Wellington teammates Ryan Bliss and Justin Kidd have been accepted by Oberlin College and will continue their education and baseball careers for the Yeomen next season.

Oberlin College is coached by Lorain native Adrian Abrahamowicz.

Bliss and Kidd are both four-year baseball letter winners at Wellington.

Bliss an outfielder and pitcher led the Dukes offensively in doubles (12); total bases (47); stolen bases (16); slugging percentage (.580) and on base percentage (.529).

Bliss tied for the team lead in hits (33) and was second with a .407 batting average. As a pitcher Bliss led the Dukes in appearances (12), innings pitched (52), strikeouts (51) and was second in earned run average (2.56).

Bliss earned honorable mention All-District;1st Team All-Lorain County and 1st Team All-Patriot Athletic Conference and plays for T.J. Staton’s 18U Lorain County Pirates during the summer.

Kidd pitches and can play both infield and outfield. He led Wellington in RBIs (24) and had a .313 batting average with 5 doubles.

As a pitcher Kidd led team with a 5-1 record. Kidd posted a 3.09 earned run average. He was second in innings pitched (34) and strikeouts (31). Kidd earned 1st Team All-Patriot Athletic Conference.

Bliss and Kidd are both members of National Honor Society and earned Patriot Athletic Conference scholar athlete awards.

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Avon’s Phil Brua, who pitches at Oberlin College, was named to the Prospect League Second-Team All-Stars, announced last week.

Brua was simply dominant during his second season in the Prospect League, leading the league in appearances (30), tied for third in saves (10) and posted the third-best ERA (1.46).

He finished the year 4-2 in 49 1/3 innings of work, striking out 30 while walking just 10. His opposition batting average of .180 was also second best in the league. Overall, he allowed just eight earned runs and surrendered just 30 hits.

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After earning the Rawlings All-Mideast Region Gold Glove last month as voted on by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Avon’s Phil Brua, who pitches for Oberlin College, has been tabbed as the national Gold Glove winner as a pitcher, the organization announced earlier this month.

Brua, who works inside and induces many slow rollers back to the mound, had 23 assists and five putouts in 28 chances on the mound this season. He finished the season error-free on the mound and was a part of three double plays.

Currently, Brua pitches for the Lorain County Ironmen of the Prospect League, a wooden bat collegiate league. He leads the league in appearances (21) and is third in ERA (1.16), saves (6) and wins (4).

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