West Central Area’s Jordan Lohse, Colton Lindquist, Anthony Sykora and Ashton Danner all bring back some varsity experience in baseball, and the Knights also have a big group in the sophomore and freshman classes heading into this spring season.
“The kids and coaches are excited to get back on the baseball field,” WCA head coach Andy Koloski said. “I expect us to compete in a tough section 6A. We have some good ball players with some depth on this year's roster. Hopefully we can improve and be playing our best baseball during the section tournament.”
Mark Adams, Ian Getz, Trent Koloski and Lohse are seniors, while Danner, Lindquist, Ryder Staples and Reubens Swanson make up the junior class.
“We have some competition at a lot of positions, which should make us better all around,” coach Koloski said. “We have several guys who can pitch, which is always good. We have hard-working kids that want to get better every day.”
Koloski is hoping to see guys develop with every game this year in order to be competitive in the section tournament by the end of the spring.
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Koloski sees Ashby and Brandon-Evansville as teams to beat in the Pheasant Conference, with Ashby and New York Mills being a couple top contenders in the section.
2021 WEST CENTRAL AREA BASEBALL ROSTER
SENIORS - Mark Adams, Ian Getz, Trent Koloski, Jordan Lohse; JUNIORS - Ashton Danner, Colton Lindquist, Ryder Staples, Reubens Swanson; SOPHOMORES - Anthony Sykora, Damon Sanstead, Jacob Strunk, Brett Amundson, Cole Anderson, Ty Fuoss, Quinten Winter, Morgan Haack, Cole Bruss, Brayden Stark, Issac Kreft; FRESHMEN - Bryce Kjesbo, Dane Anderson, Jack Courrier, Brady Lindquist, Willy Rustan, Cam Anderson, Adam Lohse, Carter Lohse, Tristan Fagre, Landon Long
COACHES - Head coach - Andy Koloski - third season, 11-10 record; Assistant coaches - Logan Nadwick, Lee Sykora, Brandon Gruchow, John Weeding
WEST CENTRAL AREA BASEBALL SCHEDULE
April 15 vs. OTC, 4:30 p.m.
April 20 vs. Hillcrest DH, 4 p.m.
April 23 vs. Benson, 4:30 p.m.
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April 27 at Hancock DH, 4 p.m.
April 30 at Ortonville DH, 4 p.m.
May 6 at Ashby DH, 4 p.m.
May 7 at Morris, 7 p.m.
May 11 vs. Browerville-EV, 4:30 p.m.
May 13 vs. Border West DH, 4 p.m.
May 20 at Breckenridge, 4:30 p.m.
May 21 at Parkers Prairie, 4:30 p.m.
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May 25 at Upsala, 4:30 p.m.
May 27 vs. Brandon-Evansville DH, 4 p.m.
