And so far, the news has been pretty good for the handful of future Western Canadian Baseball League players already taking the field.
Junior infielder Chase Anderson has seen both himself and his team get off to a solid start. Metropolitan State University Denver swept Fort Hayes in their season-opening series during the Feb. 19 weekend, and Anderson played a large role in their success. Anderson is hitting .325 through the first four games, having scored eight runs to go along with a home run, three runs batted in and a .934 on-base-plus-slugging (OPS).
Senior relief pitcher Garrett Moltzan and Texas Wesleyan University already have 10 games under their belt and hold a 6-4 record — with five games cancelled due to the vicious cold snap in that part of the world last week. Moltzan has been solid, making five relief appearances and allowing only three runs on eight hits through 9 ⅔ innings of work for a 2.79 earned run average. He’s struck out 18 while allowing only six walks.
Junior second baseman Nick Erickson and Kansas Wesleyan hold a 4-4 record through the first three weeks of their season. Erickson has a .250 average through 15 at bats in five games, having scored three runs and knocked in pair to go along with a .583 OPS.
Freshman pitcher Julian Zamora made his first NCAA Division II appearance for Washburn University on Feb. 19 vs. the Regis University Rangers and went 1 ⅓ innings, allowing three earned runs on three hits and striking out one.
Senior redshirt pitcher Jonathan Ellison (Division I McNeese State), freshman infielder Thomas Soto (Division I Dayton University) and outfielder/pitcher Kyle Froehlich (Colby Community College) all have yet to take the field for their respective teams.
Mitchell University (Jeff Nicolosi, Jeremy Sagun, Anthony Diaz) kicks off their season this weekend against Immaculata University.
The Moose Jaw Miller Express open their 2020-21 WCBL campaign on May 28 when they host the Medicine Hat Mavericks at Ross Wells Park.
