84th St Sliders

84th St Sliders baseball congratulates GR West Catholic ‘24 grad Kyle O’Hearn on his commitment to Grand Valley State University. O’Hearn has been a 2 year all conference selection for the Raiders where he compiled a 12-4 win loss record along with a 2.58 ERA.

The GRCC ace will be a Laker in ‘27 where head coach Jordan Keur just finished his 3rd season in Allendale. After guiding GVSU to a 43-14 record in ‘25 Keur led them to a Super Regional this season and a 48-10 record.

It’s Memorial Day 2026 and as we draw closer to America’s 250th birthday 84th St Sliders continues to provide some life updates on past players along with remembering their chosen American hero. One of the greatest gifts in doing our part to ‘Never Forget’ those who’ve sacrificed it all is in the inspiration it’s given each of us to fearlessly chase our dreams in this lifetime. Maybe this is the finest way we can honor a gift we can never fully repay.

Our next player update is on former Sliders RHP/3B Zach Frasher. Zach played football (10-1 senior season) and baseball at Byron Center HS and went on to pitch collegiately at Lincoln Trail CC in Illinois and then at D1 Saint Peter’s University (earned bachelor’s degree) where he was named Saint Peter’s University male comeback player of the year in ‘24-‘25. Frasher just got back home last week after spending months in Australia (Sheldon) pitching for the Redland Rays Baseball Club.

Zach continues to pursue his dreams in life in part to honor the life & legacy of fallen American hero Army PFC Nicholas H Blodgett of Wyoming, MI. Blodgett was killed along with six others on July 21st, 2004 in Iraq when his patrol vehicle ran into an improvised explosive device. In HS Nicholas played in the band and took taekwondo lessons.

May we never forget American hero Nicholas Blodgett ❤️🇺🇸