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Coach: Eddie Brooks

Last year: 19-11 (lost to Tates Creek in first round of region)

Top players: Michael Bollmer (sr., p/1b), Ryne Combs (sr., p/of), Chris Laporte (sr., p/of), Elijah Burdette (jr., of), Ryan Jourdan (jr., inf), Michael Morton (jr. of/p), Nick Hagen (jr., p), Brandon Mayle-George (sr., inf), Kolin Probst (jr. inf).

Outlook: Pitching and defense will be the Defenders' strengths. Their arsenal of arms includes Division I signees Combs (UK), Bollmer (Louisville) and Laporte (Morehead State). The defense will be bolstered by returning outfielders Combs, Burdette, Laporte and Morton, and infielders Mayle-George, Jourdan and Probst.

Defenders SCHEDULE

March 24—PULASKI CO., noon, and NORTH LAUREL, 2; 26—LCA, 5:15; 27—MADISON CENTRAL, 5:30 29—MASON CO., 5:30; 31—at North Laurel, 2.

April 2—RYLE, 5; 4—at Woodford Co., 2:30; 10—at Scott Co., 7:30; 11—HENRY CLAY, 7:30; 14—at Tates Creek, 7; 17—at Sayre, 5:30; 18—SCOTT CO., 7:30; 21—at Johnson Central ''Got Milk Classic," Ashland, 4, and Johnson Central, 6:30; 24—at Henry Clay, 7:45; 25—SAYRE, 5:30; 26-28—at Louisville Invitational Tournament; 30—at Mason Co., 5:30.

May 2—ESTILL CO., 7; 3—LAFAYETTE, 7:45; 4—at Madison Central, 8; 7—TATES CREEK, 7:30; 8—at Lafayette, 7:45; 9—TRINITY, 6; 11-12—FAYETTE COUNTY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT; 14—CLARK CO., 5:30; 18—NICHOLAS CO., noon, and RUSSELL CO., 7

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/22/21221...rylink=cpy

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Estill County will not be playing Station on May 2nd like Schedule shows. Engineers and Defenders were suppose to play a home and home series this year (April 5 @ Estill and May 2 @ Station) but do to a scheduling conflict they will only meet once this year and it's on April 5 and at Station. Engineers will be playing in the Tanner Classic @ Powell County Starting on May 2nd