MIDDLETOWN — Through an endless winter that has scarcely allowed most baseball teams on their fields even after their seasons are supposed to have started, Penncrest’s anticipation hasn’t waned.
There have been workouts, mornings in the weight room, attention devoted nearly seven days a week through the frigid toil of winter. And there’s been a refrain to reflect the mindset that has accompanied all that work.
“We love it,’ senior pitcher Rob Brown said. “Our motto is, ‘˜embrace the grind.’ We work day after day to get better.’
This spring has been the subject of years of hopeful expectation for Penncrest, which returns eight starters from a squad that made the District One Class AAAA tournament a season ago before losing in the first round to eventual champion Methacton. That number includes the top three pitchers in their arsenal and essentially the entire lineup.
The Lions hope that advantage is perpetuated by the way the team has worked through the offseason. Voluntary workouts were organized by the players around three times a week. There was more time in the weight room. Coupled with the fact that the core of the team has been together on the field for years and the players spend much of their time off of it together, and the chemistry that they hope will underpin a successful spring is well established.
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