Baseball: Montevideo is on the lookout for an ENCORE – West Central Tribune

Montevideo – after going to the state for the primary time in 28 years, the Montevideo baseball group doesn’t intend to seek out out one other extended steer clear of one of the best state.

With 4 of the primary 5 groups of the group and 5 place gamers final season, Thunder Hawks hope to remain trying to find a 3AA part.

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Montevideo was 21-6 basically and 11-Three within the West Central Convention final season. Thunder Hawks are additionally the protection of 3AA champions.

“We’ve a big 1-2 punch on the mound with (Gannon) Reidinger and (Griffin) epema, after which (Brody) Dack is a three-quality quantity,” mentioned Tim Epema, the top coach of Montevideo. He joined the Brandon Raymo, Adam Eake and Josh Dack employees. Tim Epema is heading within the 18th season and has a 158-196 report.

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Thunder Hawks is led by their senior ulcer Gannon Reidinger. The State-Mankato Committee in Minnesota was Eight-2 with a zero.85 period, with 111 assaults and 16 walks over 74. Additionally, enjoying on the first base, Reidinger hit .326 with a share .505 on the base with 16 rounds and 19 RBI.

Griffin Epema is a central shortstop/pitcher. He was one of the best lilac of the group, hitting .386 with an OBP .591 with 29 operating, 15 RBI and 16 stolen bases. On the mound, it went with Four-2 with a rescue, a 1.43, 59 assaults and 17 walks over 44 halves.

“(Griffin’s) Tremendous athletic, with a powerful arm and an excellent bat,” mentioned Tim Epema. “It is fallacious.”

One other prime senior for Thunder Hawks is the Landon Olson seize. Along with working with jugs and controlling opponents on the fundamental methods, Olson hit .277 with 14 operating and 12 RBI final season. Senior colleagues Jaden Hendrickson will probably be joined within the left discipline. Hendrickson hit .206 with 11 operating, 9 RBI and eight bases stolen in ’24.

Different seniors are Sam Knoop, Nery Guerra and Carter Malstrom.

Junior Brody Dack will play the third base, Pitcher and Outfield. Hit .244 with an OBP .471, 18 rounds, 15 RBI and 9 stolen bases.

“(Brody’s) a flexible athlete with a wonderful baseball IQ,” mentioned Tim Epema.

One other junior, the second baseman/Outfielder Ben Gunlogson got here again. He beat .234 with an OBP .454, 21 rounds, 10 RBI and eight stolen bases.

“(Ben’s) a really fallacious athlete who will do every thing you want,” mentioned Tim Epema.

The newcomers who must look embrace juniors Brendan Koosmann and Jackson Koenen along with Sophomore Lhamen Nipple and Cameron Kabler.

Return to the state is not going to be a straightforward drawback for Montevideo. Epema is predicted at a tough part discipline. The West Central Convention is not going to be a lot simpler.

“The West Central Convention is loaded with quite a lot of excellent baseball groups,” Epema mentioned. “Morris and Minnewaska will probably be very highly effective. Melrose and Sauk Middle are at all times an excellent risk. Daring and Benson are returning quite a lot of good younger gamers, who will probably be extra skilled and able to take everybody. West Central (the world) was a really younger group final 12 months and has a brand new coach this 12 months.