The Chelsea Varsity baseball team ended their regular season this past week and said farewell to their seniors.
The Bulldogs ended with their best season record since 2007 and will take that momentum into this week’s pre-district game on Tuesday where Chelsea will be hosting state-ranked Tecumseh.
The team also said farewell and special thanks to its six seniors last week. They include Grant Ortbring, Sam Almhiemid, Ryan Eisley, Connor Dehring, Cameron Starkey, Daniel Lindauer, and team manager and press box DJ, Jacob Dobberstein.
Last Friday, the Bulldogs held their annual Home Run Derby which raises money for the program. Each player attempts to hit a homerun for every derby entry they have sold. In addition, varsity players divide up entries sold by the JV team.
Each player took approximately 25 swings. There were a total of 9 home runs hit, dividing up a pot of $1,000 between them. Hitting one home run each were sophomore Drew Anstead, and seniors Starkey, Eisley. Senior Grant Ortbring broke the record for most homers by one player with 6 home runs, including 3 in a row.
If Chelsea wins they will advance to the districts the following Saturday and play at home against #6 ranked Milan.
