On Wednesday, two of the top high school baseball players both locally and statewide made their respective college signings official.
New Boston Huron infielder Jackson Surma is slated to attend Oakland University next school year, while pitcher Cash Moczydlwsky will play at the University of Toledo. Both have been fixtures of a Chiefs program that has been regarded among the best in the state for several seasons.
Surma a season ago was named second-team all-News-Herald after hitting .359 and driving in 23 runs, while also turning in a strong 1.25 ERA in over 40 innings pitched.
A three-time all-area honoree, Surma prior to high school level was finding success at the youth level. He was a key piece for Taylor North Little League when it won a Little League World Series title in 2021 before making a Junior League World Series grand final game appearance in 2023.
A multi-sport standout, Surma is also among the bigger contributors for the boys varsity basketball program at Huron, having earned all-area honors as a junior.
Moczydlowsky meanwhile has been one of the more dominant hurlers during his time at Huron. Another former three-time all-News-Herald recipient, he was named all-state in Division 2 last season after posting an incredible 0.44 ERA and well over 100 strikeouts in just over 64 innings of work. He also was one of the Chiefs’ top hitters with a .491 batting average.
Like Surma, Moczydlowsky is also a two-sport star at Huron. He has been the starting quarterback on the varsity football team each of the last three seasons. This fall, he finished with close to 1,700 total yards in helping the Chiefs reach the state playoffs for the first time since 2022
Cash with his signing becomes the second Moczydlowsky sibling to sign on to play college baseball in recent years. He joins older brother Gavin, who after graduating from Huron signed on to play at Michigan State University before later transferring to Central Michigan University.