Newark, Oh – The careers of John Bevis, Jeremy Blubaugh, and Wes Haberman were honored by the Titan baseball team and the Athletic Department of The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College.  During the Spring Sports Athletic Banquet, Athletic Director John Kaminsky recognized the accomplishments of the three men.

Bevis has worn jersey number 24 for fifteen years; four as a player, six as a head coach, and the last five as the assistant coach.  He compiled a career record of 86-50 over his five year stint as the head coach, winning both the Ohio Regional Campus Conference championship and tournament championship in 1997.  As a player, John was selected All-Ohio Regional Campus Conference in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons, winning the team’s Most Valuable Player award all three years as well.  Bevis finished his career with a .340 batting average and holds the school record for career steals with 42.

 

 

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Jeremy Blubaugh wore number 22 for fourteen seasons, four as a player, five as an assistant coach, and the last four as the head coach.  As a player, Jeremy was a three time winner of the Steven Morgenstern Spirit and Pride Award and an All ORCC selection his senior year.  He compiled a career record of 77-69, including an ORCC record of 36-10.  Jeremy led his teams to one ORCC crown, three runner-up finishes, and one ORC State Tournament runner-up finish.

 

 

 

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Haberman, number 16, graduated as one of the most decorated players in Titan baseball history.  He was selected to the All ORCC teams in his final three seasons and was his team’s MVP in all three seasons.  He was voted the conference’s Most Valuable Player in 2002, leading his team to the ORCC Championship.  Wes finished his career with a batting average of .398 in 92 games.

The jerseys will be placed in the gymnasium of Adena Hall, alongside the number 39 jersey of Matt Warthman, the only other retired number for the Titan Baseball program.