REDMOND MUSTANGS

• Head coach: Dan Pudwill, 5th season

• Last year: 4A Kingco champions, 18-2 league; 20-4 overall

• 2008 turnout: 45.

Key returners

• Sr. Mac Acker, P/OF: Lefty staff ace will be one a few senior leaders. Has potential to be a top-tier pitcher in the league.

• Sr. Drew Fosnes C: Senior leader behind the plate learned a lot from last year’s championship team and will provide punch in the middle of the lineup for the ‘Stangs.

• Jr. Matt Kimmel OF: Great baserunner was in the top five in stolen bases in Kingco last year as a part-time player.

Top newcomers

• Sr. Nolan Thomas CF: Mustang wrestling phenom will patrol center field. His speed will allow him to run down fly balls others can’t reach.

• Jr. Josh Bircher, OF: Small kid with big heart will play infield for the Mustangs. Member of 2008-09 Mustangs’ basketball team that placed fifth at state.

• Soph. Michael Conforto, IF/OF: Superb athlete played running back for the ‘Stangs and will be a strong contributor for the baseball team.

DID YOU KNOW?

Starting pitcher Mac Acker is in the process of building a Web site for his senior culminating project. The goal of the project is to develop a marketing strategy to assist student athletes to be recruited into a collegiate athletic programs. The site is www.macacker.info.

COACH’S QUOTE

“The new Kingco alignment is going to make for one outstanding conference of baseball. Adding Newport, Skyline and Issaquah will make each game of the season highly competitive. There are some outstanding, D-I (college) players in this conference.”

— Coach DAN PUDWILL on the new 4A alignment