Three members of the Warsaw Community High School baseball team recently decided to attend school at Ancilla College, where they will also play baseball. The three Tigers are Jason Ferguson, Josh Frantz and Shay Hepler, and a brief write-up for each follows. Jason Ferguson Warsaw Community High School senior Jason Ferguson will play baseball at Ancilla College in the fall. Ferguson, a speedy outfielder and crafty pitcher for the Tigers this season, joins teammates Josh Frantz and Shay Hepler with decisions to play at Ancilla. The senior standout hit .338 on the season including .464 with runners in scoring position. Ferguson was also the workhorse on the mound, pitching a team high 44 innings and leading the team in wins with a 4-3 record, while also leading the team in strikeouts/walks ratio with a 2.27 mark. Ferguson, who also played basketball for the Tigers and was instrumental in this year’s basketball sectional championship, earned four varsity letters at WCHS. An annual volunteer at Miller’s Merry Manor with the baseball team, Ferguson was awarded with the “Coaches’ Award” for Tiger basketball this season. The scholar-athlete intending to major in Sports Marketing, Ferguson racked up an impressive 9.47 grade-point-average on a 12-point scale. Josh Frantz Warsaw Community High School senior Josh Frantz will attend Ancilla College in the fall and will play baseball for the Chargers and coach Joe Yonto. Frantz, an infielder for the Warsaw Tigers, led coach Mike Hepler’s squad in both RBIs and doubles – driving in 18 runs and racking up seven doubles while finishing with a .301 average. A two-year letterman in baseball, Frantz also wrestled for one season and served the community annually over the past four years with visits to Miller’s Merry Manor. A member of the Building Trades program at WCHS the past two school years, Frantz earned WCHS Scholar Athlete distinction as a senior. He intends to study Law Enforcement at Ancilla. Shay Hepler Warsaw Community High School senior Shay Hepler will attend Ancilla College and play baseball in the fall. Hepler, a centerfielder and left-handed batter for the Tigers and coach Mike Hepler. The multi-sport athlete also lettered in football and his play in the defensive backfield. A two-year letterman in baseball (having played both football and baseball all four years) he also played in the Tiger basketball program for two seasons. Off the field, Hepler made efforts to assist those in the school and community, with a role on the WCHS Tiger Student Athletic Board during his senior year, while also being a member of both Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Youth Group. Hepler, who intends to major in Exercise Science at Ancilla, was among the team leaders in RBIs (14) and he led the Tigers in stolen bases with six.
