On Friday, May 7 at 2 p.m. at Boeve Stadium, the Hope College baseball team will pay tribute to its eight graduating seniors. Since few fans are allowed at the event to recognize these student-athletes’ careers, head coach Stu Fritz honors them here. — Cal Barrett — Hometown: Chelsea, Michigan (Chelsea HS); Major: Mechanical Engineering …
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‘A Dad’s Dream’ for Three Hope Coaches
Close-knit. Shared love of sport. Competitive. There are many ways to describe families, but these words aptly describe each of the three unique families involved with Hope College Athletics this school year. The Coles, the Fritzes and the Morehouses all feature fathers as head coaches and one of their children as student-athletes on their teams. …
Baseball with the Traverse City Pit Spitters a Hit for Evan Maday
This summer, Hope College center fielder Evan Maday took a mighty swing at an activity that’s normal for him amid times that are anything but. He got to play competitive baseball. And at a high level, too. The senior for the Flying Dutchmen suited up for the Traverse City Pit Spitters of the Northwoods League …
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Stu Fritz’s Full-Circle-Plus Journey in the ABCA
Head baseball coach Stu Fritz is a leader in the ABCA and at Hope. As the ABCA’s second vice president in 2018, he was the one responsible for what 7,000 baseball coaches would learn, and from whom, at the convention this past January.