It is that time of year again, baseball and softball season is among us.

Grab your hot dogs, a nice cold one (if you're

legal) and get ready for some Indiana University Southeast Baseball and Softball.

The IUS Baseball team are coming off a 38-17 record and a 7th consecutive KIAC Tournament appearance. The
Grenadiers are preseason picked at #3 according to the KIAC Coaches poll and are returning 16 players from last
season's KIAC runner up roster.
"I thought last season was awesome," head coach Ben Reel said. "The team chemistry was i think what propelled are
season.
Reel said that this years team is better than last years team. but the team chemistry is what helped us be really
special last year so I think moving into this season is about coming together.
Last years team was built around their speed, defense and pitching. This year's team has less speed but more hitters.
One of those guys who can hit is senior outfielder Logan Coughlin. Coughlin is a member of the preseason NAIA AllAmerican team and the reigning KIAC player of the year. Last season Coughlin reached base 114 times, hit 6 triples,
8 homeruns and had a .600 slugging percentage, which lead the KIAC conference.
Joining Coughlin in the outfield will be Kainin Lewis, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky who like anyone else has his
own personal goals for the season. "I want to take better approaches at the plate," Lewis said. "Another personal goal
would be just to have fun.
As for goals for the season, Coach Reel makes it clear what he wishes to accomplish this season.
"I want us to reach our full potential," Reel said. "We cannot control how things end, what we can control is how we
prepare every day. Our guys have worked extremely hard. This is one of the most fun groups I've ever coached.
Reel believes that they can make some noise when it comes to the postseason.
Reaching our full potential I think would include a conference championship and getting back into the National
Tournament." Reel said.
IUS first game is a road matchup at Tennessee Wesleyan on February 19 at noon.
The IU Softball team is coming off a 29-7 record last season and runner up in the KIAC finals last season. Unlike the
baseball team, head coach, Joe Witten will be seeing some new faces this season. Of the 12 active players on the
softball roster, 9 of them are freshman.
One player that has some experience with the organization is senior infielder and team captain, Brookelyn Visker.
Last season Visker won KIAC Player of the Week 2 times, and finished the season hitting .384 with 4 home runs and
28 rbi.
I want to go out with a bang. Visker said. Its my senior year I just want to have fun with it. You dont want to put too
much pressure on yourself but you do have responsibilities as team captain.
As for head coach Joe Witten, he said he wants his older girls to show his younger girls the ropes.

We had a very talented group last season and we have a young talented group this year. Witten said. The
experience from the older girls and having them help guide and control the emotion of the younger girls.
Witten also talked about the energy of this group of girls taking the field this season.
We have a very high energy group thats excited about playing. I like the way our pitchers have a poise and
confidence, we have 3 freshman pitchers and one sophomore but they really are more mature then freshman. Witten
said.
IUS first matchup is on February 18th, a double header with the first game a 1:00 matchup at (RV) Thomas
University