Wolves baseball team opens 2025 season with a win

North Star’s Sawyer Krokos (16) connects with a pitch during last Wednesday afternoon’s 12-1 win over Herman.

It was a good start for the North Star Wolves boys baseball team last week.

The Wolves hosted the Herman Green Griffins last Wednesday afternoon at the Libro Centre and won 12-1. It was the first game of the WECSSAA boys baseball team for both teams, and each of the teams compete in the Bertoia Division.

Jackson Mastronardi, Evan Scott, and Graham Evans pitched for North Star. They held Herman to only one hit all game.Wyatt Jackson led the Wolves’ offense with a pair of hits and three runs batted in, while Drew Shank had two RBI’s and two hits on the afternoon.Evan Scott knocked in a pair of runs, while Mastronardi and Owen Scott each also picked up hits during the game.

“I thought it was pretty good,” said Mastronardi. 

Mastronardi said it is great to start the WECSSAA regular season with a victory and they had a good start to the game against Herman. He said “we had each other’s backs” against the Green Griffins.

North Star has good pitching and good hitting so Mastronardi believes that could lead to a good season. 

“I think we should be pretty good,” he said. 

The Wolves have a good mix of older and younger players and they have six more regular season games remaining, including today’s game (April 23) against E.J. Lajeunesse at the Libro Centre. First pitch of that game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Mastronardi indicated items they can improve upon are their defense and their communication on the field.

Future regular season games are May 1 versus Tecumseh Vista Academy at the Libro Centre at 3:30 p.m., May 5 in Essex at 3 p.m., May 7 against L’Essor at Tecumseh Town Hall at 3 p.m., and the last two games at the Libro Centre including a game versus Erie Migration May 12 at 3:30 p.m. and Brennan May 14 at 3:30 p.m. 

Wolves baseball team opens 2025 season with a win

By Ron Giofu