Coach’s comments: “We were not efficient offensively last year, although we had a better team batting average than the year before. We lost about eight games by one or two runs. We didn’t do a good job of getting timely hits. We expect our juniors and seniors to come through and become the right hitter in the right place. We are trying to pick up more speed on the bases, but we also need to know the right time to swipe a base. We expect to be very good defensively again. Obviously with the new IHSAA rule we’re looking to develop more pitchers so we have some depth. We’re going to be competitive this year. We’re older, more intelligent and more athletic.”