New coach, new field, new opportunities

Aidan Allegro Staff Writer

The season kicked off with the establishment of the new baseball field built by Hellas Construction Inc. The team currently holds an overall record of 9-10, and a region record of 1-1. The Blue Devils are ranked second in the 7A Area 3 region. The other teams in the region started playing region games earlier than Marietta. The Blue Devils have ten more region games to determine if they make it to the playoffs.

“This season has been really fun so far and the work we have put in is starting to pay off. You can expect to see good things in the future,” Ethan Stanley (11) said.

The team is led by the new head coach, Josh Davis. Coach Davis transferred from Harrison High to Marietta High in 2022. He believes that the team has adjusted well with him coming in, and he is very confident in their abilities.

“So far I feel like this team is in a good spot and they work really hard. They don’t stop, nor do they quit,” Coach Davis said.

Along with the new coaches, the team has implemented several new strategies.

“We’re very aggressive in the way that we run our offense and defense, we’re just working on being smart and being one play ahead,” Coach Davis said.

The team strength has been displayed through the standout players dominating to achieve their goals. Junior Andy Watters, is one of the biggest contributors by leading the team in batting average (0.500), on-base percentage (0.604), home runs (1), hits (21), runs (14), runs batted in (14), slugging percentage (0.809), and triples (3). Sophomore shortstop Mason Gazaway, is the second biggest contributor