NHIAA Preview: Littleton

By rbrown
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Updated: April 4, 2019

2019 NHIAA BASEBALL TEAM PREVIEW
Littleton Crusaders

2018 Record: 17-2
2018 Postseason: Division IV State Champion
Head coach: A.J. Bray (7th season)
Starters Returning: 4

Top Returners:
Offense
Senior Tyler Murro: (1B) – (.233 AVG/.596 OBP/ 11 RBI)
Junior Danny Kubkowski: (SS) – (.510 AVG/.636 OBP/28 RBI)

Pitching
Senior Nick Sanborn:(RHP) – (4-0, 3.09 ERA)
Sophomore Josh Finkle: (RHP) – (9 IP, 0.00 ERA)

Coaches comment: We lost six three-year starters to graduation. Pitching is going to be a huge hole for us to fill. Two-thirds of our innings pitched the last two years were done by two players who are now gone. We’ve been working 10 guys on the mound during early season workouts in hopes of finding five or six who can pitch at this level. I expect we may take some lumps early on as we try to figure out who is going to fill what roles. The goal is to have it all come together prior to tournament time and then see if we can do some damage in the playoffs.

Top teams in Division Iv figure to be Newmarket, Pittsfield, Sunapee and Wilton-Lyndeborough.