Baseball Season Off To a Good Start

Zaiden Murry, Staff Reporter ♦ April 22, 2026

The Griffith baseball team gets a prayer in before they start a game at Brian Jennings field. Griffith prepared for their fifth game against LaPorte.

GRIFFITH, IN – After finishing last season just short of a conference title, the Griffith Panthers baseball team is entering the 2025-26 season with confidence and higher expectations.

The Panthers ended the 2024-25 season with a 12-13 overall record, falling four games short of a conference championship. Now in their second year under head coach Andrew Braddy, players say the team is stronger and more prepared after an intense offseason.

“I confidently believe that this team will win a sectional this year,” sophomore Anthony Feliciano said. “We are better than last year, and with all the work we have put in and countless gym hours, I think this team is well-rounded.”

Improved pitching is a major reason for the team’s optimism. Senior Jayden Serrano is expected to lead the staff, while Feliciano also returns as a key contributor on the mound.

“We have a better pitching staff this year, so I believe we can win,” Feliciano said.

Serrano, now a senior, joined the team last season and played in nine games. Feliciano, entering his second year on varsity, appeared in 22 games last season, finishing with a .298 batting average, 15 runs scored and 12 RBIs. He was also ranked 21st in the Greater South Shore Conference.

While this year’s team is focused on the future, past success still serves as motivation. The Panthers last won a sectional title during the 2021-22 season, defeating Hammond Clark 8-1 under Indiana Hall of Fame coach Brian Jennings.

Now, with a stronger roster and renewed mindset, this year’s Panthers are aiming to bring another title back to Griffith.

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Zaiden Murry, Staff Reporter

Zaiden Murry is a sophomore and is on his first year of panther press as a staff reporter. Murry plays Point Guard for the Griffith basketball team, and he believes basketball solves all problems. He joined Panther Press after taking Journalism to fill an open spot in his schedule first semester of his sophomore year. After starting Panther Press, he realized this may have been a good decision because he needed to expand his horizon and not just be known as a basketball player at Griffith. This position will give him ideas on what he wants to do in college after high school.