2018 Mercury-Area Baseball Preview

Pottstown

Manager: Geoff Thomas, first season.

Last year’s record: 3-13 PAC, 3-15 overall.

Players to watch: Seniors: Timmy Dobbs, 1B/OF; Owen Morton, P/C/3B; Jimmy O’Donnell, C/OF; Seth Yergey, P/1B. Juniors: Jeremy Adams, 2B/SS/3B; Dalton Mullen, SS. Sophomore: Jacob Eagle, 1B/OF.

Outlook: Thomas takes over a Pottstown program after longtime head coach Jeff Evans stepped away to coach at Lehigh Carbon Community College this spring. The Trojans return two of their leading hitters in Gebhard and Eagle, but will be on the lookout for depth in the pitching rotation. Pottstown gave up 10 or more runs in eight games last season and was outscored 43-143 for the year. Thomas plans to start from the ground up. “I have a great staff that is working with me to build relationships and mold the young minds of our student athletes,” he said. “We want to instill great fundamentals and teach our young men the right way to play the game.”