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The 2025 All-SWBL Baseball Teams were recently voted on and decided by league coaches. Carlisle's Brendon Rowe was named the Buckeye Division Player of the Year, while Carlisle's Chris Hawkins was named Coach of the Year. Monroe's Joe Tarin and Edgewood's JJ Vogel shared Southwestern Division Player of the Year honors, while Monroe's Ed Beck was the COY. For complete teams please click the following links (Southwestern|Buckeye).

Ross run-ruled Tippecanoe 12-2 on Saturday to win a Division III district title at Bellbrook High School. Kerry Snyder Jr. threw a complete-game to pick up the win. He allowed four hits and struck out four. Evan Gabbard had the big bat, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs and two doubles. Ross plays Butler in the regional semifinals at 5 p.m. on Tuesday at Miami University. 

Monroe beat Chaminade Julienne 5-4 on Saturday to claim a Division III baseball district title. RJ Schwab and Connor Witte combined to allow eight hits and struck out six. Schwab also went 1-for-2 at the plate with two RBI. Monroe plays Badin in the regional semifinals on Tuesday at Miami University. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m.

Edgewood plated five runs in the seventh-inning to rally from a 4-0 deficit and down Troy 5-4 on Thursday to win a Division II district title. It's the Cougars first district title in baseball since 1981. Roman Smith (two), JJ Vogel (two) and Zach Boyle (one) all came through with crucial RBI. Gavin Brennan, Miller Fall and Jackson Spears combined to allow seven hits on the mound. The trio struck out five. The Cougars play Whitehouse Anthony Wayne on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Athlete sin Action in Xenia. 

The Southwestern Buckeye League is proud to continue the SWBL Athlete of the Week program for the 2024-25 school year. The SWBL AOW is sponsored by Gameday Grille & Patio. This is Year 2 for the AOW campaign. Each Monday during the school year, a male and female scholar-athlete will be selected Athletes of the Week and announced on site. Winners will receive an award patch for their varsity jacket, a $25 gift card to Gameday and an SWBL AOW T-Shirt. An athlete may win the award once per season. Nominations will come from athletic directors, coaches and data (stats, results) entered on the SWBL website. Individuals may also submit nominations to swblsid@yahoo.com.

Boys: JJ Vogel, Edgewood Baseball

Sophomore has had a stellar campaign. Leads the league in pitching wins (is 7-0) and ranks fourth in strikeouts. Has a 1.98 ERA. Ranks second in the league in RBI (32) and is batting .391 with 34 hits, 14 runs and nine doubles. Career record is 10-1 with 95 Ks and a 1.871 ERA.  

Girls: Paige Baker, Ross Softball

Sophomore struck out eight, walked one and allowed three hits in seven innings as the Rams won a Division III district title with a 10-1 victory over Piqua. She also went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a home run. Struck out a season-high 14 and went 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, two doubles and a home run in a 6-1 district semifinal win over Wilmington. Recently named Southwestern Division Player of the Year leads the SWBL in ERA (1.96), wins (12) and ranks second in strikeouts (150). Batting .522 with 48 hits, 34 runs and 23 RBI.