2008 Panthers -- First row (left to right): Zach Foster, Ben McCracken, Ricky Riesenberger, Shawn Manning, Jake Wells, Steve Potter, Luke Streich and Mike Reilly. Second row: Justin Bifano, Mike Seech, Jeremy Grove, Chris Tewksbury, Nick Lutz, Brandyn Austin, Ben Borkovich, Geoff Brabham and Josh Mesler. Third row: Ryan Smith, Phil Pettinella, Nick Foster, D.J. Rose, Dean Mosesso, Cory Hochschild, Colby Brookens, Gary Schmelzer and Ethan Budic. Fourth row: Bart McGary, Josh Beimel, Landon Parker, Phil Solley, James Ashley, Brad Blood and Andy Lipps.
Two key players on the 2008 Pitt-Bradford baseball team would like to finish what they started when the Panthers open their 40-game schedule in Virginia on Friday.
Senior captains Shawn Manning and Jake Wells were freshmen contributors on the 2005 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference champion squad, and the Bradford natives would like nothing better than to culminate their careers with another trophy.
“I couldn’t ask for a better set of captains,” said Bret Butler, the 10th-year (198-143-1) Pitt-Bradford head coach. “Sometimes they are better at my job than I am.”
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