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Michigan Diamond Notes: May 12-18

Opposing catchers (and pitchers) beware. Kaeden Warfield is tearing up the basepaths for Brandywine.

A quarterback on the football team, Warfield stole 14 bases this past week and now has an astounding 55 on the season.

A catcher and center fielder, Warfield went 8-12 with a pair of doubles, a triple and a home run for the week, scoring 13 runs and driving in eight while also walking three times.

In addition to the 55 steals, Warfield has scored 44 runs. The 6-2 195-pound junior is batting .409 on the season with eight doubles, five triples and three home runs, driving home 24 and reaching on base on walks 13 times.

So who else had big weeks? Read on… 

TWO-WAY STANDOUTS

Jack Vargo and Morgan Robar both had six hits during the week, but it was on the mound where the two stood out, each throwing a no-hitter for their respective schools.

Vargo did not allow a hit against Walled Lake Western while Robar was shutting down Gladstone.

A Calvin University commit, Vargo retired nine batters on strikes while allowing two free passes in the seven-inning masterpiece for South Lyon East. The 42nd-rated senior shortstop in Michigan was also strong with the bat, going 6-13 during the week with two doubles, a pair of walks, five RBIs and a stolen base. For the season, Vargo is hitting .392 with a 0.914 OPS.

Robar is a big reason that Negaunee entered the state ratings a week ago and the Miners have now moved up to 19 in Division 3. The junior right-hander struck out three and walked five in the five-inning no-hitter for his third win of the season in three decisions.

A shortstop when not pitching, Robar went 6-17 on the week including a double, with seven RBIs, six runs and six stolen bases. Season totals are now at 29 steals, 27 runs and 26 runs batted in. On the mound, Robar has a 1.29 ERA, fanning 25 and walking 10 in 21.2 innings.

There were a pair of other players also worth noting that came up big at the dish as well as pitching this week.

- Ryan Bosch pitched and hit Fruitport to a 5-3 victory over Spring Lake, the No. 9 Division 2 team in Michigan. Bosch went the distance for the win, allowing one hit and one earned run while fanning nine and walking three. The Wake Forest recruit, who caught a line drive on the mound to end it after Fruitport rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh, went 2-3 with two RBIs, including a run-scoring single in the seventh. For the week, the sixth-rated 2025 in Michigan and 351st in the nation went 8-14 with a pair of doubles and five RBIs for the eighth-ranked D-2 squad in the state, which won its 13th straight game.  

- A home run and double in two official at-bats resulted in five runs off the bat of Jax Racht. The Niles junior also threw five innings allowing just two hits while striking out nine to push his season number of batters fanned to 55. The fourth-rated 2026 RHP in the state is 4-0 with a 1.487 ERA while also batting .333 with a 0.970 OPS for the No. 17 D-2 team in Michigan.

- Grand Valley State commit Michael Giroux tossed a two-hit shutout in a win over Airport, fanning 14 and allowing two free passes for Flat Rock, the 13th-ranked Division 2 team in the state. The 21st-rated senior RHP in Michigan, whose ERA for the season is now 0.356, also came through at the plate going 3-4 with a two-run homer.

STRONG PITCHING

The outstanding year on the ball diamond continued for Jaxon Millican and Jack Manzella, with each tossing no-hitters.

Millican, a Spring Arbor signee, fanned 18 in pitching Ida past Hillsdale. The 88th-rated senior right-handed pitcher in the state lowered his ERA on the season to 0.298. Millican has given up just 10 hits and a dozen walks in 47 innings while retiring 89 on strikeouts.

Throwing a no-hitter is nothing new for Fraser High School’s Manzella, who fired his second of the season with a 15-strikeout, one-walk outing against Lakeview. The 6th-ranked junior RHP in Michigan is now 3-0 with a 1.59 ERA and 0.962 WHIP, striking out 58 while walking 14 in 35 innings on the hill.

There were more outstanding outings reported on the hill to mention…

- Ann Arbor Greenills won the Catholic High School League semifinals behind the one-hit pitching of Nick Roney. The 19th-rated junior left-handed pitcher in Michigan fanned 10 and walked three in recording his sixth win of the season for the No. 6 D-3 team, which went 3-0 on the week, outsourcing opponents 34-4. Roney has 84 Ks in 40.1 innings with a 1.74 ERA and 1.36 WHIP.  

- The top-rated junior in the state was at it again. Garden City’s Ethan Armstrong threw a five-inning no-hitter at Seaholm. A Michigan recruit, the No. 29 2026 right-handed pitcher in the nation fanned 11 and walked two. 

- Strikeouts were at a premium when Korbyn Russell was on the mound during the week. A Michigan State signee, the No. 19 senior left-handed pitcher fanned 27 in 10.2 innings for East Jordan, the 20th-rated Division 4 team in this week’s rankings.

- Landon Love picked up two wins and a save in the week for Beaverton. The 2026 southpaw struck out 20 and walked four in 13.1 frames, giving up 11 hits and three earned runs. For the season, Love is 7-1 with a save, fanning 93 and walking 26 in 52.2 frames with a 1.063 ERA.

- Jayden Yancy threw a four-hit shutout at Grosse Ile, striking out 11 and walking just one for Flat Rock, the 13th-ranked Division 2 team. The No. 13 junior RHP in the state is a Central Michigan commit. 

