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Waite seniors Ancelmo Padilla, Damion Noe, Darren Nichols, Nick Holdren, and Nate Jimenez. (Photo courtesy Innovations Portrait Studio/InnovationsVisualImpact.com)
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‘Hard work’ will get job done By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Little steps, not big ones, are going to get Waite’s baseball team on its path toward winning its first City League baseball title since 2002. “Our goal is to win the City championship, and I believe we’re only going to get better as the season goes,” coach John Segura said. “It’s going to start a little rough with our bats right now; our pitching and defense have been good. My expectation is to win a City title, and our kids have the work ethic to do it. “We are not going to out-talent (league rivals) Start or Bowsher, but we are going to outwork those two. Our hard work will pay off in May, when we get down to the end of the season.” The Indians finished 11-11 last spring and went 4-4 in the CL. They lost to Start, 1-0, in the league semifinals despite Jace Gutierrez no-hitting the Spartans, who went on to win the championship. Waite opened the season with losses to Monroeville and defending Northern Buckeye Conference champion Rossford. The Indians’ top player is senior shortstop Ancelmo Padilla, a first-team All-CL pick as a sophomore and junior who was also named to the Prep Sports Report AllOhio team last season. Padilla, who bats left-handed and throws right-handed, batted .477 with 25 stolen bases last year. “We need a big year out of him,” Segura said. “He’s a leader. He and his brother (center fielder Osvaldo Padilla), what makes them special is they will be down at the field every Sunday with Alex Rodriguez and Arnold Crossno and Nick Holdren. They will put in an hour or two of extra work without the coaches there. No hitting, just fielding work. That’s what separates Ancelmo from a lot of people, his work ethic.” Holdren, a senior, was the team’s No. 2 pitcher last season and went 3-4 with a 5.05 ERA in 36 innings. He had 35 strikeouts and earned second-team All-CL honors. Holdren pitched the opener against Monroeville, a 2-1 loss, and went seven innings and al-
lowed three hits with eight strikeouts. “He looked solid,” Segura said. “He threw strikes. He throws strikes and he has a nice cutter and curve ball to match his fastball.” The No. 2 pitcher is senior Nate Jimenez, followed by sophomore Juan Delira. “Our pitchers throw strikes,” Segura said. “We want (Jimenez) to get some solid innings, throw strikes and be competitive on the mound. He’s a competitive kid. Juan is going to see time as a reliever. He’s going to come in and eat up innings when we’re winning games. He’ll throw strikes and keep our defense awake.” Crossno, an honorable mention All-CL selection as a freshman last season, will start at catcher and can also pitch. Holdren will catch when Crossno pitches. “Crossno started at second base last year, then we put him behind the plate all summer and fall,” Segura said. “Arnold’s an extremely competitive kid. He’s the first one to practice and usually the last one to leave practice. He has a really strong arm and he only gonna get better because of the work he puts in.” First base will be split between senior Damion Noe and junior Mishawn Quinn. “They are new at first base and they worked on improving during the entire offseason,” Segura said. “Right now we’re trying to figure out where we’re going to go at first base, when we start really getting into games.” Rodriguez, a freshman, starts at second base. Holdren and Jimenez will both see time at third base. “Alex is a hard worker with soft hands,” Segura said. “He fields the ball really well. The first two teams we played this year remarked how good his hands are. He’s made every play this year.” Junior Andy Temple starts in left field, with junior Osvaldo Padilla in center and Delira in right. Padilla, the Indians’ leadoff hitter, was a second-team All-CL pick last season after batting .333 with a .564 onbase percentage and 23 walks. Junior Michael Quinn and senior Darren Nichols will also get playing time in the outfield.
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