Home of Novi Wildcats Baseball - 2023 Division 1 State Champions
Novi concluded another successful season. The senior speeches are always a highlight! Varsity finished 24-13-1 playing one of the toughest schedules in the entire state, 3rd in the KLAA West and district finalist after beating Catholic Central in the semis and losing in a 9 inning game to last year's state champions. Good luck to all 10 seniors, and 5 seniors from this team will be continuing on to play college baseball next season. JV finished the season 19-14 also with a very competitive schedule in a combined squad since we did not have a freshmen team this year. Multiple freshmen had strong performances against JV teams with sophomores and juniors. 4 players were called up to varsity (Johnathan Woytowich, Ben Snow, Alex Abler and Becker Eisenhuth).
2025 Gatorade Player of the Year in Michigan: Uli Fernsler
2025 Baseball America First-Team High School All American: Uli Fernsler
2025 Michigan Dream Team and All State First Team: Uli Fernsler
2025 All Conference First Team: Uli Fernsler, Trevor Reed, Colin Bennett, Alex Wilson, Ryan Logan
2025 All District: Uli Fernsler, Trevor Reed, Colin Bennett, Alex Wilson, Ryan Logan
2025 Novi High School & Team Awards:
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Sportsmanship: Jonathan Aurilia Leadership: Gavin Przybyla Hardest Working: Trevor Reed Most Improved: Connor Stevenson Teamwork: Michael Mohtadi Best Utility: Keegan Litkewycz Student Athlete: Jonathan Aurilia & Uli Fernsler |
Best Pitcher: Uli Fernsler Best Offensive: Trevor Reed Best Defensive: Ryan Logan Ultimate Teammate: Josh Borgelt Coaches Award: Jacob Presher & Jaden Vondrasek Most Valuable Player: Uli Fernsler MHSBCA All Star: Uli Fernsler |
* 2025 Novi Wildcats Baseball Rosters *
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Varsity Jonathan Aurilia 10 (2025) Uli Fernsler 11 (2025) Michael Mohtadi 19 (2025) Owen Onder 5 (2026) Jacob Presher 20 (2025) Jaden Vondrasek 1 (2025) |
Junior Varsity Alex Abler 24 (2027)* Cooper Elliston 15 (2027) Grant Lescoe 19 (2028) Jack Logan 12 (2027) Graham Whitten 9 (2028) Jonathan Woytowich 17 (2028)*
* Called up to Varsity |
* 2024 Novi Wildcats Baseball Season Summary *
Novi has concluded another successful season across all levels. After winning the 2023 D1 State Championship, the team played a very competitive top 5 schedule, finished 23-14, runner up in the KLAA West and District Finalist losing only to the team that won the state championship from the KLAA West. Congratulations to all seniors, players and coaches! JV Green and JV White also had successful winning seasons and the future is bright for Novi Baseball! The following individual player awards have been announced:
2024 All State First Team: Uli Fernsler
2024 All State Second Team: Brendon Bennett
2024 MHSBCA All Star: Brendon Bennett
2024 All Conference First Team: Johnny Aurilia, Brendon Bennett, Boden Fernsler, Uli Fernsler, Gavin Przybyla
2024 Novi High School & Team Awards:
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Sportsmanship: Caleb Walker Leadership: Boden Fernsler Hardest Working: Trevor Reed Most Improved: Gavin Przybyla Teamwork: Thad Lawler Student Athlete: Thad Lawler, Stephen Boujoulion |
Best Pitcher: Uli Fernsler Best Offensive: Brendon Bennett Best Defensive: Boden Fernsler Ultimate Teammate: Michael Mohtadi Coaches Award: Gavin Przybyla MVP: Uli Fernsler (Runnerup: Jonathan Aurilia) |
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Varsity
Jonathan Aurilia 10 (2025) |
Junior Varsity - Green
Alex Abler 24 (2027)* Adam Armstrong 7 (2026) Benjamin Snow 1 (2027)* Connor Stevenson 4 (2026)
** Moved up to Varsity |
Junior Varsity - White
Alex Abler 24 (2027)*
* Double Rostered JV |
2023 Novi Wildcats Baseball Season Summary
* Novi Wildcats win the Division 1 State Championship for the first time in school history! *
