After the 2012 season ended with a second-round exit in Districts, the North Penn baseball team is anxious to get back onto the field. The Knights lost several key players who were responsible for much of the team’s production last year, but, with a nice mixture of seniors and underclassmen, they should be just fine.

• Head coach: Kevin Manero (2^nd season as Head Coach, 11^th with the team)

• 2012 season:  16-6 (9-5), 2^nd in SOL Continental; lost in 2^nd round of Districts

• Key Losses: RHPs Reed Shuttle (Rutgers), Bobby Reddick (Northampton Community College); LHP Alec Lashkevich (Bloomsburg); OF Casey Clauss (Frederick Community College); SS Chris Boroch (Misericordia)

• Key Returners:
  • C Eddie Posavec (Sr.)
    • Hit .375 with 2 HR and 20 RBI in 2012
• RHP/ Bryce Mengel (Sr.)
  • 5-2 with a 2.74 ERA in 2012
• OF Brady West (Sr.)
  • Hit .355 with 19 RBI last season
• RHP/OF Eric Albaugh (Sr.)
  • Likely to be team’s closer
• RHP Brian Maher (Sr.)

• Key Underclassmen:
  • SS Chris Kersey (Jr.)
  • INF/RHP Bobby Scott (Jr.)
  • RHP Noah Melchior (Jr.)
  • OF Mason Nadeau (Fr.)

• Coach’s outlook: “I’m excited at the amount of veteran experience. I’m confident that our starters have come a long way from where they were two years ago. I’m excited to just get out on the field and play the games and see how good we are.”