2023 Cary High Baseball Media Guide

BASEBALL CARY HIGH SCHOOL

2023

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OUR SCHOOL Enrollment

2,071 students

Founded

1896

Mascot

Imp

Colors

Kelly Green and White

Motto

Cognitio Vincit

District

Wake County Public School System

Conference

4A East Conference 29

Address

638 Walnut St, Cary, NC 27511

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Thank you for your support of Cary High School Athletics. We are proud of our coaches, players, cheerleaders, and marching band. They represent the Cary High School tradition of excellence in competitive spirit and sportsmanship. Valuable lessons are learned through participation in extracurricular activities. Dedication, cooperation, hard work, and commitment help students develop important skills and attitudes that go far beyond the playing field and last longer than the current sports season. Their experiences will enable them to meet future opportunities and challenges with confidence and perseverance.

As we enter into our 102nd year of athletics at Cary High School, we are extremely thankful for the history of support we have received from our school family. Whether you have supported us from the stands, on the field, or behind the scenes, you have played an essential role in helping further Cary Athletics. We appreciate your continued support of our student athletes and the financial needs of our programs. Thank you for all that you do for Cary High School.

Go Imps!

Nolan Bryant Principal

@PrincipalIMP

Greetings from the Home of the Imps, and welcome to another exciting year of Cary High Athletics!

I am proud to be beginning my second year as the Athletic Director at Cary High School. As a Cary Alum, I am very fortunate to be a member of the Cary High community, with it’s tradition, proud history and dedication that surrounds the oldest public high school in the state of North Carolina. It is a true honor to welcome you to an environment that cultivates academic and athletic accomplishment while embracing Excellence, Discipline and Sportsmanship.

Cary High School is a proud member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), and South Western Athletic Conference (SWAC) that fields boys and girls athletic programs in 40 Varsity and Junior Varsity sports.

We have close to 800 students participating in our athletic program each year.

Our goal is to provide each student with the necessary skills to lead healthy productive and faithful lives. We strive to educate our students through a multifaceted approach that emphasizes academics but incorporates a number of extracurricular opportunities that cater to students’ individual interests and skill levels. We feel that it is important to provide a well-rounded educational experience for our student-athletes that will produce leaders and role models within our school community and beyond. We strongly believe that such lessons are fundamental to building athletic ability as well as character.

Our Principal, Administrators, Faculty and Staff are committed to get the most out of our STUDENT-athletes. I work with a winning team in the athletics department, from the office to the field. We have passionate coaches who care and have the expertise to coach. Our coaches, athletic department staff members, and I are always happy to talk with you about our programs and answer any questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact myself and coaches. ​ e invite students and parents alike to become active participants in the Cary W Athletic Program. For information regarding eligibility, schedules, coaching opportunities and more please feel free to check out our website goimps.com and/or reach out to me with any questions that you may have.

Go Imps!

Ryan Rodgers Athletic Director “The” Cary High School

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FIELD INFORMATION Name

Cary High Baseball Field

Nickname

The Bowl

Capacity

38 stadium seats, 500 in bleachers

Field Dimensions

335-345-355-345-335

Wall Height

10 ft - CF, 4 ft - RF and LF

Address

638 Walnut St, Cary, NC 27511

FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS • • • • • •

Lowering of OF Fence Turf Halo Turf Bullpens New Bullpen Mounds Stadium Seating Press Box & Sound System

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Dugout Wall Wrap New Helmet Box Turfed Hitting Stations Windscreen Banners Scoreboard Wrap

HISTORY • •

Baseball started at Cary High School in 1898 Cary HS won a state title in 1914

ATHLETIC STAFF

Jeremy H. Barefoot Assistant Principal of Athletics

@jbarefoot8700 • •

• • • •

6 years at Cary HS 20 years in education (10 as a teacher/head wrestling coach at Sanderson High School where we were 5X team conference champions and regional runner-up; numerous individual state placers and two state finalists) Participated in Club Wrestling and multiple Intramural sports (volleyball, swimming, soccer, softball, flag football) at NC State University Was on the Wrestling team at Cardinal Gibbons HS (the team won the state championship in 1999) 3X Cap VIII Conference Wrestling Coach of the Year, Sanderson High School Cary native

