Baseball Team Striking Out

The baseball team has not had an ideal start to their season.

The team has struggled early, with a record of 1-4.  Outfielder Dylan Newton acknowledged that there is room from improvement, but he did not seem to be concerned about the team's slow start.

"I think the season has gone really well actually," said Newton.  "It's definitely a starting point.  There have been a few mistakes and errors in some games, and it was kind of like a snowball effect."

The team has done some things well this season.  Newton says that the offense is something that they feel pretty confident about.

"We're putting the ball in play really well," Newton said.  "We aren't really a home run team, and last year it really showed because we stuck out a lot while trying to swing for the fences.  But we are doing a much better job making contact this year, so I think that's going to help us a lot."

This year the team is under former St. Michael's College Baseball Coach Ed Poland, who officially took over for the hornet's baseball team this past fall.  Many of the players, including Newton, have no concerns about Poland's commitment to the team thus far.

"Coach Poland really has a passion to win," said Newton about his first year head coach.  "He has a great attitude every day.  He wants to win now, and he wants to win in the future, and I really like that about coach."

Newton also believes that Coach Poland's everyday attitude at practice has really changed the environment that the team plays in.

"It just brings up the energy in the team," said Newton.  "Everyone's attitude about going out there, playing hard, and playing tough is definitely there, you can see it, and I think this is all due to Coach Poland."

The team has a few double-headers coming up, starting with two games at Castleton on March 24.  They'll then play four games on Saturday March 31 and April 1 against New England College.