The names Utley, Rollins and
Howard have become synonymous
with the Philadelphia
Phillies. Their trials and tribulations
have been broadcast across
the world. If the team fails, these
players failed.
Unfair?
That’s the burden superstar
athletes carry. They are identified
by the red pinstripes and
vice-versa. The pressure is
almost a requirement for a professional
athlete; but what about
the amateurs? Are players at the
collegiate level asked to carry
their team through thick and
thin?
Here at Bucks, a two-year institution,
attracting star athletes
warranting that amount of attention
is not commonplace.
However, under the supervision
of new assistant coach Gregg
Wilson, Bucks baseball has given
rise to a band of backyard
brawlers that have identified
themselves as the next big thing.
“I don’t see us doing worse
than first or second [in the EPCC
Conference]” said Wilson, “as
long as the team sticks together.”
Wilson, a former player for
Bucks and transfer student from
Holy Family University, has tailored
his lineup to extract the talents
from his versatile players
and use them cohesively to build
a winner on the geese-ridden
Bucks diamond.
His lineup features Mark
Hughes, center fielder and leadoff
hitter who, just recently
against the Community College
of Philadelphia, went 2-4 with
two doubles. Second baseman
Sean Bizzle, 3-4 with a walk and
3 doubles and third baseman
Ryan Herrmann who, according
to Wilson, “holds down third
base both figuratively and literally.”
His ace is left-handed pitcher
Craig Kieffer, who is 2-0 with 17
strikeouts in 12 innings, and his
big bat in the lineup is Jay
Sechowicz, the clean-up power
hitter who, against CCP, hit a
towering 425 foot homerun.
In their conference, Bucks is 2-
0 with a bright future ahead of
them. From the looks of their
strong makeup, the Centurions
have the ability and talent to not
only make the playoffs, but to go
as deep as their mighty bats can
take them.
The team lost 10-11 in the ninth
Saturday, April 12, at Lehigh-
Carbon. Their next game is home
on Tuesday, April 15.