Novi's historic season culminated with winning the first ever D1 State Championship in school history at Michigan State University on June 17, 2023. The team upset many highly ranked teams on this journey finishing with a 33-8 record while competing in the most challenging conference in the state (KLAA West). Led by a dominate pitching staff, strong defense and clutch hitting, Novi defeated Livonia Stevenson, Detroit Catholic Central, Northville, Hartland, Battle Creek Lakeview, Mattawan, and Woodhaven on the playoff run to win the title. JV and freshmen also had successful winning seasons. Congratulations to all players and coaches, especially our 3 senior captains who are headed to play baseball in college! The following is a summary of awards have been announced by many organizations:
2023 MHSBCA Awards:
First Team All State: Andrew Abler, Brendon Bennett
All Region: Andrew Abler, Brendon Bennett
All District: Andrew Abler, Brendon Bennett, Boden Fernsler
All State Academic: Andrew Abler, Stephen Boujoulian, Boden Fernsler
All Region Academic: Andrew Abler, Stephen Boujoulian, Boden Fernsler, Brett Reed
All District Academic: Andrew Abler, Stephen Boujoulian, Boden Fernsler, Thad Lawler, Brett Reed
Coach of the Year: Rick Green
2023 KLAA Awards:
All Conference First Team: Andrew Abler, Brendon Bennett, Boden Fernsler
Scholar Athlete: Andrew Abler, Stephen Boujoulian, Boden Fernsler, Thad Lawler, Brett Reed
2023 Novi High School & Team Awards:
Andrew Abler: Captain, Best Pitcher, Student Athlete
Brett Reed: Assistant Captain, Hardest Worker, Student Athlete
Alex Czapski: Assistant Captain, Best Relief Pitcher, Leadership
Brendon Bennett: Most Valuable Player, Best Offensive
Boden Fernsler: Sportsmanship, Student Athlete
Uli Fernsler: Playoff MVP
Andrew Kummer: Best Defensive (Outfield)
Caleb Walker: Best Defensive (Infield)
Johnny Aurilia: Most Improved
Thad Lawler: Teamwork
Cash Mumford: Coaches Player Award
Yuta Nose: Ultimate Teammate
2023 Prep Baseball Report Awards:
First Team All State, All Regional Team East: Andrew Abler, Brendon Bennett
Honorable Mention All State: Alex Czapski
PBR Future Games Team Michigan: Uli Fernsler
2023 Cold Weather Bats Awards:
D1 Pitcher of the Year: Andrew Abler
D1 Coach of the Year: Rick Green
2023 MLive Awards:
Metro Detroit Dream Team: Andrew Abler, Uli Fernsler, Brendon Bennett, Jonathan Aurilia HM
Metro Detroit Coach of the Year: Rick Green
2023 Novi Wildcats Baseball Rosters
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Varsity Andrew Abler 12 (2023) Captain Jonathan Aurilia 10 (2025) Brendon Bennett 17 (2024) Stephen Boujoulian 14 (2024) Alex Czapski 5 (2023) C Boden Fernsler 2 (2024) Uli Fernsler 11 (2025) Andrew Kummer 22 (2024) Thad Lawler 7 (2024) Cash Mumford 13 (2024) Brett Reed 6 (2023) C Trevor Reed 9 (2025) Jaden Vondrasek 1 (2025) Caleb Walker 4 (2024) |
Junior Varsity Josh Borgelt 4 (2025) Toa Bowman 11 (2025) Adam Kandah 8 (2026) Cooper Koceski 10 (2026) Keegan Litkewycz 2 (2025)* Kyle Logan 7 (2025) Michael Mohtadi 19 (2025) Jacob Presher 20 (2025) Gavin Przybyla 17 (2025)* Jimmy Rydzik 13 (2025) Josh Stenson 6 (2025) Sora Takagi 9 (2026) Alex Wilson 3 (2025)*
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Freshmen Adam Armstrong 7 (2026) Ryan Burr 1(2026) Alex Durante 14 (2026) Zach Fleming 9 (2026) Louque Kanak 12 (2026) Austin Kummer 6 (2026) Wyatt Manning 2 (2026) Brayden Mousseau 11 (2026) Owen Onder 5 (2026) Brendan Stefl 8 (2026) Connor Stevenson 4 (2026) Carter Thompson 3 (2026) Hudson Zhao 24 (2026)
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2022 Novi Wildcats Baseball Season Summary
Novi finished 21-15 with strong wins against multiple top 10 ranked teams. Varsity competed well in one of the most difficult conferences and divisions in the state while finishing the regular season with a 12 game win streak. JV also finished with a winning season. Congratulations to all players and coaches - especially our 6 seniors! The following awards were announced at the team banquet.
