Val McLean
Val McLean
david five four good hits hitter last pinch player reserve role work
Brent is a good heads-up player in the outfield. David got a lot of work in a reserve role last year. He was an outstanding pinch hitter for us. He got four or five game-winning hits for us.
aaron came class good job last player proven season team tools
Aaron is a class player and person. He has the tools to play well at shortstop and did a good job for us last year. He came back this season and proven to be a team leader.
catcher defensive eric progress solid starting
Eric will be our starting catcher and he is a solid defensive catcher. He is making progress at the plate.
conference continue fairly gets mistakes questions recruiting schools upgrade year
We have some questions to answer. We're fairly young this year and we'll make mistakes early. The conference gets better each year as schools continue to upgrade in recruiting and facilities.
envisioned kids store videos watch
What we envisioned is a place where the kids can study, and we'll have a place to watch videos of them on the field, as well as a place for them to store their stuff.
change pace pitcher
He's a change of pace pitcher out of the bullpen.
bobby coming developed luke pitcher since solid strong
Luke has really developed as a strong pitcher since coming here. Bobby Mack is a right-hander who is a solid pitcher and we'll use him out of the bullpen.
both breaking chris expecting fastball hard hit nasty pitches stuff throws
Chris has some nasty stuff and is hard to hit his fastball at 90 mph. He throws some breaking pitches at times. We're expecting a lot of things from both Chris and Andrew.
functional games start
It should be functional before our games start this spring.
blessed facility good indoor mild outside practice winter year
We were blessed with a pretty mild winter this year and we've been able to play outside most of the time. We have a good indoor facility but it's better to be able to practice outside as much as we can.
good healthy hitter matt plays
He's healthy right now. Matt is a good hitter and we're going to use him as our lead-off hitter. He plays well in the field.
andrew batting hitter hole hour miles per pitcher starting throws
Andrew will be our No. 1 or No. 2 starting pitcher in the rotation. He throws consistently in the 89 to 93 miles per hour range. He will be our starting designated hitter in the No. 4 hole in the batting line-up.