2024 OnFocus Season Preview: Stratford Tigers Baseball
Coaching Staff: Marshall Lehman, Drew Spaeth, Ryan Bloom, Scott Bauman, Curt Schmidt
Key Returners: We return much of our pitching staff from last year and a good core of hitters. These players include P/INF Henry Zaleski (SR), P/INF Brady Schmidt (SR), P/INF Vance Kielman (JR), INF Jack Tubbs (JR), P/C Brady Berg (SO)
Key Newcomers: We have some seniors that we are looking to take the next step and contribute to the varsity this season. I feel it is a good thing to have upperclassmen that are looking to fill roles from last year’s team. These players include P/OF Riley Kroening (SR), P/OF Landon Zawislan (SR), OF Braden Bloom (SR). We also have two other underclassmen that we are excited about. These two players are P/OF Alec Chapel (JR) and INF Riley Spindler (SO).
Conference outlook: Our Marawood South Conference is full of great teams again this year! We are hammering into our players that nothing is given in this conference. We know it is going to take a lot of work and focus from our players and coaches to get back to the top of this conference. Our team has the talent to make that happen and we are excited for the opportunity to compete for it this year. It is going to be a lot of fun!
Keys to your success this season: Just like past years, this team is talented on both sides of the ball, but that doesn’t guarantee success. This team is going to have to come to practice and games with a consistent approach. We are going to ride our senior pitching staff that has many varsity innings and look to build on our hitting and defense. Our coaching staff feels that if we can take the next step in our hitting, this team has a chance to do a lot of damage in our conference and postseason.
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