New Baseball Coach No Stranger to LSC

LSC's newest coach is the right man for the job.

Edward Poland, recently named the head coach of the Baseball team here at Lyndon State College, is off to a great start.

Poland's most recent coaching job was at Saint Michael's College in Burlington, Vermont.  Before that, Poland had coached at Essex Junction High School for over twenty years.

            "There's really a small fraternity of us up here coaching baseball in Vermont," Poland said.  "So when I heard that Coach Farely was stepping down, I was definately interested in the job."

Although the season may be a few months away, Poland says he has already begun working on getting new members for the team.

"I've already been scouting and looking to recruit some players for the team because I am really excited about it," said Poland.

Poland has a few simple ideas that he says he wants to implement with the team right away.

"We just need to play good, fundemental baseball," said Poland.  "We have a lot of good pitchers on our staff returning, so we will look to add a few more to make it that much better."

Poland is confident in his team and this upcoming season."We're going to be competitive this year, and we're going to make the playoffs," said Poland.  "once you're in the playoffs anything can happen, and so we'll see."

Not only is Poland confident, but he is also excited about the atmosphere the team will be playing in.

"LSC is headed in a great direction athletically," Poland said.  "Lyndon State has a great fanbase and community that supports their athletics, and I'm glad to be a part of this."