Coach’s comments: “We have good leadership, but we are still trying to mold our younger players. The experience of our three seniors is a plus. We will miss Reecie (Gilliam) on bases, but we have some kids who can steal bases. We can be a running team. We do have a few power hitters and some good contact hitters who can move runners. What we do at varsity will be new to our freshmen. Defense will be an early strength. I want to see them make big plays in the field and at the plate. We play a lot of tough teams, so we will have our hands full.”
BEECH GROVE (5-14) – Super-young in 2018 … co-coach Kacy Kestner now solo head coach … speedster Reecie Gilliam (26 stolen bases) among 5 grads … 6 key returnees lead … seniors, infielder Taylor Harmon & catcher-first-baseman Haven Price, return with experience & power … joined by fleet classmate Kayla Woodruff, who played as freshman … junior Lexi Ham solid at plate (.448, 26 hits) with hard-nosed pitching experience (5-12, 5.18 ERA) … soph Caley Johnson No. 2 pitcher … soph catcher Tia O’Connor (.370, 20 hits) can play infield … senior outfielder Emily Johnson up from JV after injury … speedster Arial Keown can hit from left … freshmen Mikaya Grubbs, Destiny Ham, Madison Roseberry & Morgan Woodruff must develop quickly.
Coach’s comments: “We have good leadership, but we are still trying to mold our younger players. The experience of our three seniors is a plus. We will miss Reecie (Gilliam) on bases, but we have some kids who can steal bases. We can be a running team. We do have a few power hitters and some good contact hitters who can move runners. What we do at varsity will be new to our freshmen. Defense will be an early strength. I want to see them make big plays in the field and at the plate. We play a lot of tough teams, so we will have our hands full.”
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