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(staff photo by Matt Roth)..Returning JV sophomores Garrett Blom, left, pitches soft toss to Patrick Watson, middle, while Ethan Bannar, right walks from the batting tee in the background during the first day of tryouts for the Marriotts Ridge baseball team Saturday, February 28, 2009. The three sophomores, joined by five other returning JV players are trying out with the returning Varsity players. During the regular season, the Marriotts Ridge coaching staff combines varsity and JV practice time partly because of space constraints, but also because the varsity uses the JV team as a feeder system. Head coach Paul Eckert understands, that if a JV player is needed on the varsity team, having them already understand signals, plays and communication norms makes the move up easier.

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(staff photo by Matt Roth)..Returning JV sophomores Garrett Blom, left, pitches soft toss to Patrick Watson, middle, while Ethan Bannar, right walks from the batting tee in the background during the first day of tryouts for the Marriotts Ridge baseball team Saturday, February 28, 2009. The three sophomores, joined by five other returning JV players are trying out with the returning Varsity players. During the regular season, the Marriotts Ridge coaching staff combines varsity and JV practice time partly because of space constraints, but also because the varsity uses the JV team as a feeder system. Head coach Paul Eckert understands, that if a JV player is needed on the varsity team, having them already understand signals, plays and communication norms makes the move up easier.