Batter Up

With the snow finally melting off, it's hard to not get excited for Spring.  Being on the email list for the Baseball team isn't helping me be patient.  Why should I suffer alone?  The following is from Coach Fiehrer

Tryouts start Monday.  Please make sure you have filled out all the paperwork online.  Also everybody trying out should have a sports physical turned in to Muncy, our trainer.  If you haven't done this please schedule this right away.  IF they have played another sport this year then the physical should be on file.

In terms of times for tryouts it does look like we will be in the gym for most of the first week due to weather.  I will not know the exact time of tryouts on Monday until the basketball games are over on Saturday.  A lot depends on how they do.  (They're going to do AWESOME.) Monday we will likely be later in the evening.  Gym time is limited and I appreciate the flexibility of all involved.  I will get word out Saturday evening or Sunday to let everyone know what time on Monday.

New Names and Familiar Faces
I wanted to welcome some new coaches to our baseball staff.  As many of you know we have had some changes from the end of last season until now. Coach Arminio stepped down to spend more time with his family and Coach Sheehan stepped down due to a change in his responsibilities at work.

In terms of the Varsity, Coach Jordan is back and will be handling our pitchers this year.  We are also joined this year by former Cowboy, Chris Campbell.  Chris was a tremendous player here at Wyoming ('12, I believe) and is currently a student and UC. He was a part of the Miami University baseball program prior to an injury.  We are excited to have Chris join us as a coach.

We also want to welcome our new JV coach, Matt Wantz.  Coach Wantz comes to us from Notre Dame Cathedral Latin in Cleveland OH.  He served there as a head freshman coach as well as a Varsity assistant over the last two years. NDCL is one of the best D2 programs in the state.

Coach Wantz also coached last summer in the state of Wyoming for the Cheyenne Grizzlies. This is a collegiate wood bat team.

Coach Wantz played college baseball at Lakeland Community College and then at Erskine College in South Carolina.  He has a vast knowledge of the game.  We are excited for him to join our program.

Coach Wantz's father will be the JV assistant, he is a former HS coach and summer baseball coach around the Cleveland area.

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