With spring training underway, let’s not forget that our very own Harriton Rams Baseball season starts March 25th at Lower Moreland. The Rams, after going 1-17 last year, look to rebound this season under the guidance of H’ead Coach Scott Kurzinsky and assistant coaches, Paul Culbertson and Matt Rowley. Team members fully expect to improve over last year’s mark and have described the Rams as a good young team with a bright future with freshman like Jake Rosenberg, Skylar Katz, and Steve Sicilliano among others. The young talent combined with older players such as team captain Jonah Van Bemmelen should provide for an entertaining and lively team.
The offseason in the fall and winter received good turnouts and the Rams look to be a dedicated and hard-working team that’s excited to start the season, a good sign for any team. The highlights of this year’s team look to be the pitching rotation and solid defense, traits many good baseball teams have in common. Players expect to hold teams to low scores and keep games close and winnable. The Rams also hope to showcase great attitude and respect as they did in 2010, when they won the Sportsmanship Award. These aspects should make Harriton a very respectable baseball team this year.
One team member expressed a desire for more fan support for the improved team. With the combination of the improving team, the experience and atmosphere at the games should be much better than in previous seasons. Fans can go to the games expecting a competitive game every time, something not as frequent in the 2010 season.
All in all, the signs point to a much improved and exciting year for the baseball team at Harriton. Fans of both the Rams and baseball in general should look forward to watching the development of the team as it improves throughout the season. Listening to the comments from team members, it looks like the Rams could only be scratching the surface this year regarding the potential of the players. It appears exciting baseball is back at Harriton for the 2011 season and possibly further.