After a freshman season at James Madison that saw Maddox Brooks appear in just two games, the former Waynesboro star decided it was time for a change.
The 6-foot-4, 190-pound catcher found just what he was looking for on the campus of WVU Potomac State this spring and has been a key player for the Catamounts ever since. Brooks is coming off a breakout season that saw him bat over .300 and club nearly 20 extra-base hits.
Brooks isn’t the only Waynesboro athlete who’s had a big season: We have updates on 26 former Indians and Maidens who made an impact in the college arena this spring.
In the months to come this summer, College Corner will rotate coverage to Greencastle-Antrim and Chambersburg, before rotating back to Waynesboro. We will continue to wrap up the spring season before eventually looking ahead to fall sports.
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BASEBALL
Maddox Brooks, Sophomore, Potomac State
Brooks, a James Madison transfer, had a big spring from Potomac State.
Brooks, a 6-foot-4, 190-pound catcher, appeared in 42 games for the Catamounts, batting .343 (48 for 140) with 17 doubles, two home runs, 29 runs, 36 RBI, and four stolen bases.
Brooks collected his hits in bunches, as he registered 14 games with multiple hits. His biggest game of the season came in a 9-8 loss to Monroe on May 3, which saw Brooks go 4 for 5 with a double, run, and three RBI.
Brooks sported a .985 fielding percentage, throwing out five would-be base-stealers, while also showing some flash on the mound. He made four pitching appearances, posting a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA. In 4 1/3 innings of work, Brooks allowed four hits and two walks, while striking out two batters.
Potomac State ends its season with a 25-18 record.
Garrett Beaver, Sophomore, Salisbury
Following a brilliant freshman season on the mound, Beaver was entrusted by the Seagulls with more than quadruple of that workload this spring.
There was no sophomore slump for Beaver, as the 6-foot-1, 175-pound reliever gave Salisbury a fine 2024 campaign. The right-hander made 21 appearances this season, including three starts, and posted a 3-3 record with a 3.00 ERA. In 42 innings of work Beaver allowed 20 runs, 14 earned, on 28 hits and 23 walks, while registering 36 strikeouts.
With Beaver in the mix as one of the Seagulls primary relievers, Salisbury (32-12) made a deep postseason run that ended with the team going 0-2 at the NCAA Division III Super Regional.
Bryce Shaffer, Junior, York
With the 6-foot-2, 195-pound Shaffer in the pitching rotation, York played to a winning record this season.
Shaffer made 11 appearances for the Spartans, including 10 starts, and posted a 3-4 record with a 6.75 ERA. In 41 1/3 innings of work Shaffer allowed 38 runs, 31 earned, on 50 hits and 19 walks, while striking out 22 batters.
York closes out its season with a 21-20 record, which includes an 11-10 mark in the MAC Commonwealth.
Dylan Morgan, Freshman, PSU Mont Alto
Whenever Mont Alto could get the run-hungry Morgan on the basebaths, the Lions did.
Morgan, a 5-foot-9, 120-pound second baseman/outfielder, was a run-scoring machine for Mont Alto, totaling 16 runs in 28 games. He batted .214 (3 for 14) with a double, three RBI, and three stolen bases.
Morgan was also reliable on the defensive side with a .917 fielding percentage.
The Lions finish their season with a 29-16 record, which includes a 14-6 mark in the PSUAC.
Garrett Rosenberry, Freshman, PSU Mont Alto
Rosenberry showcased a solid bat, glove, and arm in his first season of college baseball.
The 6-foot-1, 185-pound utility/right-handed pitcher appeared in 23 games this season, batting .302 (13 for 43) with a double, 12 runs and nine RBI, while also sporting a .889 fielding percentage.
Rosenberry was a frequent flyer on the mound, making eight appearances and posting a 1-0 record with a 5.40 ERA. In 10 innings of work Rosenberry allowed seven runs, six earned, on eight hits and nine walks, while striking out eight batters.
Brady Bakner, Senior, Wilson
Bakner, a Waynesboro native who went to Scotland Campus, clubbed a home run in his final game for Wilson.