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SCHEDULE 2023 CARY HIGH VARSITY BASEBALL DATE OPPONENT

TIME

Feb 21 @ (Garner)

4:00

23 vs (Rolesville)

4:00

28 @ Sanderson

4:00

Mar 1 @ Heritage

4:00

3 vs Willow Spring

4:30

6 vs Middle Creek #

6:00

7 @ Athens Drive

4:00

9 @ Middle Creek #

6:00

15 @ Green Level #

4:00

16 vs Green Level #

6:00

21 @ Apex #

6:00

22 vs Sanderson

6:00

24 vs Apex #

6:00

28 vs Holly Springs #

6:00

30 @ Holly Springs #

6:00

Apr 11 vs Green Hope #

6:00

12 vs Jordan HS

6:00

14 @ Green Hope #

7:00

18 @ Apex Friendship #

4:00

19 vs Athens Drive

6:00

21 vs Apex Friendship #

6:00

25 @ Panther Creek #

4:00

26 vs Cardinal Gibbons

6:00

28 vs Panther Creek #

6:00

May 1-4 Conference Tournament

6:00

TBD State Playoffs

TBD

TBD Regionals

TBD

TBD State Finals

TBD

HOME GAME ( ) SCRIMMAGE #

CONFERENCE GAME

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR UPDATES VISIT GOIMPS.COM

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GAMEDAY THEMES DATE THEME Mar 3 First Responders Night 6 Pi Day 16 World Downs Syndrome Night / Gigi's Playhouse 22 Red, White and Blue / Military Appreciation Night / Senior (60+) 24 National Cheesesteak Day / World Meterological Day 28 Teacher Appreciation Night Apr 11 Taco Tuesday 12 Grilled Cheese Fundraiser/ National Gardening Day 19 National Look-A-Like Day/ National High Five Day 21 Earth Day 26 Student Athelete Night / Youth Night 28 Senior Night

FOOD TRUCK SCHEDULE We have scheduled a variety of Food Trucks for this season’s home games. Check our social media to see who will be here!

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HEAD COACH

Granville Gehris

@ImpsBaseball

16th season as a Head Coach, 5th at Cary Coach Gehris is a six time Conference Coach of the Year, 5 time County Coach of the Year, 3 time Region Coach of the Year, and a State Coach of the Year. Additionally, he is on the allstate committee for the NC Baseball Coaches Association and a regional chair for the American Baseball Coaches Association.

Coach has helped 68 players get to college and has had 12 AllState players, 4 HS All-Americans, and 5 former players that went on to play professionally. Coach Gehris is a former All-State HS athlete in two sports and went onto to play college baseball at the Junior College and NCAA Division 1 levels in the Big South and ACC conferences.

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COACHING STAFF 2023 CARY HIGH VARSITY BASEBALL

Tim Renfrow 3rd Season at Cary Coach Renfrow is again back in his role over pitching after serving a year as the head JV coach. He is a 1987 graduate of Cary High School, where he was a starting pitcher for the IMPS. Coach Renfrow has served as an associate scout while in the Houston area and brings a ton of experience and passion to Cary baseball.

Jim Rooney 10th Season at Cary Coach Rooney has been a staple at Cary for the last decade. He works with hitters, infielders, and coaches 1st base during the games. His ability to throw quality bp, work with all players, and dedicate his time to the next class of IMPS makes him an invaluable assistant. Coach Rooney had five children go through Cary HS with three starring in baseball.

