By Jerry Shank
Maryland Director of Scouting

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Bethesda-Chevy Chase

HEAD COACH: John Schmidt

CONFERENCE: 4A Montgomery South

2014 RECORD: 15-7

RETURNING STARTERS: 3

TOP PLAYERS: 
Chris Krawczyk
Jake Baldwin
Alek Zherka
Elliot Ginns
Alex Mieses
Spencer Hacker

TEAM STRENGTHS
The Barons should be deep this year on the pitching staff anchored by senior Chris Krawczyk (Bates College commit). Alex Mieses, Cullen Magner, Spencer Hacker and Sebastian Mieses will compete for innings and compliment Krawczyk. Offensively, the Barons return seniors Alek Zherka and Jake Baldwin with seniors Kyle Condon and Dustin Hacker also looking to contribute.

QUESTION MARK
Experience is where B-CC is lacking, with only three returning starters from last year's division co-champs. The Barons have a good mix of seniors and underclassmen, but will need to fill holes in the line-up and on the pitching staff. Kyle Condon, Dustin Hacker, Gabe Siegel and Stefan Brady, as well as underclassmen Spencer Hacker, Cullen Magner and Sebastian Mieses are looking to fill the void left by 10 departing seniors from 2014.

WILDCARD
Junior Elliot Ginns will be inserted in as the starting shortstop for B-CC in 2015.  The newcomer looks to have cemented a place in the top of the order for the Barons and the coaching staff is high on his ability and potential.  Look for Ginns to make a name for himself this 2015 season.    

OVERALL
It should be an interesting year for the Barons as they hope they have reloaded enough to repeat for a conference crown in the Montgomery south.  The start of the season might be a bit rocky ast he team create a new identity and the new talent begins to get more comfortable in their roles.  This could be a team that gets stronger as the season progresses.