- 2022 All State Academic: Andrew Abler
- 2022 KLAA All Conference: Andrew Abler, Brendon Bennett, Zac Rabinowitz
- 2022 MHSAA All District: Andrew Abler (Pitcher), Logan Corrion (Pitcher), Uli Fernsler (Pitcher), Brendon Bennett (1B), Zac Rabinowitz (Catcher)
- 2022 Novi HS School/Team Awards:
- Andrew Abler: Student Athlete
- Brendon Bennett: Best Offensive
- Logan Corrion: Best Pitcher, Leadership
- Boden Fernsler: Coaches Award
- Dylan Fly: Teamwork, Ultimate Teammate
- Andrew Kummer: Best Defensive
- Brett Reed: Student Athlete, Hardest Worker
- Jaden Sheng: Student Athlete, Sportsmanship
- Zac Rabinowitz: Most Improved, MVP
2022 Novi Wildcats Baseball Rosters
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Varsity Andrew Abler, #12 (2023) Brendon Bennett, #17 (2024) Logan Corrion, #7 (2022) Alex Czapski, #5 (2023) Boden Fernsler (2024) Uli Fernsler (2025) Dylan Fly, #18 (2022) Andrew Kummer (2024) Thad Lawler (2024) Gavin Quinn, #21 (2022) Zac Rabinowitz, #20 (2022) Brett Reed, #6 (2023) Jaden Sheng (2022)r Nick Tarhanick-Luna, #3 (2022) Caleb Walker (2024) |
Junior Varsity Jonathan Aurilia (2025) Josh Borgelt (2025) Stephen Boujoulian (2024) Toa Bowman (2025) Quincy Davis (2024) Keegan Litkewycz (2025) Kyle Logan (2025) Michael Mohtadi (2025) Cash Mumford (2024) Yuta Nose (2024) Jacob Presher (2025) Trevor Reed (2025) Jimmy Rydzik (2025) Alex Thompson (2024) Jaden Vondrasek (2025) Alex Wilson (2025) |
2021 Novi Wildcats Baseball Season Summary
Novi finished 22-18 with strong wins against multiple top 10 ranked teams, a 3rd place finish in the KLAA West, 8-1 record against the KLAA East and district finalist in the highest division in the state. The team and coaches battled many quarantines and injuries. Congratulations to all players and coaches - especially our 10 seniors! The following awards were announced at the team banquet.
- 2021 KLAA ALL CONFERENCE: Eddie Shimazaki Ito, David Barry, Nate Erskine (Seniors) and Andrew Abler (Sophomore)
- 2021 MHSAA ALL DISTRICT: Eddie Shimazaki Ito - Catcher, Nate Erskine - Infield, Andrew Abler - Pitcher
- NOVI HS / TEAM AWARDS:
- Eddie Shimazaki Ito (Senior) - Most Valuable Player, Best Offensive Player, Ultimate Teammate, Rock Award, Student Athlete, Leadership, Teamwork, Sportsmanship
- Andrew Abler (Sophomore) - Student Athlete, Best Pitcher
- Brett Reed (Sophomore) - Student Athlete, Most Improved
- Nilay Trivedi (Senior) - Hardest Working, Coaches Award
- Alex Roznowski (Senior) - Student Athlete
2021 Novi Wildcats Baseball Rosters
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Varsity Andrew Abler, #12 (2023) David Barry, #2 (2021) Brendon Bennett, #17 (2024) Logan Corrion, #7 (2022) Alex Czapski, #5 (2023) Nate Erskine, #10 (2021) Dylan Fly, #18 (2022) Adam Kummer, #16 (2021) Odin Lim, #9 (2021) Gibson Mumford, #13 (2021) Mark O'Connor, #11 (2021) Gavin Quinn, #21 (2022) Niko Ponos, #24 (2021) Zac Rabinowitz, #20 (2022) Brett Reed, #6 (2023) Alex Roznowski, #8 (2021) Eddie Shimazaki Ito, #1 (2021) Nick Tarhanick-Luna, #3 (2022) Nilay Trivedi, #4 (2021) |
Junior Varsity Stephen Boujoulian (2024) Quincy Davis (2024) Boden Fernsler (2024) Seth Giles (2022) Andrew Kummer (2024) Zack Kuzma (2023) Thad Lawler (2024) Dylan Lisowsky (2024) Cash Mumford (2024) Jace Porter (2024) Nic Russo (2024) Alex Thompson (2024) Caleb Walker (2024) Preston White (2023) Jaden Sheng (2022)
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2020 Novi Wildcats Baseball Season Summary
The MHSAA canceled the 2020 spring sports season, in compliance with the “state of disaster” COVID-19 directive by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer which closed all school facilities and moved education online for the remainder of the school year. The team had a few intersquad scrimmages final roster decisions were announced just before the season was cancelled.
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2020 VARSITY
David Barry 2021 Logan Corrion 2022 Josh Erno 2020 Nate Erskine 2021 Adam Kummer 2021 Odin Lim 2021 Alstone Mealy II 2020 Gibson Mumford 2021 Logan O'Connor 2020 Mark O'Connor 2021 Niko Ponos 2021 Eddie Shimazaki Ito 2021 Nick Tarhanick-Luna 2022 Nilay Trivedi 2021 Connor Truax 2020 David Wilk 2021 |
2020 JUNIOR VARSITY
Cameron Barrett 2023 Nathan Chabot 2022 Alex Czapski 2023 Caleb Desmier 2022 Dylan Fly 2022 Seth Giles 2022 Zack Kuzma 2023 Steven Perrine 2021 Gavin Quinn 2022 Zac Rabinowitz 2022 Brett Reed 2023 Jaden Sheng 2022 Nilay Trivedi 2021 Preston White 202 |