Bakner, a 5-foot-9 outfielder and left-handed pitcher, took the field against Clarks Summit on April 27, and blasted off for a homer to lead his team to a 12-1 win.
Bakner appeared in nine games this season, including one start, and batted .286 (2 for 7) with a home run, two runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Bakner, who sported a perfect fielding percentage, also made one appearance on the mound, firing one scoreless inning in his team’s 14-2 loss to PSU Berks on April 20.
Wilson wraps up its season with a 20-17 overall record, which includes a 13-5 mark in the United East.
Fred Guarino IV, Junior, PSU Altoona
Guarino, a 6-foot-1 first baseman, saw action in about half of PSU Altoona’s games this season.
He appeared in 16 games, batting .147 (5 for 34) with eight runs, one home run, and five RBI, to go along with a perfect fielding percentage.
Guarino belted his homer in an 8-5 win over Waynesburg on March 26.
The Lions played to a 17-20 mark this spring, including an 8-8 record in the AMCC.
Ethan Earley, Freshman, Hagerstown CC
Earley saw action in seven games for Hagerstown CC this spring.
Earley, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound infielder, batted .143 (1 for 7) and scored one run this season. He recorded his hit in a 7-3 loss to Shenandoah University on March 3.
The Hawks conclude their season with an 18-32 overall record and a 7-19 mark in MD JUCO.
Evan Swanson, Sophomore, Elizabethtown
Swanson, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound catcher, appeared in one game for Elizabethtown this season.
The Blue Jays wrap up their spring with a 33-14 record, which includes an 18-6 mark in the Landmark Conference.
SOFTBALL
Haley Eyler, Sophomore, Bethany
The Bison trusted Eyler, a 5-foot-6 infielder, to play in all 39 games this season, and she rewarded her team by nearly doubling her batting average from the 2023 season.
After batting .158 last spring, Eyler turned it up this season, batting .314 (33 for 105) with 10 doubles, four triples, and a team-high three home runs, to go along with 21 runs, 20 RBI, and one stolen base. Defensively, Eyler recorded an .850 fielding percentage.
Eyler most recently clubbed a home run in her team’s 11-3 win over Washington & Jefferson on April 27.
Bethany concludes its season with a 25-14 overall record, and an 11-9 mark in the PSAC.
Trysta Bricker, Freshman, PSU Mont Alto
Bricker, a 5-foot-5 second baseman/shortstop, provided valuable depth for a PSU Mont Alto team that advanced all the way to the USCAA Small College World Series.
Bricker appeared in 13 games for the Lions, batting .300 (6 for 20) with five runs and four RBI, while sporting a .765 fielding percentage.
Bricker had her biggest game of the season in a 15-8 win over Frederick Community College on March 17, when she was 2 for 5 with two runs and an RBI.
Mont Alto concludes its season with a 28-10 overall record, which includes a 15-3 mark in the PSUAC.
Slaydon Fisher, Freshman, Albright
Albright baptized Fisher under fire this season, and the ballplayer obliged by giving the Lions a productive season.
The 5-foot-7 Fisher appeared in 29 of 37 games this season, including 27 starts, and batted .256 (20 for 78) with four doubles, six runs, five RBI, and three stolen bases. Fisher posted multiple hits in five games this spring and defensively, she posted an .846 fielding percentage.
Albright finishes its season at 7-30 overall, and 1-13 in the MAC Commonwealth.
Michelle Baker, Freshman, Chestnut Hill
Baker served as Chestnut Hill’s No. 1 pitcher, firing more than 90 innings in her first season of college softball.
The 5-foot-8 baker pitched in 18 games, including 16 starts, and had a 2-13 record with a 5.25 ERA. In 93 1/3 innings of work Baker allowed 100 runs, 70 earned, on 161 hits and 29 walks, while striking out 32.
The Griffins played to a 3-29 record this season, which includes a 2-20 mark in the CACC.
Savannah Brosius, Freshman, Lancaster Bible
Brosius, a 5-foot-2 outfielder and pitcher, got plenty of reps this spring in her first season of college softball.
