Vying for the three middle infield positions are Hayden Holec, Dylon Marsh, Peyton Tipton and Wilson Kieffer. Tipton played in 32 games last season on the varsity level.
Torve said they’ll throw the youngsters out on the field and they’ll be fine.
“I’m confident they will have fun and they will be good,” he said. “We’ll play 50 games by the time we get to the state tournament, so nobody is a rookie at that point.”
Also back in the outfield will be Jed Sullivan and Jed Jenson, who both went back-and-forth between the Hardhats and Expos last season.
“We have a lot of young people coming up and they are high skilled, so it is going to be fun to watch them develop as players,” Goble said.
The pitching staff will be led by Kuehl (2-3, 5.25 ERA) and Goble (8-2, 1.75 ERA), who both go over 90 miles per hour with their fastball, along with Scherbenske (0-1, 2.33, 18 innings in relief) and Tillery (6-0, 2.21).
The rest of the pitching staff is a mystery, Torve said, as they need at least five pitchers to step up and be ready.
“It is open season on those last six spots,” he said.
Offensively, the Hardhats lost some big bats but return some power with Goble (.333, 7 home runs, 45 RBI) and Kuehl (.412, 8 HR, 42 RBI). But that is it as far as pure home run power. The character of the offensive lineup will likely be a little different this season.
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