Wed., Aug. 24, 2011
A new start

 

Classes started on Monday and are in full swing. Fall ball begins next week (Sept. 1st) with a number of questions to answer.

1.       What pitchers will step up to fill in for the loss of four seniors ? Senior Dan Greco, who also plays outfield? Juniors Sciandra and Murray? Sophomores Larson and Sturm? Three solid freshmen, five transfers and a couple walk-ons?

2.       What will the infield look like? Only thirdbaseman Dillon Lowe returns from last year as an everyday player. This looks to be the strength of the team.

3.       What will the outfield look like? Corner outfielders Jon Messina and Vinnie VanAuker graduated. Centerfielder Alex Foster is in Florida interning with Disney for the fall. Kody Hoth is nursing a broken finger and Greco will also figure into our pitching plans. We will look into moving some catchers or infielders to the outfield throughout the fall.

4.       Battle of the catchers. We have eight in camp. Returning juniors Fetes and Sheehan have the edge. Three sophomore Hosses bring the lumber – it’ll be exciting to see how they improved from last year. We have some talented new backstops, too.

Overall, we sport only two seniors – Greco and Tommy Tantillo – but the core of the team is juniors, so we do have a veteran presence despite the loss of nine seniors.

Stay tuned for the answers!