The Butler County Area Baseball League recently presented its 2022 $1,000 scholarships at the Butler High School field. On hand for the presentation were, from left, Butler Township coach Tyler Friel, scholarship winners Braden Marcellus (Butler Township) and Michael Waitlevertch (Seneca Valley), league officers Matt Piroch and Larry Stelitano and Seneca Valley coach Matt Baic. Pine Richland’s Joe Connell also received a scholarship. John Enrietto/Butler Eagle 07/2022

BUTLER TWP — They stayed at home and they’ve learned from home.

And Butler Township’s Braden Marcellus and Seneca Valley’s Michael Waitlevertch have gained contributions toward their respective college educations as a result.

Marcellus and Waitlevertch joined Pine Richland’s Joe Connell as winners of the Butler County Area Baseball League’s $1,000 scholarship awards for 2022. The scholarships have been awarded annually since 2010 through an essay contest about “what community baseball means to me.”

Funding for the scholarships comes from the fees each team pays to join the league each season.

Waitlevertch is a versatile player. The Seneca Valley graduate is a catcher, outfielder and middle infielder for Mount Union College in Ohio. He will be entering his sophomore season as an elementary education major.

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