Winter Spiritwear window closing!

HUDSON- Players, families, and fans have until February 2 to order spiritwear via BSN.

No purchases from this order are mandatory. Do keep in mind that players are asked to wear baseball pants and school colors while practicing.

The deadline to order is midnight, Sunday, February 2. There are no refunds or exchanges.

For workout gear, go to BSNTeamSports.com and use Access Code: dice5RK. Click here to see the available items [PDF].

For on-field gear, go to BSNTeamSports.com and use Access Code: dice6TU. Click here to see the available items [PDF].

Spiritwear Now Available

HUDSON- Players, families, and fans have until October 13 to order spiritwear via BSN.

No purchases from this order are mandatory. Do keep in mind that players are asked to wear baseball pants and school colors while practicing.

The deadline to order is midnight, Sunday, October 13. There are no refunds or exchanges.

Go to BSNTeamSports.com and use Access Code: dice4QK.

Click here to see the available items [PDF].

2nd Annual Golf Outing scheduled

HUDSON- The Second Annual Hudson Baseball Alumni Golf Outing is set for Friday, August 9 at Ellsworth Meadows Golf Club.

The event aims to provide an opportunity to get together with everyone associated with the program: alumni, coaches, and friends. Everyone is welcome to participate.

The four-person scramble will begin with a 1:00pm shotgun start. Registration starts at noon.

The $80 (per person) fee will cover: a round of golf, use of the range to warm up, pre-round box lunch with beverage, a postgame dinner (hot dogs, hamburger, corn, coleslaw, chips, cookie), a raffle entry, a gift, and participation in various skill games. A cash bar will be available.

Checks must be received with entry form before August 2, 2013. Make checks payable to: Hudson Diamond Club, c/o Tom Long, 724 Elmwood Point, Aurora, OH 44202

Click here for the registration form [PDF].

Blue Devils torch Explorers' playoff run

HUDSON- Ohio State-bound Kyle Michalik baffled the Hudson hitters all day, ending just a deflection-off-his-own-glove away from a no-hitter in the District Finals.

The Blue Devils opened their scoring on a leadoff triple to start the second inning, followed by an RBI single. Brunswick got another run on a suicide squeeze, but the damage was limited by Kevin Zullo's heads-up throw to Kennedy that caught a Devil runner rounding third too aggressively and ended the inning.

The Explorers made some uncharacteristic miscues in the field to give away the third run. Miscommunication in the outfield allowed Michalik to go from being an out to a runner in scoring position. An errant throw on a knubber back to the mound allowed Michalik to come around to score.

Jono Chafe pitched in relief of starter Nanak Saran and held the Blue Devils scoreless for the rest of the game. Joey Cahil mustered the Explorers' lone hit of the game on a hot shot back to the mound, deflected by Michalik in to no-man's land behind the mound.

Congratulations to the entire team for a great season that featured 24 wins, a 11-game winning streak to start the season, an eight-game win streak at the end of the season, and NOC Valley Division Championship, and a trip to the District Finals. Thank you to the fans that came out all season long. Good luck to the seniors: Alex Agra, Alex Albright, Jono Chafe, Tim Kennedy, Brian Malerick, Ross McLelland, Mitch Schoenman, Brian Snyder, Brian Suydam, and Alex Tench. Thank you for all of the hard work and dedication you have put into this program. You will be missed.

Varsity buzzes past Hornets in District Semis

HUDSON- The Explorers advanced to the district finals with Friday's 3-2 win over Highland.

Largely a pitcher's duel, Kevin Zullo did his job of surpressing the aggressive Hornet bats. Zullo (7-0) went the distance, did not surrender any walks, and all of the runs scored by Highland were unearned.

Hudson set the tone with one out in the first inning with a hustle-double from Tim Kennedy, followed by a Jono Chafe single to score Kennedy.

The Explorers added another in the third on a Kennedy single and a Joey Cahill sacrifice fly.

Highland tied the ballgame in the top half of the fourth, scoring two runs on two Hudson errors. The resilient Blue and White answered promptly with an Alex Tench single. Sam Gundling pinch ran for Tench, stole second, moved to third on Brian Snyder's groundball to the right side, and scored on an Alex Agra suicide-squeeze-turned-base-hit.

Both teams put many runners in scoring position, but both pitchers worked hard to strand the majority of them.

Hudson faces Brunswick in the District Finals on Saturday at 2:00pm. Hudson beat Brunsiwck, 9-4, in their lone meeting on April 3 in Brunswick.