Key players for Greenwood Christian Academy are seniors Kegan Owen and Joel Stinnett and juniors Colton Crick and Griffin Huzinga.
Greenwood Christian Academy is counting on pitcher Payton Modlin and first baseman/pitcher Elliott Murray. Greenwood Christian Academy (13-8) – sectional runner-up last year … graduated Nolen Check (.432, 16 RBIs; 3-2, 2.17), Ethan Chupp (.380) and Camden Peters (14 RBIs) … coach Doug Hagist has mix of newcomers, juniors and talented freshmen … senior third baseman/pitcher Joel Stinnett and Kegan Owen in right field blend in … counting on junior nucleus of center fielder Colton Crick (.492, 15 RBIs, 22 runs), second baseman Payton Modlin (.422), shortstop Griffin Huzinga (.265, 13 hits, 14 runs), and pitcher/first baseman Elliott Murray (3-1, 3.60) … freshmen left fielder Dane Crick, catcher Jake Simmons and utility players Gabe Nelson and Garrett Wright counted on heavily … look for improved pitching and solid defense … home game Thursday against Lutheran.
Coach’s comments: “Our 13 wins were outstanding because we played a very tough schedule. We made it to the sectional championship and into the fifth inning 0-0 against Edinburgh and ran into trouble. We were so young and hopefully our young players gained valuable experience. They are settling into their positions. We’re expecting great things from our juniors in their third year on varsity, and we have a couple of freshmen who are swinging a big bat. The one piece we have been missing is a consistent catcher, and we are going to give a freshman a shot. We’re going to go from having two No. 1 pitchers to a five-pitcher rotation, which should give us the opportunity to mix it up a bit. We are more mature and stronger this year.”
Coach’s comments: “Our 13 wins were outstanding because we played a very tough schedule. We made it to the sectional championship and into the fifth inning 0-0 against Edinburgh and ran into trouble. We were so young and hopefully our young players gained valuable experience. They are settling into their positions. We’re expecting great things from our juniors in their third year on varsity, and we have a couple of freshmen who are swinging a big bat. The one piece we have been missing is a consistent catcher, and we are going to give a freshman a shot. We’re going to go from having two No. 1 pitchers to a five-pitcher rotation, which should give us the opportunity to mix it up a bit. We are more mature and stronger this year.”
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