Marlette Varsity Baseball
Coach: John Forti Record
Record, current school: 9-15, Career 9-15
Team’s record last year: League 2-8 Overall 9-15
Key returning players, with comments: Andy Newland senior 1B-P .312 BA – good contact hitter and solid on defense; Zach Brown senior OF-P .310 BA – has good power, good senior leader; Chandler Blatt senior C-P .362 BA – looking to be solid behind the plate;
Top new prospects: Aaron Lefler junior INF-P;Tyler Ladd junior INF Dalton McNary junior INF-P;Ethan McKenney sophomore INF-P
Key losses to graduation: Brad Schaub,Collin Henry
Comments on this year’s team (strengths, weaknesses, goals): Overall we’ll be a young team. Overall a good group of “baseball” players. We will have to mature quickly. We hope to be competitive in the league.
Comments on league this season: The league is always competitive. Every team in the league is solid. Memphis should be real tough, as they return most of their starters.