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BASEBALL FACTS

All-Time Record: 884 - 664 - 11 (.557 winning percentage)

(through end of 2023 season)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Central Ohio League (8): 1955, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976
Buckeye Central Conference (1): 1994
South East Ohio Athletic League (2): 2007, 2009
East Central Ohio League (3): 2011, 2012, 2017
Licking County League (0): TBA

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS

YEAR	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	COACH	NOTES
1905	4	2		C.S. Hoskinson
1906	11	3		C.B. Sayre
1907	—	—		Meissner	4 games scheduled, but no scores recorded
1908	5	1		Meissner
1909	1	2		Unknown
1910	—	—			No team
1911	3	0		Unknown
1912	—	—		Unknown	6 games scheduled, but no scores recorded
1913	—	—			No team
1914	—	—			No team
1915	1	1		Unknown
1916	3	3		Kent A. Pfeiffer
1917	4	0		R.W. Diehl
1918	1	2		J.R. Richards
1919	1	0		J.R. Richards
1920	1	0		J.R. Richards
1921	3	1		Charles F. Farry
1922	0	2		Charles F. Farry
1923	1	2		Henry Orth
1924	—	—			No team
1925	1	0		Clarence Clifford
1926	—	—			No team
1927	—	—			No team
1928	—	—			No team
1929	—	—			No team
1930	—	—			No team
1931	—	—			No team
1932	—	—			No team
1933	—	—			No team
1934	—	—			No team
1935	—	—			No team
1936	—	—			No team
1937	—	—			No team
1938	—	—			No team
1939	—	—			No team
1940	7	6		John Brammer
1941	12	4		John Brammer
1942	—	—			No team
1943	—	—			No team
1944	—	—			No team
1945	—	—			No team
1946	—	—			No team
1947	—	—			No team
1948	9	1		Don Stahl	District Tournament Champions
1949	16	1		Don Stahl	District Tournament Champions
1950	5	3		Don Stahl
1951	9	2		Don Stahl
1952	8	4		Don Stahl
1953	7	2		Harold Slack
1954	6	4		Harold Slack
1955	10	4		Harold Slack	Central Ohio League Champions
1956	6	4		Harold Slack
1957	9	3		Harold Slack	Central Ohio League Champions
1958	8	3		Al Bohus
1959	9	3		Al Bohus
1960	8	6		Al Bohus
1961	7	1		Al Bohus	Central Ohio League Champions
1962	7	5		Al Bohus
1963	6	4		Al Bohus
1964	9	3		Al Bohus
1965	5	3		Al Bohus
1966	2	6		Al Bohus
1967	10	6		Donis Toler Sr.
1968	24	2		Donis Toler Sr.	Central Ohio League Champions
1969	15	5		Donis Toler Sr.
1970	17	5		Donis Toler Sr.	Central Ohio League Champions
1971	23	9	1	Donis Toler Sr.	Central Ohio League Champions
1972	14	7		Donis Toler Sr.
1973	14	5		Donis Toler Sr.
1974	13	12		Donis Toler Sr.
1975	18	6		Donis Toler Sr.	Central Ohio League Champions
1976	21	8		Donis Toler Sr.	Central Ohio League Champions
1977	14	8	1	Donis Toler Sr.
1978	4	12	1	Donis Toler Sr.
1979	16	7		Donis Toler Sr.
1980	13	10		Donis Toler Sr.
1981	9	9		Donis Toler Sr.
1982	12	11	3	Donis Toler Sr.	Todd Lang: 11 HRs, .481 BA
1983	3	13	1	Donis Toler Sr.
1984	7	12		Donis Toler Sr.
1985	10	9	1	Donis Toler Sr.
1986	7	14	2	Donis Toler Sr.
1987	6	7	1	Donis Toler Sr.
1988	8	16		Donis Toler Sr.	Jason "Jay" Payton: .508 BA
1989	1	10		Tom Cover
1990	8	15		Tom Cover
1991	14	13		Tom Cover
1992	6	14		Tom Cover
1993	6	8		Tom Cover
1994	7	6		Tom Cover	Buckeye Central Conference Champions
1995	4	10		Tom Cover
1996	6	15		Tom Cover
1997	10	12		Tom Cover
1998	12	9		Tom Cover
1999	7	9		Tom Cover	Jason Smith: .518 BA
2000	9	13		Jim Watts
2001	4	11		Todd Rock
2002	7	9		Todd Rock
2003	8	13		Dave Balo
2004	7	16		Dave Balo
2005	15	8		Dave Balo	Division II District Champions Division II Regional Semifinalist
2006	16	14		Dave Balo	Division II District Champions Division II Regional Runner-Up
2007	26	6		Dave Balo	Division II District Champions Division II Regional Runner-Up Southeast Ohio Athletic League Champions Southeast Ohio Athletic League North Division Champions
2008	25	4		Dave Balo	Division I District Runner-Up Southeast Ohio Athletic League Runner-Up Southeast Ohio Athletic League North Division Champions
2009	20	9		Dave Balo	Division I District Runner-Up Southeast Ohio Athletic League Champions Southeast Ohio Athletic League North Division Champions
2010	28	3		Dave Balo	Division II District Champions Division II Regional Runner-Up
2011	20	2		Dave Balo	East Central Ohio League Champions
2012	20	6		Jason Smith	East Central Ohio League Champions
2013	18	11		Dave Balo
2014	15	9		Dave Balo
2015	8	19		Dave Balo
2016	15	11		Dave Balo
2017	20	5		Dave Balo	East Central Ohio League Champions
2018	14	14		Dave Balo
2019	9	17		Dave Balo
2020	—	—		Dave Balo	Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	5	19		Dave Balo
2022	8	17		Dave Balo
2023	3	23		Austin Jones
TOTALS	884	664	11

