Shoreline baseball begins
SCC has rocky start
Sports Editor
With the World Baseball Classic well underway, it's time to shift our focus in unison to something a little more local: Shoreline Community College Baseball. With the 2005-06 SCC team having enough potential and talent to be a commanding threat, things just haven't haven't all come together yet.
Starting the spring season off with a 0-10 record isn't exactly the way head coach Steve Seki would have liked, and it has the rest of the coaches and players scratching their heads. “we're not as bad as our record indicates,” says Seki. “The potential is definitely still there to still have a good season.” Entering the first weekend of the spring season, the team dropped three games by one run to Wenatchee and Yakima Valley which really frustrated the guys in the upcoming games.
“We've played a tough preseason against some good teams,” says Seki. “Every player is handling everything well.” And considering the the way things have gone, that says a lot. Coming off a strong fall season in 2005 where the team finished with a 8-2 record, nobody expects to be facing a 0-10 spot at this point in the season, but now the only direction to go is up. According to freshman pitcher Jason Diemer, “it's obvious to see that the team has a heavy desire to win, however, thus far we just haven't gotten the breaks some of our opponets have.” And in a wood-bat league, those breaks are the stuff wins are made of. “Half of those breaks were maybe bad luck, and the other half were missed opportunities,” says Diemer. No matter the case, things have to turn around for the Dolphins who are now hungrier than ever for some wins to put under their belt before conference games start in April. “We have a good group of kids who know how to play and respect the game, and that's what it takes,” says Seki. “We're still going to work hard and try to get better everyday.”
On a more positive note, there have been some good things to go in favor of the Dolphins. Freshman thirdbaseman Tyler Fiske has been on a tear and swinging the bat well, already with two homeruns and numerous doubles to his name, whereas freshman pitcher Derek Cherin has only given up one run in two starts. The rest of the team is getting more comfortable and ridding themselves small nerves to start playing level-headed baseball and winning games. The team travels next to Chemeketa Oregon to play in a tournament starting Friday March 17. The first home game will be April 2, at Lower Woodland Field.
(Ed. note: Justin Barnes is currently a redshirt freshman on the SCC baseball team)
March 17
7:00 PM
Chemeketa vs. Shoreline
March 18
(if win)
7:00
Shoreline vs. Winner game 1
(if lose)
4:00
Shoreline vs. Loser game 1
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