PLAYERS TO WATCH AND WHY: Seniors Travis Cohoon and Brad Tullar, along with juniors Shane Dokey and Mitch Kahl. Cohoon is the team's leading hitter and all four players are batting over .400.
RECORDS: Team is 16-10 overall and third in the KLAA West at 8-6. Last year, squad finished 18-8 overall and first at 14-2 in the KLAA West.
TEAM GOAL: To get ready for districts and make a run.
COACH: George Reck has been coaching the Eagles for five years.
COACH QUOTE: "We've got to start hitting better," Reck said. "Other than a few guys, we're mediocre in the lineup."
PLAYER QUOTE: "We'll pull it together," Tullar said. "We've been better the last few weeks and things are coming along."
WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THIS TEAM: The team is relatively young with only five seniors. With nine juniors and three sophomores, Bulldogs should gain plenty of experience this season. 2011 Brighton Baseball Team No. Name Position Grade 2 Shane Dokey OF Junior 3 Tyler Pokorski OF Junior 4 Ray Fischer P/OF Senior 5/30 Kyle Bederka P/INF Sophomore 6 Mitch Kahl P/INF Junior 9 Nolan McNulty OF Senior 12 Travis Cohoon INF Senior 13 Josh Bobel P/INF Sophomore 14 Collin McCririe P/INF Senior 15 Doug Walters P/C/INF Junior 16 Joe Moore C/1B Junior 20 Mitch Schemanske OF Junior 22 Matt Tyler INF Junior 23 Joe Konieczka INF Junior 24 Colin Nash P/INF Junior 27 Brad Tullar C Senior 28 Ryan McClelland P/C/1B Sophomore
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