Chris has some nasty stuff and is hard to hit his fastball at 90 mph. He throws some breaking pitches at times. We're expecting a lot of things from both Chris and Andrew.

What we envisioned is a place where the kids can study, and we'll have a place to watch videos of them on the field, as well as a place for them to store their stuff.

Brent is a good heads-up player in the outfield. David got a lot of work in a reserve role last year. He was an outstanding pinch hitter for us. He got four or five game-winning hits for us.

Eric will be our starting catcher and he is a solid defensive catcher. He is making progress at the plate.

He's a change of pace pitcher out of the bullpen.

He's healthy right now. Matt is a good hitter and we're going to use him as our lead-off hitter. He plays well in the field.

We were blessed with a pretty mild winter this year and we've been able to play outside most of the time. We have a good indoor facility but it's better to be able to practice outside as much as we can.

Aaron is a class player and person. He has the tools to play well at shortstop and did a good job for us last year. He came back this season and proven to be a team leader.

We have some questions to answer. We're fairly young this year and we'll make mistakes early. The conference gets better each year as schools continue to upgrade in recruiting and facilities.