PREP BASEBALL 1993 / SOUTH COAST LEAGUE : SAN CLEMENTE

1992 RECORDS OVERALL LEAGUE 8-20 3-12

COACH RECORD AT SCHOOL Paul Prinz First year

RETURNING STARTERS YR. POS. B-T Justin Greco Sr. C R-R Ryan Scott Sr. OF-1B R-R Matt Smith Sr. C-1B R-R Chad Wanders Jr. P R-R

OTHER TOP RETURNERS: YR.: POS.: B-T

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TOP NEWCOMERS YR. POS. B-T Mike Chance Sr. Util. R-R Jeremy Conrad Jr. CF R-R Brian Cook Jr. 1B-DH R-R Josh Danson Sr. 2B R-R Robert Fritz So. P-OF L-L Brett Hall Sr. SS R-R Steve Sunderland Jr. P-INF R-R Mike Wood Jr. P-Util. R-R

OUTLOOK

Prinz, a former player at Brigham Young, takes over for Mark Carlson, who left after two losing seasons. “This is a big challenge for me,” said Prinz, who has been a private baseball coach for the past four years and is coaching on the high school level for the first time. “I’m trying to find that winning formula.” It’s not going to be an easy task, and he knows that. First and foremost, Prinz has hammered away at the Tritons’ mental attitude. “They’ve been a losing team for something like 10 years,” Prinz said. But if the comments of other league coaches are any indication, this could be the best San Clemente team in recent memory. Wanders might be the best pitcher in the league, and he’s only a junior. “He’s a great kid, a good athlete with a team-leading personality,” Prinz said. Whether Prinz can find enough offensive support and a second and third pitcher to help remains to be seen. The fact is, it will take some surprises for the Tritons to contend.