Upper Moreland Baseball Preview

UPPER MORELAND BASEBALL PREVIEW

·Head Coach:Ernie Rehr 5th Season

• Assistant Coaches:Ken Irwin (2nd Season), Ryan Young (3rd Season), Mike Ciccotti (1st Season)

·Last Year’s Record:13-3 in league, 16-5 overall including playoffs; SOL American Champions, District One Champions

·Key Losses: (Dave McInerney – playing at the University of Cincinnati, Kyle Lockert)

·Key Returnees:Seniors - Sean Valenza SS, Kyle Walder P, Ryan Snyder 2B, Mike Janas P, Juniors - Matt Kohn CF, Robert Knox OF, Dan Cripps 3B, Sophomores - Charlie Hooker p/1B

·Others to Watch:Sophomores - Pat Driscoll and Drew Finnie - C, Tommy Robinson - P/OF, Senior - Tyler Foerst - OF, Juniors - Jason Adelman

·Strengths:Return nine varsity players from last years championship team.  We play solid defense and will score any way possible.

·Question Marks:Injuries...Already lost Mike Janas to a torn labrum, and we have two other players currently injured without diagnosis.  We have a good amount of depth, but if injuries continue to pile up, it will hurt our chances to compete at a high level.

·Outlook:We should compete and compete at a high level once again. With the number of returning players on our roster if would be hard to justify our team not being able to compete again.  That said, injuries have already taken its toll.  The players are focused and know their roles.  On a daily basis our players are battling to get better and in some cases win a starting position.