SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTOS BY AL STILLEY Greenwood’s team listens to veteran coach Andy Bass review their approach to hitting before a rare outdoor practice.
Greenwood (8-17) – Veteran coach Andy Bass graduated 11 seniors … returning Woodmen show promise … fourth-year hurler Jordan Martin (3-6, 2.72 ERA) and catcher T.J. Bass (20 RBIs, 19 hits, four home runs) return … senior infielders Jordan Leverett and transfer power-hitter Brody Tisdale, add to defense … vastly improved junior Jordan Wright is at first … featured sophs are center fielder/pitcher Ben Sobieray, infielder/pitcher Oliver Rau, power-hitting first baseman/outfielder Peyton Newman, and infielder/outfielder Nick Duffey … freshman pitcher Parker Jones and hitter Sam Jeffries to see playing time … mound corps includes relief pitcher Alex Wise, soph Gunner Garrison, soph infielder Sam Bass ... in Johnson County tourney this week.
Coach’s comments: “We have a lot of youth, so we are using the early part of the season to sort things out. We have more experience than it looks; we had five (Sobieray, Wise, Garrison, Duffey and Rau) on a 16U team that went to Little League state finals. We have some guys with power. We will have to be aggressive on the bases. Defensively we will be somewhat inexperienced. Ultimately, it’s the same game for the younger kids but it’s a game at a higher pace, a quicker game. The key to our season will be how quickly the younger kids can mature and develop.”
Coach’s comments: “We have a lot of youth, so we are using the early part of the season to sort things out. We have more experience than it looks; we had five (Sobieray, Wise, Garrison, Duffey and Rau) on a 16U team that went to Little League state finals. We have some guys with power. We will have to be aggressive on the bases. Defensively we will be somewhat inexperienced. Ultimately, it’s the same game for the younger kids but it’s a game at a higher pace, a quicker game. The key to our season will be how quickly the younger kids can mature and develop.”
Seniors to lead Greenwood this season are Brody Tisdale, infielder Jordan Leverett, pitcher Jordan Martin and third-baseman TJ Bass.
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