Matt Messer

Varsity Baseball Coach for Ashland High School, Clocktown USA

[Jared Grunbaum @JaredG28]

Here are my final regular season Junior year high school stats:

49.2 IP
5-0
13 BB
48 ks
1.83 ERA
1.027 WHIP

Also won TVL Large Pitcher of the Year.
@MWS_Devils @RJWardwell_18
@CoachWardwell08 @CoachMessAHS

[Matt Messer @CoachMessAHS]

Ashland first team All Stars Chris Bratica & Oli Lareau

TVL large Pitcher of the year Jared Grunbaum

2nd team All Stars Michael Schreiber & Fionn Connery

Congratulations!

[Jake Wardwell @CoachWardwell08]

Bomb from @JakeLemay24 ! One of the hardest workers to come through the @MWS_Devils ! Good job Jake! Great bat here and always having quality at bats!

[Matt Messer @CoachMessAHS]

Big game for the seniors on their day. Bratica HR, Lareau 3 hits.
Grunbaum 6IP - 6k big W

Record 10-7 ticket punched for Tourny
14 years in a row. @ Norwood tomorrow @BGlobeSports @MetroWestSports

[Matt Messer @CoachMessAHS]

Ashland 12 Holliston 1
Big game by Grunbaum and Lareau.
Record 9-7

[Matt Messer @CoachMessAHS]

Couple wins in a couple days. Record 8-5

Clark and Grunbaum with the wins on the hill. Hopkinton Thursday at home @BGlobeSports @MetroWestSports

[Nokona Baseball @nokona_baseball]

Nokona ‘29 Grady Clark of @CoachMessAHS picks up another win with a line of CG (5inn) 0r 3h 9k 73% strikes #nokona

[Matt Messer @CoachMessAHS]

Grady Clark first career win. 11k’s
Record 6-3

Westwood Wednesday

[Matt Messer @CoachMessAHS]

Hung in a tight non league game. Record 5-3

[Matt Messer @CoachMessAHS]

Ashland 10 Hopedale 1
Grunbaum CG - 9k’s
Big team win led by the Captain’s
Home to Wayland tomorrow 11AM @AMS @BGlobeSports @MetroWestSports

[Matt Messer @CoachMessAHS]

Bratica with the W. Record 3-1 @BGlobeSports @metrowestdaily

[Matt Messer @CoachMessAHS]

Grunbaum 6IP W, Bratica 4 RBI
Great team defense

Record 2-1 @metrowestdaily @BGlobeSports

[Matt Messer @CoachMessAHS]

Ashland 8 Hopkinton 4
Bratica W 5IP 7k’s, Schreiber 2 IP closing the door. Big Team win.
1-0

[Kyle Grabowski @kylegrbwsk]

Former @ClockerAD teammates @alexamalfi_ and Jackson Hornung are still playing together with @FisherCats https://t.co/8MeK3lhfty @ClockerAD @MetroWestSports

[Jared Grunbaum @JaredG28]

End of my 7th season stats with @MWS_Devils:

Pitching (Only had 3 full starts and a showcase start due to a foot injury):

IP: 16.0
Ks: 21
BB: 4
ER 7
Whip: 1.125
2 Wins

Batting:

Avg: .389
OBP: .522
H: 14
BB: 10
RBI: 7

@RJWardwell_18 @CoachWardwell08
@CoachMessAHS

[Daily News Sports @MetroWestSports]

A season full of line drives, diving grabs, stolen bases and big strikeouts: the MetroWest/Milford Daily News Baseball All-Star team for 2025. https://t.co/QXJPY3KrqU

[Christopher Bratica @ChrisBratica35]

Great bounce back tournament this past weekend! As a team we went 3-1 in pool play and then lost in the semifinals. At the plate I hit .500 (with a 2B), 3 R, RBI, BB, and a HBP. On the mound I also did well going 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, and 3 SO. @nelonghorns @CoachMessAHS

[Nokona Baseball @nokona_baseball]

‘29s Connor Moore of @Hiller_Baseball and Grady Clark of @CoachMessAHS were both elected as representatives for their communities for @TeamProject351 ! Incredible honor to be the one representative from their school community due to their leadership skills. #nokona

[Christopher Bratica @ChrisBratica35]

End of the season stats:
Batting:
AVG: .379
OBP: .526
SLG: .431
H: 23
R: 15
BB: 16
RBI: 6

Pitching:
IP: 53.1
Record: 7-2
SO: 62
ERA: 1.58
BAA: .178
WHIP: 1.01

Also was 1st Team All Star and TVL Pitcher of the Year! Cannot wait for summer season!! @nelonghorns @CoachMessAHS

[Matt Messer @CoachMessAHS]

Ashland 3 Dedham 1

Chris Bratica CG 10k’s to earn his 7th win of the year

Ian Mckaughn added 2 hits and a big RBI

Finished regular season with a 12-8 record winning 9 out of our last 11

Be ready for the postseason…