Don\u2019t read too much into the numbers.<\/p>\n
Kentridge High baseball coach John Flanigan certainly isn\u2019t this spring.<\/p>\n
And understandably so. With 11 seniors gracing last year\u2019s roster, many of whom had earned all-league accolades the season before, the Chargers struggled out of the gate, dropping four of their first six South Puget Sound League North Division games.<\/p>\n
By season\u2019s end, Kentridge, the preseason favorite, wasn\u2019t even a factor in the SPSL North race.<\/p>\n
So when Flanigan takes stock in this year\u2019s roster and barely gives a shrug at the fact that the Chargers will have just one senior in the starting lineup, it\u2019s understandable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re young. But we have talent and guys who are willing to work hard,\u201d said Flanigan, who is in his ninth year with the program. \u201cI think we have a very solid chance of getting (into the playoffs).\u201d<\/p>\n
Though Kentridge graduated a considerable crop, talent remains abundant.<\/p>\n
Shortstop Stetson Olsen was one of the North\u2019s best last year as a sophomore, hitting .333 with one home run and earning honorable mention honors.<\/p>\n
At 5-foot-11, 170 pounds, and with plenty of speed and athleticism, the sky\u2019s the limit for Olsen.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has the potential to be a D-I guy,\u201d Flanigan said. \u201cHe has power from both sides of the plate, good range and a strong arm.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kentridge also will benefit from the return of Ben Mora, the team\u2019s lone senior. Mora led the Chargers with a .423 batting average last year.<\/p>\n
On the mound, the Chargers will go with a the right-handed, left-handed junior combination of Matt Jackson and Hayden Njos an unheralded 1-2 punch that could key the team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll be throwing some big innings for us,\u201d Flanigan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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