All indications point to a repeat of last year with Susquenita and Northern battling for supremacy in the Capital Division.
How could you think anything different? The only new face for the Blackhawks is head coach Ron Baker. Everybody else is back for a Susquenita team that won the Capital and made it to the District 3 semis.
The next level for Susquenita is to add some pop offensively to an already small-ball game that is capable of producing runs.
Northern finished second in the Capital, and lost its team leader in Sam Miller. But that was it. The Polar Bears have the pitching and experience to make a strong push for the top spot.
Most in the Capital expect Trinity to be one of the more improved teams to keep an eye on this season, and keep an eye on a West Perry outfit that has plenty of starters back.
But it still looks like Susquenita and Northern are the top dogs with a gap to the rest of the pack.
School: Camp Hill Lions
Head coach: Troy Morela
2013 record: 3-15 overall, 2-10 Capital
Key returning players: Justina Colestock (Jr.), Savannah George (Jr.), Sydney Newman (Jr.), Meredith Teeter (Sr.)
School: East Pennsboro Panthers
Head coach: David Garlinger Jr.
2013 record: 6-12 overall, 5-7 Capital
Key returning players: Kierston Alander (Jr.), Jamie Bolig (Sr.), Raechelle Hilibish (Sr.), Casey Saussaman (Sr.)
School: Milton Hershey Spartans
Head coach: Laurie Schreckengost
2013 record: 2-13 overall, 2-10 Capital
Key returning players: Aracelis Yepez-Perez, Starlei Greenwood, Autumn Schlachter, Kala Walker
School: Northern Polar Bears
Head coach: Bruce Sheaffer
2013 record: 14-7 overall, 10-2 Capital
Key returning players: Shannon Ward (Sr.), Angie Mikos (Sr.), Carissa Martin (Sr.), Courtney Keefer (Sr.), Kristin Gladwin (Sr.), Keighly Adams (Jr.), Lexie Waddell (Jr.), Rachel Seik (Sr.)
School: Susquenita Blackhawks
Head coach: Ron Baker
2013 record: 18-4 overall, 11-1 Capital
Key returning players: Cassie Auxt (Sr.), Nicole Ebersole (Sr.), Vanessa Hoffman (Sr.), Nichole Holman (Sr.), Kari Lehman (Sr.), Kayla Rhome (Sr.), Jordan Rudy (Sr.), Rachael Sterner (Sr.), Carra Stevens (Sr.), Amber Turpin (Sr.), Heather Heckert (Jr.), Nicole Heckert (Jr.), Kora Zeigler (Jr.)
School: Trinity Shamrocks
Head coach: Glenn Reinhardt
2013 record: 4-16 overall, 3-9 Capital
Key returning players: Amanda Knaub (So.), Marisa Angino (Sr.), Emily Nelson (Jr.), Maura Esposito (Sr.), Cheyenne Shifflet (Jr.), Erin Meagher (So.)
School: West Perry Mustangs
Head coach: Andy Foose
2013 record: 10-9 overall, 9-3 Capital
Key returning players: Tana Baughman (Sr.), Mackenzie Burd (Sr.), Sarah Foose (Jr.), Rebecca Gabert (So.), Katlynn Lenker (Sr.), Makayla Paulus (Sr.), Kaitlin Pressler (Sr.), Emily Zaring (So.)
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