The Knights baseball team started off hopeful coming off their ample season last year, however, so far, they have completed this season with a 6-10 record.

They surpassed a challenging period that entailed a four-game losing streak but was broken after a matchup against Wharton where they won 6-1. Since then, they have improved notably, a recent victory being an 11-1 home game against Brandon.

“I think that we’re doing okay. You know the wins and losses are not where any of us would prefer them,” Head Coach Alexander Barron said. “But I feel the work that we’re putting in with the team that we have now. We’re giving ourselves a chance to be as strong as possible with this group by the end of the season.”

During practices, the team runs drills often so everyone gets a chance to improve in certain areas they need to. Lately, they have been working the most on their consistency on the mound, defensive plays and batting.

“Overall we’re not playing to our full potential because I mean we have the talent, we have the pitching staff and for the most part, we have the defense we just got to work on finishing our games,” first baseman Alex DeLise (’23) said. “Just making sure, we can hold off the other team from taking back the lead that we have.”

A big part of any sport is motivation and staying motivated even throughout the losses. Most underclassmen on the team attribute their resilience on the field to the upperclassmen.

“The seniors for me, you know, I want them to get one last good year in, I want us to go really far in the playoffs, just do something fun,” shortstop Ryan Sawdy (’25) said.

Although it hasn’t been off to the best start, this season isn’t over just yet. The players are continuously improving and have the drive to close out this season with at least a couple more wins.

“Just trying to make sure that we’re always loose, laughing, and having fun,” Barron said. “And a big challenge for me this year has been making sure that translates to games so these guys can stay loose and play to the best of their abilities.”