澳门足球博彩官方网址
2023年5月22日
GC took its Chances with outstanding results
Moore, Ritchey served as offensive catalysts for the injury-wracked Lakers
机会摩尔
机会Ritchey
麦克亨利, MD – 澳门足球博彩官方网址 head baseball coach Eric Hallenbeck was comfortable taking his Chances this year – both of them.
Sophomore infielder/pitcher 机会摩尔 and freshman first baseman 机会Ritchey were the catalysts for a GC offense that averaged just over five runs per game. Moore finished third in batting average (.317), second in runs batted in (24), and fifth in runs scored (23). Ritchey was fifth in average (.285) and tied for second in runs scored (25) while contributing a team-high 32 RBI.
机会来了 .189 into the first part of April and then hit .430 the rest of the way," Hallenbeck said of Moore. "He just got comfortable and then got really hot."
Ritchey, 与此同时, had to adjust to hitting in the middle of the order after season-ending injuries to sophomores Darrick Broadwater (outfielder) and Joseph DeSiena (infielder), two of the team's top hitters.
"When you hit third or fourth, you're not seeing as many fastballs as when you're hitting in the bottom of the order,哈伦贝克说. 当他发现, ‘What I'm pitched depends on where I hit,' he became one of our most effective hitters."
"I've always been a fastball hitter and I wasn't getting as many fastballs," agreed Ritchey. "Towards the end of year, I started making adjustments."
Ritchey said there were a lot of adjustments to be made just moving to the collegiate level.
"It's way more competitive," he said. "The biggest adjustment was playing all the doubleheaders. Staying locked in for a full college season is challenging."
Moore, 与此同时, played just as critical a role on the mound as he did at the plate. Moore (4-6) posted a 4.25 earned-run average with 53 strikeouts and just six walks in 53 innings.
"He pitched in every big game for us,哈伦贝克说. "If I needed a big out, I would want 机会摩尔 to have the ball."
The irony is Hallenbeck originally recruited Moore "as a position player that could pitch." Now Moore is considering opportunities to play at a Division I institution as a pitcher.
"If he just focuses on pitching, he might be able to go to the next level,哈伦贝克说. "He definitely has the frame – he's 6-5, 220 – and he has the competitiveness and the confidence."
Moore said his time with the Lakers has prepared him to take the next step in his pitching career.
"I think honestly it's been coming to Garrett and having that experience of playing all those games,摩尔说。. "I was on the bump [pitcher's mound] a lot last year and this spring."
Moore – who attended the Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL – said he was happy to get the opportunity to play at GC.
"I was going to go to Fairmont [State University], but their coach [澳门足球博彩官方网址 Hall of Famer Phil Caruso] retired,摩尔回忆道. "He sent me Coach Hallenbeck's number. I came for a visit and liked what I saw, and he [Hallenbeck] gave me an opportunity to prove myself."
Moore is still considering where to continue his collegiate career.
"We've got a couple more visits to go and then I'll make a decision,摩尔说。.
Ritchey played locally at Northern Garrett High. Hallenbeck said he's known Ritchey "since he was about 10 years old," with Ritchey having played travel ball with Hallenbeck's son, 扎克.
Hallenbeck expects Ritchey to play an even bigger role with the 2024 Lakers.
"He'll be a top-of-the-lineup kid with a lot of experience,哈伦贝克说. "Hopefully he can kind of take a couple of our freshman hitters under his wing and help them with the mental aspect of hitting. That's where he's gained leaps and bounds this past season."
While Moore and Ritchey excelled, the injury-wracked Lakers finished 20-31. Broadwater, the team's leading hitter (.357), played just less than half the season after being hit by a pitch and breaking his hand in three places. DeSiena (.297年平均水平, .418 on-base percentage) played just 18 games as a result of two concussions.
"Those two guys were hard to replace – sophomores who got a lot of time playing as freshmen,哈伦贝克说. "You're talking about two of the top three hitters in the lineup."
