Columbus North Bull Dogs
Team Profile
Columbus North High School
Columbus, Indiana
Mascot: Bull Dogs
Head Coach: Ben McDaniel
Winning Tradition
2014 – Sectional Championship (first since 1995)
2017 – Sectional Championship, Regional Championship (first since 1990)
Key Players
Tyler Finke – .400, 6-2B, 3 RBI’s, 34 runs
Grant Trinkle – .304, 4-2B, 1-HR, 11 RBI’s, 13 runs
Parker Maddox – 3.574 ERA, 32 IP, 56 K’s, 31 BB’s, 48 Hits, 35 Runs
Casper Clark – .875 ERA, 53 IP, 29 K’s, 7 BB’s, 23 Hits, 9 Runs
Jakob Meyer – 7.00 ERA, 27 IP, 36 K’s, 30 BB’s, 26 Hits, 32 Runs
Jake Petrusky – 3.080 ERA, 25 IP, 23 K’s, 8 BB’s, 30 Hits, 14 Runs
College Commits
- 2018 – Tyler Finke Snead State CC
- 2019 – Parker Maddox Indiana University
- 2020 – Casper Clark Indiana University
- 2020 – Grant Trinkle University of Evansville
- 2021 – Austin Bode University of Louisville
Coach McDaniel on his 2018 team:
“The Bull Dogs are coming off the school’s first final four appearance in program history, and will be replacing 7 senior starters. While they will look to the youth of the program to fill some starting spots, they do return 2 everyday starters with plenty of experience in 2018 SS Tyler Finke & 2020 2B/CF Grant Trinkle. The pitching staff will be the strength of the program this season led by 2019 & 2020 RHP’s & IU commits Parker Maddox & Casper Clark, 2019 RHP Jakob Meyer & 2018 RHP Jake Petrusky round out the best pitching staff that the program has had in the last 6 years.”
