2023 Talawanda Brave Baseball Season Snapshot
Coach — Matt Lykins, 5th season.
2022 Record — 18-8 overall, 12-3 Southwest Ohio Conference (first).
2022 Postseason — Lost to Anderson, 7-4.
Tentative Lineup — Noah Prewitt, CF; Ryan Wright, RF; Eddie Tanner, SS; Max Mesler, 3B; Blake Detherage, C; Conner Brosey, 1B; Jake Francis, LF; Tyler Robinson, 2B; AJ Hainline, DH.
Starting Pitchers — Conner Brosey (3-1), Eddie Tanner (0-1), Noah Prewitt (3-1), Nathaniel Iden.
Closing Pitcher — Derek Hacker.
Notable Statistics — Noah Prewitt (32 hits, 34 runs, 20 SB, .438), Eddie Tanner (26 hits, 17 runs, 18 RBI, .333), Max Mesler (23 hits, 21 runs, 16 RBI, .343) and Blake Detherage (20 hits, 16 RBI, 12 runs, .323) had stellar performances on the offensive side of things last season.
Coach’s Comments — “We are hoping to capitalize on our conference championship last year and work to improve as a team, one day at a time. … As all of our pitchers play in the field as well, the lineup will be an evolving thing. All of our players, starters and those on the bench, will contribute. … Team unity, intelligence, speed, and defense. … We have an excellent group of young people this year. They are interested in playing as a team, sacrificing for the greater good and working hard to improve every day.”
2023 Talawanda Brave Roster
21 Conner Brosey, Senior, P, IF
6 Blake Detherage, Senior, C
2 Jake Francis Senior C, IF
7 Derek Hacker, Junior, P, IF
13 A.J. Hainline, Junior, C, P
8 Nathaniel Iden, Sophomore, IF, P
5 Isaiah Meade-Moss, Sophomore, IF
14 Max Mesler , Senior, IF, P
4 Trevor Norris, Senior, OF
10 Noah Prewitt, Senior, IF, OF
1 Connor Puckett, Senior, OF
12 Tyler Robinson, Junior, IF, P
9 Garrett Schenkel, Junior, OF
11 Logan Smith, Senior, OF, P
18 Eddie Tanner, Sophomore, IF, P
15 Ryan Wright, Sophomore, IF, OF
16 Ben Zazycki, Senior, IF, P
2023 Talawanda Brave Schedule
Saturday, March 25, at Fenwick, noon
Tuesday, March 28, at Badin, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 29, at Monroe, 5 p.m.
Thursday, March 30, at Hamilton, 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 1, at Lakota West, noon
Monday, April 3, Northwest, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 5, at Northwest, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 7, Northwest, 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 8, Oak Hills, noon
Monday, April 10, at Mt. Healthy, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 12, Mt. Healthy, 5 p.m.
Thursday, April 13, at Moeller, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 14, at Mt. Healthy, 5 p.m.
Monday, April 17, Harrison, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 19, at Harrison, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 21, Harrison, 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 22, Middletown, noon
Monday, April 24, Edgewood, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 26, at Edgewood, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 28, Edgewood, 5 p.m.
Monday, May 1, at Ross, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 3, Ross, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 5, at Ross, 5 p.m.
Monday, May 8, Fairfield, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 9, at La Salle, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 12, CHCA, 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 13, Elder, noon