ALL-TIME COACHES RECORDS (through 2023)

NAME	YEARS	GAMES	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	PCT.
Donis Toler Sr. (1967-88)	22	482	278	193	11	.590
Dave Balo* (2003-11; 2013-22)	19	474	277	197		.584
Tom Cover (1989-99)	11	202	81	121		.401
Al Bohus (1958-66)	9	95	61	34		.642
Don Stahl (1948-52)	5	58	47	11		.810
Harold Slack (1953-57)	5	55	38	17		.691
Jason Smith (2012)	1	26	20	6		.769
John Brammer (1940-41)	2	29	19	10		.655
C.B. Sayre (1906)	1	14	11	3		.786
Todd Rock (2001-02)	2	31	11	20		.355
Jim Watts (2000)	1	22	9	13		.409
Meissner^ (1907-08)	2	10	5	1		.833
Unknown^ (1909, 1911-12, 1915)	4	14	5	3		.625
R.W. Diehl (1917)	1	4	4	0		1.000
C.S. Hoskinson (1905)	1	6	4	2		.667
J.R. Richards (1918-20)	3	5	3	2		.600
Kent A. Pfeiffer (1916)	1	6	3	3		.500
Charles F. Farry (1921-22)	2	6	3	3		.500
Austin Jones (2023)	1	26	3	23		.115
Clarence Clifford (1925)	1	1	1	0		1.000
Henry Orth (1923)	1	3	1	2		.333
TOTALS	95	1,559	884	664	11	.567

* - 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

^ - Ten scores unreported (4 for Meissner, 6 for unknowns) and not counted in total games played.

ALL-OHIO BLUE DEVILS

YEAR	PLAYER	POS.	COLLEGE
1955	Doug Palmer	CF
1970	Richard Simpson	OF
1971	Roger Moore	P
1973	Jeff Bennett	P
1975	Tim Jordan	SS
1976	Rick Menhorn	SS
1979	Joe Hall	P / OF
1980	Mike Adams	CF
1981	Doug Gates	P / INF
1991	Jason "Jay" Payton	P / OF / SS	Georgia Tech
1999	Jason Smith	2B	Wright State / California (Pa.)
2007	Alex Cultice	P	Kenyon
2010	Colten Maxwell	INF	Muskingum
2010	Cole Hudson	P	Ashland
2011	Cole Carpenter	P	Ohio Dominican
2017	Caden Mumaw	P	Muskingum

STATISTICAL LEADERS

CATEGORY	PLAYER	TOTAL	YEAR(S)
Batting Average (single season)	Jason Smith	.518	1999
Home Runs (single season)	Todd Lang	11	1982
Pitching Victories (career)	Alex Cultice	32	2005-07
Consecutive Innings Pitched, No Walks	Alex Cultice	25 2/3	2006