These Titans can swing | Glenwood shows off offense in win over Pawnee
No home runs were hit, but there were many drives that fell in on warning tracks, as Glenwood gave small-school Pawnee a lesson in power.
CHATHAM — It’s the final go-around for a tight band of Chatham Glenwood seniors, many of whom have gone deep into the state playoffs in various sports together. No matter what, the memories will last a lifetime; the bonds forged by youngsters coming of age in formative years forever there. Going out with a Class 3A state baseball championship trophy?
That would be the dream for Titans seniors such as Colten Knoedler, Grady Mueller, Michael Lucas, Dylan Huff, and others. For a team that wasn’t supposed to be as good as last year, such an aspiration doesn’t seem to be as much of a pipe dream anymore. The Titans of recent years have been known as a “pitcher’s school”, with stars such as Major Leaguer Reid Detmers , his younger brother, Parker, Phil Maton and 2025 graduate and MLB prospect, Cam Appenzeller.
The 2026 Titans, however, can swing the bats. That much was evident in Saturday’s 11-1 victory over Class 1A Pawnee at Community Park, a game that finished in 4 ½ innings with the 10-run mercy rule. No home runs were hit, but there were many drives that fell in on warning tracks, as the Titans gave small-school Pawnee a lesson in power.
Huff, the Titans’ No. 1 pitcher who will play at the University of Toledo this fall, contributed to the rout with one hit and two runs scored. He took the day off from pitching and acknowledged that he and his teammates took it somewhat personally from preseason pundits who said the Titans would fall off from last year’s 20-9 team.