Spring Sports Roundup: Baseball

2012 Record: 21-9, sectional and Lake Erie League champion

Head Coach: Michael Babinec

Season Highlight: three come-from-behind wins in a week: The Raiders beat Kenston 7-6 on May 7 after trailing 6-1; edged Euclid 3-1 on May 9 after trailing 1-0; and beat Lorain 8-7 on May 12 after trailing 7-1 to clinch the outright Lake Erie League championship.

Graduating seniors: Ten, including five starters: Spencer Byers, Connor Hall, Alec Coughlin, Mark Lewandowski and Tom Loeffler

Key returning players: Juniors Jacob Shick and Connor Siwik, sophomore Michael Blatchford

Coach’s comment: On moving from the Lake Erie League to the Northeast Ohio Conference: "I think it’s gonna be a challenge," Babinec said. 'I think we’re gonna find that the quality of competition will be consistent in all sports. I really think it’ll take a few years to get acclimated.”