Three returning all-conference players could have Christ School varsity baseball in the mix again for the Carolinas Athletic Association championship.

Thursday would have been a rainout if William Fleming ’17 was pitching a baseball game.

Fortunately, he and the boys were comfy and dry indoors for the latest installment of the “Lunch and Learn” speaker series.

Winners on the field, winners off it.

Continued excellence across the board for Christ School athletics is being reflected in recruiting. For the third time in five years, a senior class will include 20 or more boys who have committed or signed to play college sports.

Nearly one-fourth of Christ School’s Class of 2023 was seated at a long row of tables Monday morning with college paraphernalia spread all around.

An extraordinary year for Greenie athletics called for the vast space of Mebane Field House to hold a special all-school Assembly.

William Fleming '17 will be a little closer to home after a trade in Major League Baseball that transpired Monday between the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners.

Baseball season had only just begun for Chase Gribble ’23 and Ethan Rose ’24 when Christ School played its last game three weeks ago.

On top of the summer showcases and tournaments they already had planned, the two Greenies have been selected to the BODYARMOR State Games.

Seniors from the Class of 2022 are only five days away from becoming alumni of Christ School.

But first, Jackson Burch ’22, Jacob Halfacre ’22, Sam White ’22, and Trey Wagner ’22 had a big item to mark off their graduation week checklist.

Jackson Ogren ’22 has played enough games at Tripp Bourne ’66 Field to recognize a long, but harmless fly ball.

Still, he kept his emotions bottled up until the catch had been made in center field Thursday night.

Jackson Hipp ‘18 has relished every plate appearance, every fly ball he has chased down in the outfield for the Brown University baseball team this season.

For, you see, Jackson is making up for lost time unlike any other college athlete who has ever come from Christ School.

Christ School varsity baseball has won games this season with as few as two or three runs.

Wednesday was an offensive explosion at the other end of the spectrum.

Ethan Rose ’24 knew his responsibility when he came on in relief Wednesday night.

The sophomore did a lot more than finish what Mac Kimel ’22 started.

Webb Hughes ’22 tossed his bat to the ground and jogged to first base with the most satisfying walk of his career Tuesday night.

How to sum up the first true home win under Tripp Bourne ‘66 Field’s new lights?

Thursday was an open and shut case for Jakob Iwanek ’24.

Naturally, everything was coming up green on St. Patrick’s Day.

Mac Kimel ’22 pitched a four-hit complete game shutout and Matthew Hammel ’23 was 3-for-3 for Christ School varsity baseball in Thursday’s 3-0 win over Gibbs (Tenn.).

Mac Kimel ’22 had been anticipating his next start for what felt like an eternity. Christ School varsity baseball was long overdue for a home win, too.

Everyone got what they had been waiting for Wednesday.

Pitchers and catchers should have already reported, signaling the start to Spring Training. 

One upside to the work stoppage in Major League Baseball is that Christ School could receive a visit from three-time All-Star relief pitcher Greg Holland on Wednesday.

CJ AuBuchon ’26 is already on the radar of the best of the best in college baseball.

Reigning College World Series champion Mississippi State has made an early offer to the Christ School eighth grader, who said over the weekend that he has accepted.

Greenie coach Wesley King is looking forward to seeing CJ grow as a player and person at Christ School.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and his father, former Division I college head coach Todd Raleigh, were both on campus Wednesday for an offseason workout by the Christ School baseball team. 

With a few swipes of a pen, William Fleming ’17 called Wednesday the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.

Every boy who ever picks up a baseball, glove, or bat has the same dream as William. What separates the Christ School alumnus is his talent.

William Fleming ’17 cuts an imposing figure on the mound at 6-foot-6, 220 pounds. As of Tuesday, the right-handed pitcher also figures into Christ School baseball history as only the program’s second-ever major league draft pick.