Friday, January 17, 2014

2014 PREVIEW: USC SUMTER

Information provided by USC Sumter coach Tim Medlin, who is in his first year as head coach at the school.

We are very inexperienced on the mound. We do not have overpowering arms.  We do have a solid group of sophomores who are strike throwers but they lack game experience.They were very solid in the fall.

Offensively we have lots of question marks. We return one of last year’s top four hitters and he was injured most of the fall. We don’t have any power in the middle of the lineup and we are very average when it comes to team speed.  We do catch it and throw it well. Defensively we are very solid.

Ryan Perkins (2B), Taylor Kellner (OF), Trevor Bradley (SS) are our top returnees. Will Thompson (3B), Andrew Reardon (1B, DH) will have to contribute heavily if we are going to be successful.

Victor Gonzalez, Trevor Bradley, Corey Sox, all right-handers, will be heavily relied upon to lead the pitching staff. Also being counted on are Fernando Pinillos, Jamie Strock, Dylan Miller, Dillon Hodge, David Sauer, Zach Bridgeman and Brett Auckland. Auckland will also see duty in the outfield.

Taylor Place will start behind the plate with plenty of competition from Brett Duckett, Mason Brett, and Ray Murphy. John Mark Hughes provides a great option at first base and the DH slot.

Hopefully we can find a way to compete for a spot in the middle of Region X somewhere behind SMC, USC Lancaster, Florence-Darlington Tech, Pitt Community College, Guilford Tech and Louisburg.

SATURDAY: Limestone

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