John Bantum

[John Bantum @BantumJohn]

Blessed, proud, and thankful.

[Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage @PrepBaseOHScout]

Drew Bantum PERFECT GAME @DrewBantum
#flamesclassic #pbr90

[Prep Baseball Scouting @pbtscouting]

2028 2B Grant Bantum (OH) wins the AB.

Takes an outside pitch the other way w/ quick twitch backside. Coiled hands to find drive in the gap.

@WWarkats || @PrepBaseballOH
#SoutheastSelect26

[Prep Baseball Scouting @pbtscouting]

Another barrel for 2028 2B/OF Grant Bantum (OH) in this one.

Tons of bat-to-ball ability w/ some impact in the barrel. Athletic 5-foot-8, 150-pound frame.

@WWarkats || @PrepBaseballOH
#SoutheastSelect26

[Prep Baseball Scouting @pbtscouting]

2028 2B/OF Grant Bantum (OH) sends this one to RF for a 1B.

Tons of quick twitch athleticism w/ some bat speed through the zone.

@WWarkats || @PrepBaseballOH
#SoutheastSelect26

[Michael Beaven @MBeavenABJ]

Hoban uses 'super aggressive' mindset to top STVM at Canal Park ahead of OHSAA baseball tournament

Grady Falkenstein, Andrew Karhoff, Blake Bantum, Brady Wachter, Will Givens, Dashel Hemlick, Cade Marks, Nico Cella & Matthew Ramsey lead @HobanBaseball

https://t.co/3dJ9i0x7CY

[Brad Yoder @BradYoder11]

This is not an easy task. Throwing the ball over the fence from Home only comes with training and discipline. @BantumBlake & @bstew_4 are the first of many more to come @HobanBaseball #LongToss #Development @jaegersports ⚔️⚔️

[John Bantum @BantumJohn]

@BantumBlake Great fit for you kid, a place where you can continue both your passions. Proud of you.

[Pec @CoachPecnik]

🤘🏼

[Pec @CoachPecnik]

BANTUM BOMB 💣 @BantumBlake

This kid is leading our 17s in essentially every offensive category this summer.

Excited to see what his future holds.

Has caught one of the states best pitching staffs since his freshman year at @HobanBaseball too.

📈 📈📈

[H24 Ohio Longhorns @H24Longhorns]

2025 Blake Bantum

Blake continues to be a force at the plate for the 2025 crew. He is batting a team best .424 and is leading the team with 28 hits 6 weeks in. He has also thrown out 11 from behind the plate. @BantumBlake

@HobanBaseball

[Midwest Challenge Tournaments Scouting Coverage @965MWC_Scouting]

Blake Bantum
H24 Longhorns Solomon 17U
Hoban HS
2025
C
Bantum hits a hard ground ball down the line for a double.

[Midwest Challenge Tournaments Scouting Coverage @965MWC_Scouting]

Blake Bantum C
H24 Longhorns 17u Solomon
Archbishop Hoban HS
Smokes and RBI double down the left field line to put the Longhorns on the board!

[Midwest Challenge Tournaments Scouting Coverage @965MWC_Scouting]

Blake Bantum C
2025 Hoban HS
H24 Longhorns Solomon
Blake throws out the runner stealing third.

[H24 Ohio Longhorns @H24Longhorns]

2025 Horns lose a close game with Release last night 7-6 in the @neoselectinvite

Bantum 1-3 3B
Snyder 2-3 2R
Clark 1-2 RBI
Melendez 1-2 2RBI

[Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage @PrepBaseOHScout]

@H24Longhorns 2028 2B Grant Bantum
@H24Longhorns

Finds the right-center gap for a 2 RBI single

#pbccc #pbr80

[Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage @PrepBaseOHScout]

2025 C/OF Blake Bantum
@H24Longhorns

Barrels this deep fly ball to the left center wall for a stand up RBI double

#pbbatc #pbr13

[H24 Ohio Longhorns @H24Longhorns]

2025 Catcher @BantumBlake has been off to a hot start for the 25s. Kid is a competitor and has an insane level of experience catching a loaded staff at @HobanBaseball since his freshman year on varsity.

[Archbishop Hoban Baseball ⚔️ @HobanBaseball]

Performance Awards 2024

[Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage @PrepBaseOHScout]

2025 C Blake Bantum
@H24Longhorns

Blasts a two RBI double into the right-center gap extending the lead for the Longhorns

#pbosi #pbr14 #pbr16

[H24 Ohio Longhorns @H24Longhorns]

2025 Catcher Blake Bantum from @HobanBaseball turned in an impressive weekend 1 for the Horns. Played a great backstop and found some barrels! Great kid, great teammate, great attitude.

@CoachSolly10

[Archbishop Hoban Baseball ⚔️ @HobanBaseball]

8 Knights collect hits. Clean errorless baseball.

P. Falkenstein 1-3 RBI
A. Karhoff 2-4 RBI
Givens 1-2 RBI
Wilson 2 RBI
Bantum 1-3 2 RBI
Terzola 1-3 RBI

Noah LaFine WP, 5 2/3, 7K