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With the baseball season right around the corner, practice is in full swing as the boys hope to prepare for a  more successful outing than last year.

Last year the baseball team finished with an 11-12 record and 2-7 district record. This year they will be going in with a completely different look, including astroturf and some nice gold uniforms. They are hoping to go all out and win some important games with their first ones on Feb. 16th against New Albany and South Panola.

Coach John Walker believes that we can look forward to many wins this year. He wants to be better than they were last year, and his goal is to compete and try to win a division championship. The team has an opportunity to win state, but Walker knows that a lot goes into getting the title.

“You got to catch some breaks, got to stay healthy, and I think if we are able to do that we can have that kind of success,” Walker said.

The pitching staff is the team’s main strength this year, as they have several guys that work well in high leverage situations. Learning how to score runs will make the team complete.
“I think our defense is much improved from last years team and I think we will be a little better off offensively,” Walker said.

“Taylor Tarvor and Wilson Varner will have to continue to progress and build on the success they had last year. Hunter Coleman and Foster Westbrook are two pitchers that were limited by injures last year that if their 100% healthy will really help the pitching staff as well,” Walker said.

With a large group of seniors and guys that have been improving in the last 2 years you can look up to them as the big guys on the team this year.

“Ben Harper, Braxton Mccord, Zack Megro, and Will Larson just to name a few,”said Walker.

He has high hopes for Tyrus Williams the Freshman as he takes up an important role in the in team this year. He will move to shortstop and play a pretty big role in the team. He played most of the the games last year in 8th grade also.

“That’s a pretty important role for a young player but, he is extremely gifted and extremely talented. We are pretty confident and can handle that,” Walker said.

Will Larson will be coming back from his injury last year and will also be playing first base as well. Other than that there aren’t any big moves.

“Braxton Mccord will move in from the outfield and into second base. That’s the biggest move,” Walker said.

Show up Saturday to support our guys. The season is about underway so look forward to seeing what they can pull off this year.