Manual sophomore center fielder Jeremy Wood, senior TJ Waldon, and infielder Richard Markle can pitch and hit.
MANUAL (13-4): The Redskins opened fast last year with nine straight wins … energetic coach Matthew Thompson graduated base-stealing record-holder Fabion Ricks (Cincinnati Christian), .512, 27 RBIs, 43 steals in 43 attempts, and speedster Tommy Melvin (.500) … no rebuilding here with most players back … senior pitcher Richard Markle (.474) led Indiana’s hitters early last season … junior catcher Colin McGhehey (.355) plays any position … Dominique Werner (.355), center fielder Jeremy Wood (.429) ... second baseman DJ Webb, infielder Ervin Crabtree and right fielder Will Clark add bats ….6-5 senior pitcher TJ Waldon hasn’t played since eighth grade … Donzell Walker moves into third sport as solid hitter … Richard Chambers and AJ Breeden add depth to lineup … pitching rotation includes Markle, McGhahey, Walden and Jeremy Wood.
Coach’s comments: “What’s exciting is the number of kids who have come out for baseball after our winning season. There’s a buzz about baseball now. We have added some athletes who don’t have a lot of baseball experience but they can help our lineup. We’ve attracted some athletes from other sports, so we’ll see what they can do as baseball players. We lost a lot of players but we have several returning players. I do worry about our inexperience. Offensively we should be able to hit for a better average; although our power numbers may be down. We are a faster ball club but we do have some inexperience.”
Coach’s comments: “What’s exciting is the number of kids who have come out for baseball after our winning season. There’s a buzz about baseball now. We have added some athletes who don’t have a lot of baseball experience but they can help our lineup. We’ve attracted some athletes from other sports, so we’ll see what they can do as baseball players. We lost a lot of players but we have several returning players. I do worry about our inexperience. Offensively we should be able to hit for a better average; although our power numbers may be down. We are a faster ball club but we do have some inexperience.”
Manual quartet: second baseman DJ Webb and catcher Colin McGhehey, both juniors, and first baseman-outfielder Richard Chambers and left fielder Jamonie Norwood, both seniors.
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