Team Photo Courtesy of School Picture Services

 

Varsity Record:  16-7            Jr. Varsity Record:  13-4

"History"
Standing:  

Coach Dave Oleszek, Tony Calamaro, Steve Sommar, Christian Loedel, Sean Skahan, Kenny Fuhrman, Brett Hash, Pat Krall, Coach Scott Rambo
Kneeling:  Dalton Reed, Alex Moore, Brett Leister, Mike Jerminski, Mike Perry, Greg Richard, Colin Miller, Dan Shaw, Alex Doyle

VARSITY HITTING STATS
AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SAC HP SB SO PO A E RBI AVG Win%
628 143 211 52 2 9 89 22 14 24 110 439 - - 121 .336 69.6%


Team Photo Courtesy of Kris Doyle
The following are some of the game articles from the 2012 Season and Playoffs!
Monday, April 16th, 2012 -   Whippets Dominate . . . Go Home Early
Downingtown traveled down Route 30 to take on the Bishop Shanahan Eagles on Friday afternoon and dominated all phases of the game winning a mercy rule shortened six inning game by a 12-0 score.  The Whippets used stellar pitching, timely hitting and solid defense to get the win which makes them 4-3 on the year . . .
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Whippet Kenny Fuhrman (left) doubled to score Alex Doyle.
 
Photo by:  Kris Doyle
 Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 -   Whippets Win the Battle of Downingtown
Cross-town rival Downingtown East Cougars visited the West campus on a rainy Wednesday afternoon and left with their second Ches-mont loss of their season severely tightening the National Division standings.  The Whippets scored in every inning and used error free defense for a 10-2 win.  Downingtown is now 6-3 on the year and on a three game winning streak . . . 
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Whippet pitcher Alex Doyle kept a good hitting East team to only seven hits and walked one while striking out three.
 
Photo by:  Kris Doyle
 Friday, April 20th, 2012 -   Whippets Train Rolling
Downingtown visited West Chester for an important early season Ches-mont National Division game with Henderson on a beautiful Friday afternoon.  The game, one of the most exciting in the last few years, featured five lead changes and took eight innings for the Whippets to pull out a 9-5 win.  Downingtown is now 7-3 on the year and on a four game winning streak . . . 
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Whippet Mike Jerminski (right) launched his fifth home run of the year to give the Whippets a 5-3 lead.
 
Photo by:  Kris Doyle
 Monday, April 30th, 2012 -   Whippets Grind Out Win Over Kennett
Downingtown travelled to Kennett on Monday afternoon to tangle with the Blue Demons from the Ches-mont American Division.  Downingtown used fourteen base runners to score eight runs and win 8-4.  The win makes the Whippets 10-4 overall and 9-4 in the Ches-mont this year . . . 
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Whippet Pinch Runner Alex Moore.
 
Photo by:  Kris Doyle
 Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 -   Whippets Survive Late Rally
Downingtown took its second road trip of the week to Southern Chester County to take on the Avon Grove Red Devils on Wednesday afternoon.  What looked to be a sleepy 6-2 win turned into a nail biting, Rolaids popping, 6 to 5 start the bus let’s get out of here before this goes bad, win.  The victory is the fourth in a row and makes the Whippets 11-4 overall and 10-4 in the Ches-mont . . . 
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Downingtown Whippets got the scoring started in the second inning when Mike Perry singled, Tony Calamaro (left) walked and the pair pulled off a double steal to move to second and third.
Photo by:  Kris Doyle
 Friday, May 4th, 2012 -   Whippets Send Message with Big Win over West Chester East
Downingtown hit the road for their third away game of the week as they travelled to West Chester to take on the WC East Vikings.  The Whippets brought the total package of hitting, pitching and fielding with them as they crushed the Vikings 17-3 . . . 
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Whippet pitcher Mike Perry was methodically mowing down the Vikings.
Photo by:  Denise Werkheiser
 Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 -   Downingtown beats Henderson . . . District Playoffs (and bye?) Next!
The Henderson Warriors visited Downingtown to play for second place in the Ches-mont National Division as well as what this writer has calculated is the second automatic Ches-mont League bid that usually brings with it a first round playoff bye.  That bye will be going to the Whippets as they scored early and then again late to beat the Warriors 4-3.  Henderson did not go home empty handed as they will be getting the first at large playoff bid coming out of the Ches-mont.  The Whippets regular season ended today with their final record at 15-5 overall and 14-5 in the always competitive Ches-mont League . . . 
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Double Duo . . . Whippets Brett Leister (left) drove in Whippets Kenny Fuhrman (right) twice today; and Kenny had two hits as well!
Photo by:  Kris Doyle
 Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 -   Downingtown Romps Bensalem . . . State Berth on Line Next
The second round of the District 1 baseball playoffs began Wednesday in Downingtown when the Bensalem Fighting Owls came to town to play in front of the largest crowd of the year.  Twenty minutes later, Bensalem was back on the bus and heading home after the Whippets made quick work of them 10-0 in five innings . . .

