to add another premium venue by joining
@Ford2Baseball
& the
@uspbl
for a “twi-nite doubleheader” on Friday! This will be the opening night of amateur baseball for 2021 at Jimmy John’s Field!
Our MAC All-Stars,
@RobbieLeonard_7
,
@Alex_Tigges13
&
@jjdrake235
w Coach Griesbaum after a 12-7 W over the OAA
@uspbl
Jimmy John’s Field in the
@MAC_OAA_ASG
. We congratulate these fine young men on outstanding HS athletic careers, which they were able to complete in style!
Blessings to all! We are thankful for all of our wonderful young men, their families, our community, and even our opponents! We can’t wait to be back at the ballpark with you all again in 2021!
Great day for GP Baseball! Congrats to the GPFCLL 10U & 12U squads for their state final victories today over Taylor North! The 12’s will now advance to the Great Lakes regional for a shot to play in the
@LLBWorldSeries
!!!
Thanks again to our supportive community for selling out both of our camps this week. We hosted a lot of great young players and everyone played hard and seemed to have fun. We expect to have at least one more camp before the spring, so please stay tuned.
South earns its 10th regional title with a 4-0 victory over UDJ behind a CG by
@WellsGraham4
‘23. The quarterfinal begins at 3pm. It will be a rematch of the 2018 state championship with Brownstown Woodhaven.
Congrats to P/Inf Weston Brundage, winner of the “Dave Bergman Scholarship” for 2020! We appreciate the patronage of the Bergman family and the guidance that “Bergie” gave our young men for many years. GPS Baseball has awarded over $40K in scholarships over the last decade.
Well, that’s one way to break in a new scoreboard…the boys never gave up! Alex English ‘23 (vid) earned the W in relief.
@WellsGraham4
‘23, Ben Frakes ‘23 &
@jake_kozel
‘24 had multi-hit games. South is now 20-11 and moves back into 2nd place in the Red.
Truly the most impressive stat on our 2022 squad: 8 Academic All-State selections & 9 players at 4.0 or higher (the 8 below +
@joeymichelotti1
‘24). Congrats to our well-rounded young men. We are very proud of your achievements in the classroom!
Congrats to Weston Brundage &
@CamMallegg
on selection to the
@MHSBCA1
East All-Stars for 2020. The rosters were comprised of seniors who earned 1st or 2nd team all-state in '19 or committed to a DI program. The usual game
@ComericaPark
was cancelled due to pandemic concerns.
Congrats to our MAC Red brethren
@DakotaBaseball
on a trip to the Final 4. Best of luck & bring a second straight title home to the division! Thank you and best of luck to our seniors who had 2 great years: D1 state title, 2 regional titles & 2 district titles.
#TNG
South clinches at least a tie for the MAC Red title w a 12-0 win at Ike. SS
@WellsGraham4
‘23 led the way w 4 H/5 RBI & LF Joey McEvoy ‘23 drove in 3.
@MazeyChase
‘23 scattered 3 hits over 5 innings for the W. RHP
@RobbieLeonard7_
‘22 (pic) will go for the clinch at home on Wed!