Former Heritage Hills coach Henry Ayres is one of four coaches and one former professional player named to the the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association's 2014 Hall of Fame class.

Northeast Dubois High School baseball coach Brian Kirchoff has been named the District 0 coach of the year for 2013 by the Indiana Baseball Coaches Association.

Thirteen youngsters from Jasper and Ireland are experiencing their first major glow in the spotlight, thanks to their berth in the Babe Ruth 14-year-old World Series that kicks off Saturday.

Jasper native and professional baseball player Scott Rolen stopped by the Jasper Youth Sports Complex on Wednesday to wish good luck to Jasper’s 14-year-old Babe Ruth all-star team.

Nick Gobert committed Wednesday to continue his baseball career at the University of Dayton, as he’ll join fellow 2013 JHS graduate Mark Giesler on the Flyers squad next season.

Southridge baseball coach Brad Wibbeler is stepping away after four seasons, as Wibbeler’s resignation was accepted at Thursday’s Southwest Dubois School Board meeting.

The prep baseball season is now six days gone. And ideally, this column would have been written about three days earlier. But you’ll have to excuse me. My body clock is just now starting to come off Mongolian time.

The glum faces wearing Jasper pinstripes thought. And thought. Nowhere in the course of Friday’s Class 3A state championship could the Wildcats conjure any regrets of the self-inflicted nature.

The nerves can be overwhelming. The moment too immense. The tension uncontrollable. Yet what distinguishes a state finals contender is its ability to cope, to compose, to overcome the pressure of the moment.

Nick Gobert was the unofficial man of the night. Or actually, perhaps it was official. After all, it seemed like every Jasper fan made sure to acknowledge Nick before leaving Victory Field, Nick’s home away from home.

While browsing Twitter in early spring, an idea popped into Cole Rohleder’s head. Rohleder, now finished with his freshman year at Indiana University, noticed the Hoosier baseball team’s account, which supplied fans with information, updates and tidbits about the team. A thought suddenly materialized.

Sometimes, Terry Gobert wishes he were back in 1996. Things were simpler then. No, it’s got nothing to do with technology or “kids these days.” Back in ’96, the year Jasper baseball won its first state title, Gobert knew exactly whom he’d give the ball to at the state finals — then-ace and now pitching coach Phil Kendall.