Orchard Lake St. Mary's fires baseball coach Matt Petry

He led the Eaglets for 13 seasons and to four MHSAA state titles

Orchard Lake St. Mary's head baseball coach Matt Petry has been fired by the school for violating employee conduct, according to a statement from the school.

Here is the statement from St. Mary's:

"The Orchard Lake Schools has terminated Mr. Matt Petry, who served as St. Mary’s Prep Head Baseball Coach and Director of Admissions.

We learned on September 25, 2023, that a violation of our employee conduct policy had occurred. Our administration then terminated Mr. Petry’s employment that same day.

OLS has written policies that require communication outside the classroom with students via phone or text are solely for school and education-related matters. Mr. Petry’s termination was a result of not adhering to this policy.

Please know that this is a private employment matter. Therefore, we are unable to provide further details at this time.

The St. Mary’s Prep Administration."

Petry coached St. Mary's for 13 seasons. Under Petry, the Eaglets won the Division 2 MHSAA title in 2015, 2019 and 2021, and the Division 1 title in 2022 with a 44-0 season. 

St. Mary's had an 84-game winning streak from 2021 to 2023. The run set the MHSAA record for consecutive wins. 

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