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Warren’s Chase Weihl commits to Potomac State baseball team

AP Photo Warren’s Chase Weihl delivers a pitch to an awaiting Parkersburg South batter during a 2017 regular season game earlier this year. Weihl committed to Potomac State early Tuesday afternoon.

VINCENT — Chase Weihl was both a baseball and basketball standout at Warren High.

Not surprisingly, the 17-year-old student/athlete was being recruited to play at the college level.

On Monday in the WHS lobby, Weihl made his decision to play baseball and committed to Potomac State College of West Virginia University, a two-year junior college in Keyser, W.Va.

“It just felt like the right choice,” said the 6-foot-7, 190-pound Weihl. “It’s a place where I can develop. It gives me a lot of options after, if I want to go D-I.”

Weihl said he’s undecided on a major, and will be taking “general studies.”

Potomac State is coached by Doug Little. This past spring, the Catamounts posted a 28-16 overall record.

“I’m excited for Chase,” said Warren baseball skipper Ryan Lemley. “I think for Chase, Potomac State is a nice fit. It gives him a chance to…I’m eager to see what he can do just focusing on baseball.”

Weihl will be joining Marietta High graduate Brandon Schamp, who signed with the Catamounts in early June.

” I know him but not on a personal basis,” Weihl said.

Weihl capped his senior season as a Warrior in baseball and basketball in fine fashion.

“Anybody who’s seen him knows he’s athletic,” Lemley said.

“He was a 20-point per game scorer this last year. He’s even golfed, and he was pretty good at that when he did it for a year.

“So, going to a junior college gives him a chance to compete against kids in his age bracket while he goes through mechanical adjustments and picking up a little velocity.”

On the bump in the spring, the right-handed-throwing Weihl compiled a 7-2 record with a 1.78 ERA. In 55 innings of work, he struck out 72 and and issued 20 bases on balls.

“I’m just going to pitch at Potomac State,” Weihl said.

Weihl said that his pitching repertoire includes a fastball, curveball, and change-up.

“Keep in mind he was hampered by a foot injury the early part of the year,” Lemley said. “Also, both of his losses were in relief to Wheeling Park and Morgantown, two pretty good teams.”

Weihl also swung the bat with authority for the Warriors with a .372 batting average, .427 on base percentage, and 23 runs batted in. He finished with 12 runs scored and 10 walks.

“Chase has a very big stick,” Lemley said. “He drove in the winning run that won us our sectional game. He also got credit for the game-winning RBI in the district semifinal game. He had a very good stick, very athletic.

“He played a couple of different positions for us. He finished out our year, playing shortstop when Bryce Gandee came into pitch.”

As a team, Warren finished with a solid 17-10 overall record. The Warriors were Southeastern Ohio Athletic League champions and Ohio Valley Athletic Conference runners-up.

Weihl has kept his arm strength up between seasons by pitching for Parkersburg’s Herb Academy this summer.

“I’m developing and getting better,” he said.

Said Lemley, “Hopefully, in a couple of years, we’ll see Chase at the Division I level.”

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