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Fishers High School opened in the fall of 2006
and is located approximately 15 miles northeast
of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a school of approximately
2,400 students in grades 9 through 12. Fishers
is a member of the Indiana High School Athletic
Association (IHSAA) Class 4A (large enrollment)
and the Hoosier Crossroads Conference (HCC).
The conference consists of 10 schools including:
Avon, Brownsburg, Fishers, Harrison (Lafayette),
Jefferson (Lafayette), McCutcheon (Lafayette),
Noblesville, Southeastern (Fishers), Westfield,
and Zionsville. These schools create a competitive
conference, as all schools provide quality athletic
facilities and place an emphasis on excellence
both in the classroom and on the field. Since
1999, three teams from the conference have won
the Class 4A Baseball State Championship with
three other teams finishing runner-up during
that time.
The Fishers Tigers baseball program is one built
upon character, class, and excellence in the
classroom and on the field. In its inaugural
season (2007), the Tigers won 6 games, but lost
ten games by one-run or in the last inning, including
a 2-1 heartbreaking loss to rival Southeastern
in the Sectional opener. This first team was
a young and inexperienced team playing without
a senior class and with only two players who
had previous varsity experience. This same group
responded in their second season (2008) with
13 victories including the school’s first victory
over a ranked team (#2 Kokomo), the school’s
first no-hitter (left handed pitcher Ben Taylor),
and the school’s first Sectional victory (over
rival Southeastern). The 24 players from the
first two teams built the foundation and established
the expectation for what it means to be a “Tiger
Baseball Player”: one who is focused in the classroom,
a model citizen off the field, and a fierce competitor
who plays through adversity with class while
displaying the utmost respect for the officials
and their opponents.
Now starting their sixth season as a program,
the Tigers have an overall record of 62-89. A
total of eight Tigers have advanced to the collegiate
level to continue their baseball careers: 2011
graduate Nick Tirro (Manchester College), 2010
graduates Colin Brooke (Hanover College) and
Ben Taylor (Danville Area CC), 2009 graduates
Ray Calloway (Kishwaukee JC), Zach Foley (Anderson
University), and Kevin Schlotter (Ball State
University) and 2008 graduates Brice Davis (Indiana
Wesleyan University) and Matt Hitt (Eastern Michigan
University). In 2011, Ant Roach became the second
Tiger selected to the Indiana South All-Star
Team (Calloway – 2009). As previously mentioned,
the Tigers also excel in the classroom with four
players honored to the Academic All-State Team:
2011 graduates Connor McCalley and Chris Patrick,
2009 graduate Jacob Banitt, and 2008 graduate
Kurt Kellogg.
The Tigers played their first official home
game at Tiger Field on Wednesday March 26, 2008,
after playing all of their home games in 2007
off campus at Trinity Ball Park in Noblesville.
Tiger Field (see below) is a completely enclosed
field with an underground drainage system and
a fully-automated in-ground sprinkler system.
The diamond’s dimensions are 320 feet down the
lines, 350 feet in the alleys, and 380 feet to
straightaway centerfield. A full nine-inning
scoreboard stands beyond the left field fence
and lights surround the entire field enabling
the Tigers to play night games. There are brick
dugouts and double bullpens along each foul line.
Each double bullpen allows for two pitchers and
two catchers to work at one time. A 14 foot by
75 foot hitting tunnel stands just outside the
fence down the right field line and beyond the
first base dugout complete with multiple hitting
stations and portable protective screens for
drill work.
There is permanent seating for approximately
350 people in an elevated grandstand behind home
plate. At the top of the grandstand is a modern
press box, which houses the public address system
used to announce the games and to play music
for the fans, as well as the electronics to operate
the scoreboard. There is more than enough room
along the side fences to accommodate additional
spectators.
Adjacent to Tiger Field beyond the right field
fence is a second field (JV Field) used for practice
and occasionally JV or freshmen games. The dimensions
to JV Field are identical to Tiger Field. JV
Field has a small scoreboard beyond the left
field fence and double bullpens down both foul
lines. A second 14 foot by 75 foot hitting tunnel
stands just outside the fence down the left field
line and beyond the third base dugout.
Welcome to Tiger Baseball! As the weather warms
up in the spring, we encourage you to come out
and watch us play. We promise with our competition
and the style we play that you will not be disappointed.
GO TIGERS!
The Tradition Continues…
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