| Show Anderson helps Bruins swing for the division title John Renshaw The Globe obe Spring is officially here and as the weather begins to heat up so too is the baseball season season in the Scenic West Athletic Conference It g Leading the t division is L I College of Southern Southern t Idaho with a aI j conference I record of 3 11 6 22 overall Cole Anderson Trying to battle back in inthe inthe inthe the standings is 15 13 overall who currently stands four games back backof backof backof of the division leader with an 8 conference conference conference con con- ference record Although the Bruins arent aren't off to the start that they had hoped for Coach David Nelson feels that the team is starting improve and come together Our position players have come along very well Nelson said we are Vr UPCOMING BASEBALL GAME j C vs Dixie State l. l L ac i becoming a very good execution team with some great clutch hitting which makes for some very exciting games One reason the hitting has come much better and its it's definitely on a different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent level from high school Anderson said After losing to Dixie State in the the li league ague Were We're starting to come out of our shell and I believe we have the talent to compete with anybody Anderson said alive recently is due to J the improvement from Sophomore Cole The game is a lot Anderson At weeks week's end the the right fielder faster you have to think has a batting average of in Nelsons Nelson's while batting lineup third on your f feet Th The e ta talent I ent is Last year Cole started off really well welland much better and its it's and then went into a slump in which he definitely on a different never came out of however Nelson said he has This a much year I level eve I f from rom h. h high Ig h sc school h 00 I more mature approach to the gar game e and has Cole Anderson developed into one of our better hitters r Looking to improve nn on last Y ears ear's statistics c u u J a U Anderson knew he needed to make a change My whole life baseball has come easy for after my freshman year I realized I needed to work harder hard hard- er off the field because that will carryover carry carryover carryover over to how I play on the field Anderson said After playing Centerfield at Bingham High where he was two-time two All State Anderson received an athletic ic scholarship to play at But the transition to college baseball would make for some adjustments for A Anderson The game is a lot faster you have to think on your feet The talent is conference tournament last year has had a difficult time of having having having hav hav- ing everybody on the same page this year The Bruins hitting has been inconsistent up to this point leaving men on base They've had to rely heavily on their pitching Were a team that is built around pitching and so far this year our staff has done a great job Nelson said If the Bruins can manufacture some runs for their pitchers they should be beable beable beable able to make a run at for the divi divi- sion I u II i i tJ C. C We just j st n need ned ed t to Hitting Kitting on the same page because we have an awesome team and the best pitching in Up next for lor the me Bruins Brums is a home game against Dixie State on March 31 With an average of only fans per game the Bruins are hoping for a larger turnout But one fan who is guaranteed to tobe tobe tobe be there is Larae Anderson who is also the Grandmother of the individual individual individual indi indi- vidual playing right field my number one fan Anderson said She never misses a game and even brings cookies for the whole team Another reason Larae is ic a a t fan nf of her grandson u u u U O is due to his charitable work off the field Anderson participates in the Know Greater Heroes program from which participants attend elementary schools to encourage kids to stay off drugs and have a good attitude towards other people Cole is a great role model as well as one of the hardest workers on the team Were We're expecting great things from Cole this year Nelson said With the Bruins continuing to improve with the hard work of Anderson and his fellow teammates it will be I interesting to see see w what at ih the standings will be when comes to town for two games on April 7 |
