Auburn Mountainview Lions baseball | AT A GLANCE

The Lions return the bulk of their lineup from last year’s 3A state playoff team. The Lions rely on Hunter, the squad’s Most Improved Player last year, to handle the bulk of the work.

March 14, 2012 5:57 pm

LIONS AT A GLANCE

• COACH: Glen Walker, 7th season

• LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 13-12 overall, 5th place in SPSL 3A with 9-6 record, qualified for state 3A tourney.

• TOP RETURNERS: Derek Stephen, junior, infielder and pitcher; Skyler White, senior, outfielder/pitcher; Brice McCulloch, junior, catcher/infielder/outfielder; Nick Brooks, junior, third baseman/pitcher; Shawn Guinn, junior, first baseman/pitcher; Anthony Thompson, senior, catcher/infielder; Scott Ohashi, senior, infielder; Xzavier Gomez, senior, outfielder/pitcher; Kekoa Nahaku, junior, outfielder; Joey Cassano, sophomore, infielder; and Chris Hunter, senior, first baseman/pitcher.

• TOP NEWCOMERS: Matt Anderson, junior, infielder; Theo Binfet, senior, outfielder; Jarrod Stout, senior, catcher; and Josh Minton, junior, second baseman.

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• OUTLOOK: The Lions return the bulk of their lineup from last year’s 3A state playoff team. The Lions rely on Hunter, the squad’s Most Improved Player last year, to handle the bulk of the work.

“We bring back a solid defensive core of players,” Walker said. “Our outfield returns three all-league guys from last year and looks very good. So far this spring we are looking much stronger offensively than we have ever been. We have a good combination of speed and power in our lineup and hope to score a lot of runs this year.”

• MARK YOUR CALENDAR: March 30 vs. Enumclaw; and April 7 vs. Issaquah at Safeco Field.