HEAT BASEBALL PLAYER PROFILE: #8 GAGE SMITH Bat: R Throw: R Position: Infield, Pitcher Hometown: Garrett, IN, 20 miles north of Fort Wayne. College: Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Lawrenceburg, IN College: Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Lawrenceburg, IN College Team: Titans Local Host Family: Jody and James McCarthy Favorite MLB Player: Yu Darvish, San Diego Padres.
HEAT BASEBALL PLAYER PROFILE: #12 LUKE LEGUMINA Bat: R Throw: R Position: Pitcher Hometown: Chandler, AZ College: Gateway Community College, Phoenix, AZ College Team: Geckos Local Host Family: The Beck Family Favorite MLB Player: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers. “The Diamondbacks were my favorite team growing up.
A number of Wellington Heat players celebrated Father’s Day with their dads and grandpas on Sunday. Prior to the start of their game against the Cheney Diamond Dawgs, dads and players lined up on the field for the celebratory First Pitch.
HEAT BASEBALL PLAYER PROFILE: #5 NOAH MATHESON Hometown: Flushing MI, a suburb of Flint. College: Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Lawrenceburg, IN College Team: Titans Bat: L Throw: R Position: Infield, primarily 1st and Catcher Local Host Family: Jody and James McCarthy Favorite MLB Player: Mike Trout, Angels, but an overall fan of the Detroit Tigers Studying: Chemical Engineering, for now.
HEAT BASEBALL PLAYER PROFILE: #10 KADE SNODGRASS Hometown: Derby, KS, Derby High School College: Neosho Community College, Chanute, KS College Team: Panthers Bat: R Throw: R Position: Infield, 3rd and SS Studying: General Studies Local Host Family: The Snodgrass Home Favorite MLB Player: Dansby Swanson, Atlanta Braves Favorite Food: Chicken Alfredo Favorite Movie: Now You See Me For fun: PlayStation and fishing Favorite thing about Wellington? “The fans have really been supportive.” Happy baseball moment: “In high school, we went to State my Sophomore and Senior years.” .
The Wellington Sailfish officially kicked off their summer swim season at the Wellington Family Aquatic Center on June 7th against the Haysville Piranhas. They followed that swim meet up with a trip to Wichita State’s Heskett Center the next weekend against the El Dorado Sea Dragons.
The Wellington Recreation Commission (WRC) recently hosted the Wheatland June Jam Baseball Tournament at Worden Park. In addition to our own Wellington Knights 13U team, the event brought in four baseball teams from Wichita and Andover. When teams arrive,
The Wellington Heat continued their busy start to the season by defeating the ICT Curve 10-6 at Hibbs-Hooten Field on Sunday. The Heat improve to 3-2 on the season, winning the first game of a week that will see them play five games in a span of six days.
The Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 18th Annual Chamber Golf Classic at the scenic Wellington Golf Club. This Annual event provides a great opportunity to showcase our beautiful golf course while gathering together local business owners and community leaders.
2022 Baseball Honors First Team 2nd Base – Keaton Hartman, Junior Second Team 1st Base – Korbin Jones, Senior Pitcher – Rylan Biles Honorable Mention Shortstop – Mekhi Haskins-Ybarra Utility – Skylar Branam .