2023 Edgewood Cougars Baseball Snapshot
Coaches — Ralph Lunsford, 6th season; Assistants Bobby Hunt, Shawn Harig; Trainer Joe Downey.
2022 Record — 13-13 overall, 9-6 Southwest Ohio Conference.
2022 Postseason — Lost at LaSalle, 10-3.
Tentative Lineup — Nick Kelhoffer OF, 2. Colton Hunt SS, 3. Talan Smith 3rd, 4. Jackson Spears OF, 5. Alex York C, 6. Will Reece 1st, 7. Brayden Smith OF, 8. Miller Fall DH, 9. Hayden Simonds 2nd.
Starting Pitchers — Talan Smith, Will Reece, Bobby Cook, Mill Fall, Zack Boyle
Closing Pitchers — Roman Smith, Kyle Franke, Colton Hunt
Notable Statistics — Offense: Colton Hunt (25 hits, 18 runs, .385) and Hayden Simonds (16 hits, 17 runs, 10 RBI). Pitching: Talan Smith (2-3), Will Reece (1-2), Bobby Cook (4-2, 35 SO), Zach Boyle (0-3, 2 saves) and Hunt (1-1).
Coach’s Comments — “Expectations are high for us to compete within our conference. We are extremely young and inexperienced, but we are competing each and every day within our practice times. … Pitching is our strength. We have pretty good depth. Can we hit it, and fielding is the bigger question.”
2023 Edgewood Cougars Roster
Number, Player Class, Position
30 Coulter Ashcraft, Sophomore, IF, P
12 Sam Banks, Junior, OF, P
49 Zach Boyle, Sophomore, P, IF
3 Brendan Breedlove, Freshman, C, IF
34 Bobby Cook, Senior, P
39 Carson Downie, Freshman, IF, P
16 Robert Eggebretch, Sophomore
20 Miller Fall, Freshman, IF, P
11 Kyle Franke, Freshman, P, OF
15 Evan Hulschult, Junior, IF, P
10 Colton Hunt, Senior, SS, P
32 Nick Kelhoffer, Sophomore, C, OF
13 Carson Meadows, Sophomore, P
44 Will Reece, Senior, P, IF
18 Haydon Simonds, Sophomore, IF, P
5 Jaxon Sizemore, Senior, OF
4 Brayden Smith, Junior, OF, P
28 Roman Smith, Freshman, OF, P
24 Talan Smith, Junior, IF, P
52 Jackson Spears, Sophomore, P, OF
7 Steven Turner, Senior, 1B
40 Alex York, Senior, C, DH
2023 Edgewood Cougars Schedule
Saturday, March 25, at Hamilton, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 29, at Miamisburg, 5 p.m.
Thursday, March 30, Colerain, 5 p.m.
Monday, April 3, at Harrison, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 5, Harrison, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 7, at Harrison, 5 p.m.
Monday, April 10, vs. Fordham Prep, 9 p.m., at Myrtle Beach, SC
Tuesday, April 11, vs. Whiteboro Academy, NY, at 11:00 a.m., at Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Wednesday, April 12, vs. Maury High School, Va., 1:30 p.m., at Myrtle Beach, SC
Thursday, April 13, vs. Avon Lake, OH., 4 p.m., at Myrtle Beach, S.C
Monday, April 17, at Mt. Healthy, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 18, Ross, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 19, Mt. Healthy, 5 p.m.
Thursday, April 20, at Ross, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 21, at Mt. Healthy, 5 p.m.
Monday, April 24, at Talawanda, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 26, Talawanda, 5 p.m.
Thursday, April 27, Fairfield, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 28, at Talawanda, 5 p.m.
Monday, May 1, Northwest, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 2, Cincinnati Christian, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 3, at Northwest, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 5, Northwest, 5 p.m.
Monday, May 8, Beavercreek, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 9, Ross, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 10, Sycamore, 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 11, Turpin, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 12 Cincinnati Christian, 5 p.m.