- The 200-career strikeout mark was reached by Brady Davis this week during a conference-clinching win over Merrill. The No. 17 junior southpaw in Michigan fanned 13 in a six-inning two-hitter for Sacred Heart, the top-ranked Division 4 team in the state.

- The 16th-ranked 2026 shortstop in Michigan is setting down batters on strikes at an impressive rate this season. Isaac Lalonde recorded his 100th strikeout of the season during the week for Rogers City, the No. 14 D-4 team in the state.

HOT STICKS

Left-handed hitting junior Trav Moore was nearly perfect at the plate in two games each against Portland and Division 2 16th-rated East Grand Rapids.

Moore went 12-14 with three doubles and a triple, driving in eight runs and swiping two bases in the four games.

On the season, the 2026 second baseman for Dewitt is carrying a .554 batting average with 23 runs scored, 23 RBIs and seven doubles.

There were other standouts with the bat worth mentioning as well…

- Parker Billings hit for the cycle in one game during an impressive 11-19 week at the plate for Fulton. The right-handed hitting junior first baseman had four doubles, a triple and two home runs during the week while also driving in 11 runs for the 12th-ranked Division 4 team in Michigan.

- A 7-10 week upped the season batting average for Myles Grace to .468. The New Boston Huron senior outfielder had a home run and triple, walked four times and touched home plate eight times while also stealing a base. Grace has four homers and three triples on the year with 36 runs, 19 RBIs and 10 stolen bases while also producing five two-base hits.

- New Boston Huron teammate Dayton Miller also went 7-10 at the dish with eight runs and four RBIs. The junior outfielder had a home run and three doubles while walking four times and swiping six bases for the fourth-ranked Division 2 team. Miller now carries a .366 mark with 29 runs, 15 RBIs, 15 stolen bases and six doubles.

- Cam Kaul remained hot at the plate with a 6-10 week that upped his batting average to .567. The center fielder for Saginaw Nouvel had a double and triple, walked twice, stole three bases, scored six runs and drove in five. The 29th-rated senior outfielder in Michigan, a Lansing CC signee, has 38 runs and 23 RBIs on the year with 11 doubles, 11 steals, 12 walks and seven triples while striking out only two times. 

- It was a memorable week for the 20th-rated Division 1 team in the state. Not only did Woodhaven go 5-0 and outscore the opposition 42-7, but Jace Davis set the school record for career triples with his 11th. A Lansing CC commit, Davis is the No. 16 2025 shortstop in Michigan.

- Ivan Wilkinson upped his season batting average to .561 with an 8-12 week. The junior outfielder for Sand Creek had three doubles, a pair of triples, four RBIs and five stolen bases in five games for the week with six runs scored. For the season, Wilkinson has 14 two-base hits, three triples, three home runs, 28 RBIs, 27 runs and 23 steals with an 18-to-3 walk-to-strikeout ratio.

- A pair of juniors, Henry Ewles of Notre Dame Prep and Hunter VanSickler of Williamston, both topped the 100-career hit mark. Ewles, a 1B/LHP for the fifth-ranked Division 2 team in the state, is a Lehigh commit while VanSickler is an outfielder for the No. 6 D-2 squad.

- Grady Pieratt had 11 hits and 11 stolen bases while scoring 12 runs on the week for Sacred Heart. In the process, the senior shortstop became the all-time leader at the school in runs scored with 224. The Alma commit was 11-25 for the week with three doubles and a triple.

YOUTH SHINE

The batting average is nearing .400 for Lucas Farner.

The 10th-ranked sophomore shortstop in Michigan went 10-14 with three doubles in five games this past week for Woodhaven, scoring eight runs and swiping six bases.

The No. 42 2027 in the state is now 40-102 on the campaign with 23 runs scored. Farner has 17 stolen bases, 17 walks, 14 RBIs and five doubles for the No. 20 Division 1 team in the state.

There were four more sophomores that have been getting it done…

- The No. 8 2027 catcher in Michigan is batting .643 on the season. Brandon Salowitz has a .714 OBP with 36 hits including 14 doubles, five triples and three home runs. The Deckerville sophomore has scored 32 runs while driving in 31 and swiping 25 bases.

- Hoyt Borgic drove in 10 runs and scored seven for Wayland during a 9-17 week in which the 2027 outfielder had two doubles, one triple, one home run and a pair of walks. The 25th-rated sophomore right-handed pitcher in the state also earned a win on the mound against Lowell.

- Jackson Surma plated 20 runs this week for New Boston Huron, pounding out four doubles while going 8-15 with four walks, four runs scored and a stolen base. The No. 4 2027 third baseman in Michigan is now hitting .377 with 34 runs, 22 RBIs, seven doubles and eight steals.

- Jerryd Scheurer went 10-16 with a dozen steals for Portland St. Patrick, the second-ranked Division 4 team in the state. The No. 12 sophomore shortstop in Michigan had three doubles, a triple and four RBIs while scoring seven runs.

TEAM NOTES

The top three Division 1 teams in the state won conference championships this past week. Top-ranked Dakota captured the MAC Red, No. 2 Bay City Western clinched the Saginaw Valley League title and third-rated Rochester Adams won the OAA Red.

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