The team ended in a 22-6-1 record, their best record since the program started. They also went 10-0 at home games. The last time they achieved a perfect home game record was in 2013. In addition, the Warriors were named the Gateway Athletic Conference North champions after remaining undefeated in their conference.
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On May 17, the Warrenton Warriors baseball team ended their season after a 6-2 loss in the district semifinals against Fort Zumwalt South.
“It’s almost like it's not real not having something to do after school and not going to practice,” senior Troy Anderson said. “I’m going to have to get used to it but it’s sad to say the least.”
The team ended in a 22-6-1 record, their best record since the program started. They also went 10-0 at home games. The last time they achieved a perfect home game record was in 2013. In addition, the Warriors were named the Gateway Athletic Conference North champions after remaining undefeated in their conference.
On average, the Warriors had 7.9 runs per game, only allowing their opponents 3.9 runs per game. Warrenton finished sixth in the St. Louis area high school baseball small school power rankings.
The team also reached 22 wins, which is something the program has never done before.
Despite their loss, the team had a great season and fell to a team that had made it to the Missouri Class 5 final four the year prior.
“We were probably in the toughest district and [Fort Zumwalt South] brought everybody back,” Warrenton head coach Eric Burle said. “I have no complaints about this game. We played hard and left it all out there.”
In the sixth inning, Caleb Clark and Keegan Mellegaard tallied one run each. Ben Peth had two RBIs. Carter Martin pitched five innings and Tyler Oliver pitched one inning. Warrenton had seven hits total compared to Fort Zumwalt South’s eight hits.
Warrenton will be graduating five seniors, all of whom were key players. Burle has known most of them for seven or eight years. These seniors are Ben Peth, Caleb Clark, Tyler Oliver, Joe Goldsmith and Troy Anderson.
“They left a mark and they set the bar a little bit back up,” Burle said. “They have had quite the high school career so there’s nothing to be ashamed of.”
Burle noted that the team was so successful this year due to the depth they had, specifically in pitching. Goldsmith added the energy was good on the bench and field and Clark said that the team clicked more.
This year, the Warriors had Anderson return after taking a year off and Goldsmith returned after an ACL injury.
“It felt good to be back, I really missed baseball,” Goldsmith said. “I felt like I did good this year and gave it all I had.”
The senior also added that his favorite memory this season was dumping the water jug on teammate Colin DiSilvester after senior night, while Anderson and Clark said that beating St. Charles West to win the conference crown was their favorite moment.
“I will miss the team and just being around everybody,” Clark said.
When asked what piece of advice Anderson had for the underclassmen, he said, “Just savor the moments.”
Goldsmith will continue to play baseball at the collegiate level. He is not sure what school he will go to yet, but it will be one of the community colleges. Anderson will play collegiate basketball at Truman State University. Clark plans to play collegiate baseball at William Woods University.
