BASEBALL

History and Archives

 

42 Years of Powers Varsity Baseball Tradition
 
Year          Wins          Losses          Championships                                                       Head Coaches
1971             18                 5                                                                                             Tom Skinner
1972             11                 8                                                                                             Jim Vanitvelt
1973             17                13
1974             30                 6              Big 9, District, Regional, State Champs
1975             28                 4              Big 9 Champs
1976             13                17
1977               7                20
1978             18                15             District Champs                                                     Bill Haley
1979             19                14
1980             26                12             District, Regional, State Champs
1981             22                11             District Champs
1982             22                 9              District Champs                                                     Tom Dutkowski
1983             19                11             Greater Flint Tournament Champs
1984             19                11             District, Regional, State Semi-finalist
1985             19                15
1986             19                13
1987             23                10
1988             18                16             District Champs
1989             26                 8              Big 9 Champs
1990             15                14
1991              5                 22
1992             18                16
1993             16                15             District Champs
1994             16                15
1995             24                10             District Champs, Snowflake Inv. Champs
1996             25                 7              Big 9, District Champs
1997             15                13
1998             20                13             District, Flint Tournament Champs
1999             26                  9             Big 9, District & Regional Champs          
2000             20                13
2001             25                10             District, Snowflake, Lk. Fenton Wood Bat Champs
2002             27                  9             Big 9, District, Lk. Fenton Wood BatChamps              
2003             25                  7             Big 9, District, Snowflake, Lk. Fenton Wood Bat
2004             21                15
2005             23                12
2006             27                  5             Big 9 Champs, Fenton/Linden Wood Bat Champs
2007             19                15
2008             17                18             Fenton Wood Bat, Addison Inv. Champs
2009             12                21             District Champs
2010             12                20
2011             14                18             Fenton Wood Bat Champs
2012             24                11             Big Nine & District Champs
2013             16                18             District & Regional Champs + Fenton Wood Bat Champs
2014           18                8           District Champs
 
Totals:  855        557      
2 Class B State Championships, 19 District, 5 Regional titles
                                                                        .605 all-time winning percentage
How does the 45th edition of                                          
Powers Varsity Baseball                                                9 Big Nine Championships 
want to be remembered?                                               2 Greater Flint Tournament titles
                                                                       

Chargers Drafted by Major League Baseball

Craig McGinnis--Chicago Cubs  1974

Dave Hensel--Houston Astros  1982

T. J. Johnson--Cincinnati Reds  2004 (out of CMU)

 

Powers Catholic Baseball Tradition & Culture
 
State Champions    1974   1980
 
Regional Champions 1974 1980 1984 1999 2013
 
District Champions 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1993,
                                    1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013
 
Big Nine Champions 1974, 1975, 1989, 1996,
                                       1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012
 
Greater Flint Inv. Champions    1983   1998
 
 
Players Are Accountable for: Self-improvement
                                               Self-motivation
                                               Self-coaching
                                               Self-discipline
                                               Self-confidence
 
Unselfishness is a gift to the TEAM.
 
Excellence: getting 1% better in twenty different ways.
 
Culture     Attitude     Environment     Procedures
 
  • Win the next step.
  • There is always something to do.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Learn the game to earn the playing time.
  • No excuses & no transfer of blame.
  • Play the game itself—no other opponent matters.
  • Trust is HUGE.
  • Practice time is the coaches’ time.
  • Game time is the players’ time.
  • All baseball preparation (meetings, training, practice) is game preparation.
  • Eliminate, Isolate, & Concentrate teaching technique.
  • We select the best TEAM—not necessarily the best players.
  • Become the best versions of ourselves and our TEAM.
  • 837 wins in school history—but winning is “way down the list.” 
  • Do all the little things correctly and the big things will happen.