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VARSITY ROSTER 2023 CARY HIGH VARSITY BASEBALL

1

3

Connor Emory OF

5’9”

SR 160

Keir Fulcher C

5’9”

R/R

JR 175

L/R

2

4

Angelo Herrera INF/P

5’9”

175

Zack Chavis 1B/OF

6’5”

SR R/R

SR 190

L/L

#focus

VARSITY ROSTER 2023 CARY HIGH VARSITY BASEBALL

5

7

Alex Manuel P/INF

6’0”

SR 165

Marcus Graham OF

6’1”

165

L/R

JR L/L

6

8

Reid Coleman P/OF

5’8”

SR 155

Will Vetter INF/P

6’0”

L/L

FR 175

R/R

#forksup

VARSITY ROSTER 2023 CARY HIGH VARSITY BASEBALL

9

11

Luke Wolfram OF/C/P

5’9”

JR 175

Collins Black OF/P

6’3”

R/R

JR 209

R/R

10

12

Jackson Folsom

SO

INF/P

R/R

6’1”

170

James Oates OF/P

5’9”

SO 170

R/R

#compete

VARSITY ROSTER 2023 CARY HIGH VARSITY BASEBALL

13

15

17

Pastor Rodriguez INF

5’8”

188

Clay Church P

6’1”

6’3”

L/R

SR 195

Ben Morris 1B

JR

R/R

JR 177

R/R

14

16

22

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Mike McGuinness 1B

5’9”

180

Gavin Turner SS/P

R/R

JR 185

R/R

Henry Letourneau

SR

OF

6’2”

SR

6’2”

191

R/R

125

YEARS OF BASEBALL

125

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SPORTS MEDICINE 2023 CARY HIGH SCHOOL

Sports Medicine Staff Head Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer Orthopedic Team MD

Student Aids

Eric Hall

Makenna Drain

Abby Bennett

Teanya Holmes

Dr. Doug Martini

Tevana Holmes

Dr. Jennifer Stromberg

Elizabeth Kalland

PA Kevin Morrison

Ashe Leroux Daniella Rodrigues-Correia

@CarySportsMed

Ayona Walters Maggie Zimmerman

Eric Hall • In 17th year as Head Athletic Trainer at Cary HS • Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT) • 2022 NCADA Athletic Trainer of The Year • Awarded and recognized for helping save the life of Robert Gresham Sr, a grandfather attending his granddaughter’s cheer competition • 2016 CHS Hall of Fame Member • 2013 NCATA Athletic Trainer of the Year • 2012 NC Shrine Bowl trainer • NCATA 4 time Life Saver Award Recipient • American Red Cross CPR & AED Instructor • Head Athletic Trainer at Southeast Raleigh for 6 years • Graduated from East Carolina • CHS Alum, participated in track and field, swimming and cross country and was a student athletic trainer during football season

FROM THE PRESIDENT Tradition runs high at CHS and we are proud of our school and its athletic program. Most fans don’t realize all of the work that goes into running an athletics program. The school receives less than $1,000 each year to fund the whole athletics program (not per sport!). As you can imagine, this doesn’t even scratch the surface for what is needed to operate.

The Imp Club, Cary High’s sports booster club, steps in to help the school and Athletic Director with needs for our sports program. We raise money by attracting outside sponsors, developing fundraisers, and selling concessions, spirit wear, memberships, and All-Sports passes. Our funds go to support all of our teams. We also manage the bank accounts for each of the individual teams. This all requires a lot of work.

We are so thankful to have some amazing volunteers on the Imp Club board but we can always use more. Our monthly meetings are lighthearted and fun. We meet at Bond Brothers on the second Sunday of each month at 7pm (unless there is a holiday or conflict). We would love for you to come join us and share your ideas on how to make the sports program better. Both men and women participate on our board and you will make some fast friends.

Above all, we are trying to make our students have the very best four years at Cary High. It is hard to compete with the facilities that all of these brand-new schools around us get from Day 1 but they don’t have the heart and tradition that Cary High has. As an alumni of Cary High myself, they won’t remember the facilities - just the amazing times that they had with their friends as an athlete or having fun with their friends in the stands.

