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Timberlane Baseball Preview

2007 record: 6-14, did not make state tourney

Returning starters (10): Jeff DiSalvo, Sr., P/OF; Mike Donovan, Sr., P/OF; Ray Ferragamo, Sr., OF; Steve Hackney, Sr., OF; Brian Toohey, Sr., C; Pat Hamilton, Sr., INF; Mike Furey, Sr., 1B; Dan Gallant, Jr., P/C; Nick Mascioli, Jr., INF; Jordan Regan, Jr., P

Returning lettermen: Same as starters

Newcomers: Zach Fox, Soph., INF; Cam Fagan, Soph., INF; P.J. Singster, Soph., P/INF; Matt Caiazzo, Jr., OF

Candidates in all grades: 60

Captains: TBA

Returning leaders: Mike Donovan, 2-3 record; Pat Hamilton, .343 avg., 14 runs

Returning honorees: Pat Hamilton, Eagle-Tribune honorable mention

Assistants: Kevin Fitzgerald, varsity assistant; David Paradis, JV; Zach Champion, Frosh.

Opener: April 9, hosts Memorial

Odds and ends: Timberlane hasn't won a postseason game since reaching the Class I semis in 1994, a run of 13 years without a playoff victory. ... Pat Hamilton has 42 career hits in two varsity seasons.

Coach Jamie Fish (7th year, 43-77): "It's a group that is serious about baseball, and that's made it a lot of fun so far. They are character kids. I'm cautiously optimistic about the pitching. We don't have the overpowering guy, but we have four guys who throw strikes. I'd like to see us somewhere right in the middle of the pack, earn a playoff spot, and then anything can happen in the tournament."