Oceanside high school 2019 baseball preview

April 16, 2019

Coach Don Shields (8th Season at Oceanside, 11th Overall)

2018 Record (15-4 … Lost in Northern Maine Class B Semifinals)

Players Lost to Graduation: 9

Players:

SENIORS: Ben Ripley (P,OF,3B); Uriah Thongsaphaphone (2B,P); Maguire LeBlanc (C, Inf); Cole Stevens (P,OF); Zach Cody (CF) {All 5 seniors were regulars last season}

JUNIORS: Jonah Carlson (P,3B,SS); Karl Ilvonen (C,P,OF); Caleb Powell (1B)

SOPHOMORES: Nathan Coombs (SS,P); Austin Pagano (P, INF, OF); Alec Sirois (1B,3B,OF); Finnegan Lynch (OF)

Outlook: Coach Shields “We graduated our top 4 pitchers and hitters, however we have a solid nucleolus of returning and new players that should make us a playoff team again in 2019. Our pitching staff is solid but does lack a true ace. Our offense doesn’t feature the power hitters we had in 2018 and does include a number of contact hitters who should be able to create runs. Our biggest issue is the lack of depth that we have featured in past seasons.”