Cindy Hunt, Imp Club President

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JOIN THE IMP CLUB $15

Gang Green Membership (Cary High Students only, includes a Gang Green t shirt) $15 Kick-off Membership (Basic Imp Club Membership) $50 Goal Membership (Basic Imp Club membership + Car Magnet) $100 Slam Dunk Membership (Goal membership + Hat) $250 Home Run Membership (Slam Dunk membership + Sweatshirt) $500 Touchdown Membership (Home run membership + Golf Shirt and VIP parking for home football games) By joining the IMP Club or choosing to make a tax-free donation, you can become an IMPortant part of this group and support our CHS athletes. Members of the Imp Club are invited to attend a monthly meeting and have voting privileges to help us make an IMPact for our students!

BENEFITS TO ALL MEMBERS

Use of ‘fast pass gate’ at home Varsity Football games (must show Imp Club card and proof of ticket purchased on GoFan) and 10% off Spirit Wear purchases

@CaryImpClub

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BECOME A SPONSOR

Our home football games normally average 3,000 spectators per game, one of the largest attendance averages in Wake County. We typically host around 100 home events at our school each year. Your business name will not only be seen and heard by our enthusiastic student section but also their parents, grandparents, neighbors, and friends, as well as the fans from our rival schools. We offer advertising in our seasonal athletic programs, as well opportunities for several event-based sponsorship programs.

Contact impclubsponsors@gmail.com

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JUNIOR VARSITY SCHEDULE 2023 CARY HIGH BASEBALL

DATE OPPONENT

Feb 28 vs Sanderson Mar 1 vs Heritage 3 vs Willow Spring 6 @ Middle Creek 7 vs Athens 9 vs Middle Creek 15 vs Green Level 16 @ Green Level 21 vs Apex 22 @ Sanderson 24 @ Apex 29 @ Holly Springs 30 vs Holly Springs Apr 11 @ Green Hope 12 @ Jordan 14 vs Green Hope 18 vs Apex Friendship 19 @ Athens 21 @ Apex Friendship 25 vs Panther Creek 26 @ Cardinal Gibbons 28 @ Panther Creek

TIME

4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:30 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 5:00 4:00 4:00 4:30 4:00 4:00 4:30 4:00

HOME GAME SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR UPDATES VISIT GOIMPS.COM

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COACHING STAFF 2023 CARY HIGH JV BASEBALL

Jacob Tutterow Head JV Coach 2nd season at Cary Coach Tutterow will serve as our Head JV Coach after assisting at the level last spring.

Coach is no stranger to Cary High Athletics, as he is the head wrestling coach and an assistant football coach. Jacob comes to Cary from West Brunswick where he served in similar roles.

Pete Sciascia Assistant JV Coach 1st Season at Cary Coach “S” is beginning his coaching career after over 40 years in corporate America. Coach played in HS and JUCO in NY. He will coach 1st base on JV, work with outfielders, and focus on baserunning. Pete is familiar with Wake County Schools, having had two daughters attend Holly Springs and Middle Creek.

JUNIOR VARSITY ROSTER 2023 CARY HIGH BASEBALL

PLAYER NAME Timothy Burns Owen Green Markus Hart Colin Headley Noah Hebert Logan Joyce Sky Joyner Ray Lehmann Gavin Mathis Logan Metters Andrew Mohler Nathan Moser Ryan Peters Alex Schweitzer Cameron Shea Caleb Taylor Adam Wojcikewych Andrew Metters Ryan Rivera

YEAR SO FR FR SO FR SO FR JR FR JR FR SO SO SO FR FR FR

POSITION P OF 1B/P OF/P OF OF/P IF/OF/P IF C/P/IF P/1B IF/P IF/P IF IF IF/P OF OF

Manager Manager

Coaching Staff Head JV Coach Jacob Tutterrow Assistant JV Coach Pete Sciascia

Photo by Peter Irwin

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