FHC Ranger Baseball hit the road for a unique road trip on Friday April 27th. The Rangers traveled to Lansing for a double header against perennial power DeWitt at Cooley Law School Stadium home of the Lansing Lugnuts. Playing on the big field did not intimidate the Rangers who walked away with a sweep of [...]
Category Archives: Baseball
Spring Sports Preview Part #1
Over the next few weeks we will look to preview each Spring Sports Program. Baseball Thad Abel will once again look to lead the Rangers to OK Black and District Titles. Last season saw the Rangers graduate one of the best athletes to ever come through FHC in Mick VanVossen who is now playing baseball [...]
Ranger Baseball season comes to an end
The Forest Hills Central Baseball team lost to Rockford in the Regional Championship on Saturday 4-2. The lose brought to an end yet another successful season under Coach Thad Abel. The Rangers started off their day by defeating Grand Haven 4-1. The game displayed the ability of Ranger Junior Jonah Lakatos who tossed a gem [...]
From the Directors Desk-On the Road Edition
There are times as an Athletic Director when it feels like you are on tour, this was one of those weeks. My hope is that you enjoyed this week as much as I did. Tues. Grand Ledge, MI – Girls Soccer District Opener vs. Grand Ledge Comets As storm clouds surrounded Grand Ledge the Lady [...]
Ranger Baseball claims 3rd straight Conference Title
The Ranger Baseball team captured their 3rd straight OK Black Conference Championship by defeating Holland last night, 9-1. Sophomore Derek Smith got the victory pitching 6 innings, striking out 9 and giving up only 4 hits. Jonah Lakatos pitched the last inning striking out 3. Derek also hit a double driving in 2 runs. Taylor [...]
Freshman Baseball team completes season
Freshmen Jackson Overland leans over the plate, keeping his eyes on the ball as he starts to swing his bat. While his eyes were watching the ball, his mind was on the green fence at the back of the field. During Monday’s second game against East Grand Rapids, Overland hit the team’s only home run, ending the [...]
FHC announces Senior Awards
Every Spring the FHC Athletic Department announces it’s Senior Awards. The following Awards and Winners were recognized at the Senior Recognition Assembly on May 13th. Most Outstanding Male Athlete – Mick VanVossen VanVossen wraps up a stellar multi-sport career at FHC this spring and will take his Baseball talents to MSU in the fall. Mick [...]
Rangers take control of OK Black race
The Rangers clinched at least a share of the OK Black Championship by defeating Holland, 2-0. Jonah Lakatos pitched the shut out striking out 10 and giving up only 2 hits. Ben Coiner had 2 hits and an RBI and Jonah had 2 hits. The team is now 15-3 and 8-1 in the OK Black [...]
After slow start Ranger Baseball heats up
After dropping a tough 6-4 game to Zeeland East on Monday the Rangers bounced back and took the next three games. Tuesday: Jonah Lakatos shut out Mona Shores and hit a two – run homer in the bottom of the 1st. The Rangers scored 5 more in the third to win, 7-0. Jonah is [...]
Zeeland Begs for Mercy
The umpire raised his hands to signal the end of whipping. The Ranger JV baseball team secured their 10th win against Zeeland in the 5th inning. With the final score at 14-4, the JV squad proved once again that they are a force to be reckoned with. The Rangers finished the game in style, [...]
