AACC Men’s Baseball players and head coach expressed their high hopes for the upcoming season.

The Riverhawks’ first two games are at home against Suffolk Community College on Feb. 16.

“I’m really looking forward to the season,” said business administration student and second-year pitcher John Iaquinta. “We have a lot of great guys.”

The team’s season ended last year after a 7-6 loss to Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville.

The team finished 2018 with 18 wins and 23 losses.

The team “had a great relationship last season,” Iaquinta said.

The team added some new players, including first-year pitcher Caleb Musco, first-year infielder and transfer studies student Cameron Urlock, and criminal justice student and Catonsville transfer Brendan Diluca.

“We have quite a few guys who are really good athletes,” said coach Chris Jenkins, who is going into his third year as Men’s Baseball coach.

“We are a lot deeper at our infield and outfield positions,” Jenkins said.

“We have the same goal every year, and that’s to win our region,” Jenkins said.

“Our weakest part is our pitching,” said second-year center fielder and criminal justice student Blake Rebstock. “We’re not as deep.”

Other players agreed that their biggest issue is not having enough pitching depth.