Relentless running team, no power. ~139 steals among the regulars, one HR all season — every runner takes two bags. Slide step every pitch, throw strikes, control the run game.
Hold — they all run (SB)
#27 27
#7 24
#11 20
#10 17
#15 12
#13 11
#20 10
#55 10
#99 8
Defend — biggest bats, don't let them reach
7SS
Camden Glasure
R/R · .733 AVG · 1.791 OPS · 33 H
The engine — barrels everything, never whiffs (3 K/45 AB), 24 SB. Don't let him reach; down in the zone.
111B
Gannon Bevel
L/L · .641 AVG · 1.433 OPS · 20 SB
Lefty bat, elite contact + wheels (3 K). OF shade right; keep it down, hold him on.
27SS
Heinrich Bartos
R/R · .545 AVG · .630 OBP · 27 SB
Table-setter, team-most steals, rarely whiffs. A walk here is a double — throw strikes.
101B
Colton Gralewski-Allee
R/R · .425 AVG · 1.011 OPS · 17 SB
Run producer — team-high 15 RBI. Bear down with RISP, no free passes.
15OF
Legacy Ford
R/R · .467 AVG · 1.303 OPS · 6 BB
Lone HR on the team — but just 15 AB, small sample. Don't groove it; live on the edges.
Attack — go right at them
992B
Lucas Webster
R/R · .351 AVG · .368 OBP
Free swinger — 1 walk all season. Start off the plate; he'll chase.
20OF
Austin Cherry
R/R · .375 AVG · 1.087 OPS
Whiffs ~42% — 10 K in 24 AB. Attack the zone, he gets himself out.
55SS
Ashton Benitez
S/R · .294 AVG · .510 OBP
Switch, walk-or-whiff — team-most 15 BB. Throw strikes; don't gift the base.
13RHP
Braxton Lowery
R/R · .390 AVG · .991 OPS · 14 RBI
Patient gap bat (7 BB/7 K). Get ahead, then expand with two strikes.
OF postureHonest to shallow — one HR all year (#15, 15 AB). Charge everything; don't give the cheap extra base.
OF shadeRight for lefty #11 Bevel · Left for the righties (#7, #27, #10, #15, #20) · #55 straight (switch).
InfieldPlay in / cheat the bag — they bunt and run. Corners hold runners on.
CatcherWarm the arm pregame. Ready to throw all morning; throw down early to set the tone.
PitchingStrikes first — limit walks. Slide step, vary timing/holds, pitch out on steal counts.
Top-heavy and they run, no power. #3 Garrard is the whole offense (.778, 2.055 OPS, 10 SB); behind him the bats are .333 and down and whiff a lot. Neutralize #3, throw strikes to 4–9, control the runners.
Hold — run threats (SB)
#3 10
#17 10
#9 5
#42 4
#24 3
#80 2
Defend — don't let them beat you
33B
Jyson Garrard
R/R · .778 AVG · 2.055 OPS · 10 SB
The entire offense — 7-for-9 with a double, triple, only 1 K. With a base open, don't give him anything to drive; make someone behind him do it.
17OF
Keahi Kimokeo
R/R · .294 AVG · .429 OBP · 10 SB
Most ABs on the team and a real run threat (10 SB). Gets on and steals into scoring position — control him, don't walk him.
243B
Micah Jones
R/R · .417 AVG · 1.045 OPS · 2 2B
Best contact bat after Garrard — gap doubles. Pitch down, keep it in the yard, OF honest.
421B
Ethan Edwards
L/L · .333 AVG · 1.167 OPS · 5 RBI
Lefty bat with gap pop (double + triple), drives runs. OF shade right; don't extend the AB into his pitch.
Attack — go right at them
15SS
Elliot Gause
R/R · .125 AVG · 4 BB · 7 K
Biggest hole in the lineup — 7 K in 8 AB (~88%). Fill the zone; he can't catch up. Just don't walk him (4 BB).
93B
Eli Finley
R/R · .300 AVG · 4 K · 5 SB
Runs if he reaches, but whiffs (4 K/10 AB). Get ahead early, expand with two strikes. Hold him on.
80C
Chance Lewis
R/R · .333 AVG · 5 RBI · 5 K
Will drive a mistake (5 RBI) but 5 K in 12 AB. Keep it down and off the plate; don't groove one.
441B
Brock Matthews
L/L · .222 AVG · 2 BB · 2 K
Lefty, low average. Go right at him — fill the zone, don't nibble into a walk.
OF postureHonest to shallow — zero HR all year (12 doubles, 3 triples). Charge balls; hold runners to one base.
OF shadeRight for lefties #42 Edwards, #44 Matthews · Left for the righties (#3, #17, #24, #9).
InfieldPlay in / ready for the steal. Treat #3 Garrard like the only bat that scares you — everyone else, make them earn it.
CatcherReady to throw; #3, #17, #9 will run. Throw down early.
PitchingPitch carefully to #3; pound the zone to 4–9 (they strike out). Strikes + slide step.