Brosius appeared in 30 games, including 22 starts, and batted .045 (1 for 22). As a pitcher she made four appearances, including two starts, and had an 0-1 record with an 11.45 ERA. Brosius worked 3 2/3 innings, allowing six earned runs on nine hits and three walks. Defensively, she sported an .887 fielding percentage this spring.
Brosius recorded her first collegiate hit in a 9-2 win over Albright on April 16.
Lancaster Bible concludes its season with a 14-24 overall record, and a 6-14 mark in the United East.
Cameron Witte, Freshman, Millersville
Witte saw action in 11 games for Millersville in her first season of college softball.
The 5-foot-4 first baseman/outfielder batted 0 for 4 this spring.
The Marauders wrap up their season with a 25-24 record, which includes a 16-16 mark in the PSAC.
GOLF
Devin Smith, Sophomore, Mount Saint Mary’s
Smith saved his best golf of the spring season for last, shooting under par to finish in the Top 8 at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship on April 19-21.
Smith fired a 1-under 215 to take eighth place. He made 38 pars over the course of the tournament and nine birdies.
Smith competed in three other meets this season: The Carpetbagger Classic on March 20 (147, +3), Battle of Rum Pointe on March 30 (160, +16), and Albarta Invitational on April 17 (152, +8).
Smith concludes his golf season with a 74.74 average.
Dylan Byers, Sophomore, Shepherd
Byers was inactive for Shepherd in six invitationals this spring.
He last appeared at the Gannon Fall Invitational on Oct. 9, carding a 73-74-152 to finish as Shepherd’s top golfer and 14th overall.
Brogan Beall, Senior, PSU Mont Alto
The season is over for Beall and the Lions, who finished second as a team in the PSUAC last fall.
TRACK & FIELD
Josh Schuurman, Sophomore, Wheaton
Schuurman, a pole vaulter, competed in three meets this spring.
He kicked off his season by matching his PR vault of 12-11.5 to take sixth place at the NCC 1st Chance Invitational on March 28-29. Schuurman added another Top 10 finish at the Wheaton “Don Church” Twilight on April 20, placing eighth with a height of 12-7.5.
Schuurman capped off his season with an 11th-place finish in 12-6.75 at the CCIW Championships on May 3-4.
Joel Weber, Sophomore, Pitt-Johnstown
Weber was a busy distance runner this spring, competing in four meets for UPJ this season.
Weber kicked off his schedule at the Stan Romanoski Open on March 22-23, placing 84th in the 1,500 with a time of 4:54.11. One week later at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational, Weber shaved some time off the 1,500, clocking a 4:44.86 for 45th place.
The Messiah Invitational, held on April 11-13, saw Weber take 11th in the 4×400 relay (4:04.09) and 36th in the 1,500 (5:01.80). Weber wrapped up his season at the Paul Kaiser Classic on April 27, taking 12th in the 4×400 relay (3:46.59) and 78th in the 800 (2:16.79).
Samantha Gembe, Sophomore, Thiel
Gembe, a javelin and discus specialist, saw action in two meets this season.
Gembe made her season debut at the Bethany Invitational on March 16, taking 15th in the javelin (29-11) and 39th in the discus (53-7).
Her campaign came to an end at the Presidents Athletic Conference Championships on April 25-26, where she placed 19th in the javelin with a throw of 42-10.
Joey Jacobs, Freshman, Mount Saint Mary’s
Jacobs, a distance specialist, saw action in one meet this season.
Competing at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invite on March 14-15, Jacobs placed 36th in the mile with a time of 5:08.69.
Dillon Turner, Sophomore, Wingate
Turner was inactive for Wingate’s outdoor track team this spring.
Cora Helman, Sophomore, Shenandoah
Helman, a distance ace, was inactive for the Hornets this spring.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Leah Helman, Junior, Lancaster Bible
Helman, a 5-foot-7 libero who played the Chargers’ volleyball team in the fall, competed on the club beach volleyball team this spring.
Lancaster Bible played to a 2-10 record.
CHEERLEADING
Cammie Edwards, Junior, RIT
Edwards, who was born in Waynesboro and attended Ramstein American in Germany, enjoyed her junior season of cheer at RIT.
Edwards, who works the Base position, is a Biomedical Sciences Major.
