By Wendi Reardon Price
Clarkston News Sports Writer
The Wolves are hoping for the perfect spring weather for their first week of baseball games.
“It will nice to get started,” said Clarkston Varsity Baseball Head Coach Addison Turk as the team got ready to open the season against Troy on Tuesday. “Really the first week we are trying to piece together what we want to do line up wise for the rest of season. We are going to try to give guys as many at bats and hitting on the mounds as possible.”
This year’s varsity team includes seniors Jack Mayhew, Ryan Drobot, Preston Stout, Luke Spicer, Payton O’Neil, Luke Evans, Carson White, Ryan Witt, Hunter Mars; juniors Danny Giordano, Jack Langton, Zach Juzysta, Logan Brimacombe, Matthew Pflieger, Lochlan Stoudt, Mark Bokas, Camden Williamson; sophomores Richard Westerman and Lucas DeBell.
“We have 11 from last year who all saw varsity action,” said Turk. “Most of them participated in our off season stuff. I think from a mental standpoint they are definitely improved. From a physical standpoint, we will have to wait and see.
“But I like what we have seen the first weeks of the season.”
Most of the new players come from last year’s JV team.
“They had a successful year,” Turk said.
The goal right now is for the team to be playing their best baseball going into districts.
“Baseball is so hard to play early on in the season with the weather being the way it is,” Turk said. “Our goal is be playing our best baseball in June.”
He added the team is hungry.
“I think after being cooped up in the gym for the last three weeks they are ready to go, get out on the field and play some baseball,” he said.
Clarkston’s season opener was cancelled on Tuesday. Wolves host Lapeer on Thursday, 4:30 p.m. They head to Fenton on Saturday for a double header starting at 11 a.m.
The Wolves began league play on Monday, April 10 against Stoney Creek. The three-game series is played on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in single games.
“The league switched it. It’s easier because you know you are going to get that game in,” said Turk. “You don’t have to worry about the second game being suspended because of darkness. It’s one the main reasons we are doing it.”

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