Oak Ridge Warriors Baseball begins inaugural season

Sat, 04/22/2023 - 12:00am — John Embry

With several of their students aging out of little league but not their love of baseball, Oak Ridge Academy parents and staff joined to form the Oak Ridge Academy Warriors Baseball Team. In this, their inaugural season, the Warriors are currently 2-2.

Led by Head Coach Caleb Hunt and Assistant Coach Jerry Hunt, Jr., the team is comprised of the following players:

Number	Player	Grade
20	Hunter Lawson	10
25	Eli Meredith	10
3	Harrison Hampton	10
24	Cody Bryant	10
4	Joseph Mason	9
23	Mason Bratcher	9
30	Eli Oaks	8
10	Tanner Mudd	8
9	Landon Payne	7
11	Timmy Burden	7
12	Levi Findley	7
15	Mason Kirby	6
31	Noah Kirby	6
13	Dawson Grinder	6

According to Coach C. Hunt, “We’ve got a good group of kids and parents who like to compete. I was lucky enough to be chosen to coach these kids and I’ve learned just as much from them as they have from me. Our success so far has come from kids that have nothing to lose. We went into this knowing we were young and were going to be overlooked. So hard work and determination has led us to a great start to this program of great kids learning the game.”

The Baseball Warriors current schedule for the rest of the season, with games to possibly be added:

Date	Opponent	Location	Time
4/29	Cornerstone	Away	11:00
4/29	Assumption	Cornerstone	1:00
5/2	Academy	Away	4:30
5/9	Owensboro Knights	Away	5:30
5/30	KCAA State 1^st Round	Higher Seed	TBA
6/1	KCAA State Semifinals	Cornerstone	TBA
6/3	KCAA State Finals	Cornerstone	TBA