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Whippets Sean Skahan hit an RBI double and it was 7-0.  Dalton Reed’s single drove in Sean with the sixth and final run of the fourth inning and gave the Whippets an 8-0 lead.
Photo by:  Kris Doyle
 Friday, May 25th, 2012 -  Downingtown Falls 2 Outs Short of States as Hatboro-Horsham rallies in 7th
The quarterfinal round of the District 1 baseball playoffs was played on Friday in Horsham against the #2 seeded Hatboro-Horsham Hatters.  At stake, a Pennsylvania state playoff berth to the winner or a trip to the consolation play-in bracket for the loser.  The Whippets usually solid defense turned shaky and allowed Hatboro-Horsham to get back in the game . . .

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Whippets Greg Richard enters the game as a pinch runner for Pat Krall.
Photo by:  Kris Doyle
 Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 -   Coatesville Ends Downingtown’s Magical Season
The play-in round of the District 1 baseball playoffs got started on Tuesday with Coatesville visiting Downingtown to meet for the third time this season.  Up for grabs was a trip to the consolation play-in bracket final for the winner and the end of the season for the loser.  Coatesville jumped out to a big early lead that the Whippets couldn’t make up and won 14-7.  The loss ends the season for the Whippets with a 16-7 overall record for the year . . .
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Whippets meeting on the mound . . . Mike Perry (left), Tony Calamaro (center), Alex Doyle (right).
Photo by:  Kris Doyle

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Kenny Fuhrman -
#3   DWHS '12
DWHS Baseball Info:
Bat:  R
Throws:  R
Position:   OF 


College:
Penn State - University
Park
- Major:
  Civil Engineering
- Club Baseball

Alex Doyle -
#6   DWHS '12
DWHS Baseball Info:
Bat:  L
Throws:  R
Position:    P, 1B


College:
Penn State - Berks
-Major:
  Kinesiology
- Baseball

Mike Jerminski -
#7   DWHS '12
DWHS Baseball Info:
Bat: R
Throws: R 
Position: C   


College:
Wilmington University
- Major:
  Criminal Justice
- Baseball
Mike Perry -
#8   DWHS '12
DWHS Baseball Info:
Bat: R
Throws: R 
Position: P, SS   


College:
- University of South Carolina
- Major:
  Engineering

Alex Moore -
#9   DWHS '12
DWHS Baseball Info:
Bat: R
Throws: R
Position: OF


College:
- Alvernia University
- Baseball
 

Brett Leister -
#10   DWHS '12
DWHS Baseball Info:
Bat: L
Throws: R 
Position: OF


College:
- Elon University
Major:
  Finance

Christian Loedel - #15   DWHS '12
DWHS Baseball Info:
Bat: R
Throws: R
Position: 3B


College:
West Chester University
- Major: 
 Sports Medicine (Honors College) - Athletic Trainer

Tony  Calamaro - #16   DWHS '12
DWHS Baseball Info:
Bat:  R
Throws:  R
Position:  INF/OF

College:
- Immaculata
- Basketball

Greg Richard -
#12   DWHS '12
DWHS Baseball Info:
Bat: R
Throws: R 
Position: OF   


College:
- Immaculata

Sean Skahan -
#21   DWHS '12
DWHS Baseball Info:
Bat: R
Throws: R 
Position: 2B   


College:
York College
- Major:
  Sports Management
- Baseball

Team Photo Courtesy of School Picture Services
Standing:  Tony Calamaro, Christian Loedel, Alex Doyle, Sean Skahan, Kenny Fuhrman
 Kneeling: Alex Moore, Brett Leister, Mike Jerminski, Mike Perry, Greg Richard
Junior Varsity Team - 2012
Team Photo Courtesy of Greg Hendrix
Standing:  

Pat Coyne, Spencer Helmuth, Mike Gallagher, Dave Hendrix, River Carbone, Josh Marcelli, AJ Catanese, Joe Ciardelli, Coach Steve Frederick
Kneeling:  Bryan Murphy, Doug Conrad, Calvin Sparhawk, Kenny Jarema, Max Edgin, Jason Borosky, Sean Esch, Bryan Hennigan, Jimmy Clarke

Downingtown West High School Baseball