PELLA — With everyone set to return from last year’s state quarterfinal team that finished with a 27-10 record, expectations will high on the Pella Dutch baseball squad this summer, but 13-year head coach Jesse Jablonski thinks his boys are up to the challenge and built to make another deep postseason run in July.

The Dutch will have no shortage in talent this year with 12 seniors on the roster and five of them are set to continue their baseball careers at the next level. Some of those key returners include seniors Isaiah Kettler, Anderson Schirm, Nathan Carey, Nathan VandeLune, Lake Cowman, Landyn Bethards, Lucas Jablonski and juniors Teagan Hoekstra and Samuel Carlson.

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Colin Peters can be reached at 641-672-2581, by email at cpeters@oskyherald.com or on Twitter @ColinPetersOH.