As the regular season is coming to an end for the Atoms varsity baseball team, they are preparing for a long run in the district tournament.

This season has been a very successful one for the Atoms, with an impressive record of 11 wins and six losses (as of May 11). The team also has six wins and three losses in the conference, good enough for third place.

“”We are feeling pretty good right now, we are really coming together as a team,” junior outfield Corey Pringle said. “We have really improved over these last few games. We had a rocky start, but we have really picked it up since and we feel we can go really far.”

This is an improvement compared to last season when around this exact same time, their record was six wins and nine losses.

“”We are pleased with how we are doing so far,” Head Coach Daniel Porter said. “Since the beginning of the season we have greatly improved, not only individually, but as a team as well”.”

Needless to say, both the coaches and players hope to end the season on a good note and win their last few games.

“”We have these last two games to prepare ourselves to the best of our abilities. We’are improving every day and I think we are ready for any challenge given to us”” Porter said.

The Atoms are hoping to have a great start in districts beginning with their first game on May 17 with their opponent still to be announced. The team has very high confidence about their chances of going very far into the postseason.

Last season, they went as far as the second round in regional tournament, but sadly were shut out four to zero against Chantilly.

Their goal is to beat their previous run.

“Obviously district champions is what we are aiming for. We also hope to go really far into regionals and maybe even take home the state title,” Pringle said.

In order to make the expected deep run into districts, the team has to be playing to their highest potential. This can be achieved by playing their best for these last two games, improving on what they feel are the weakest parts of their game, and the team being fully prepared for anything that may happen.

“”One thing we need to improve on is being more consistent with our pitching,”” junior infielder Colin Corey said. “

“We need more strikes and less walks and the defense needs to make plays,” Porter said.

“Practice has been getting very intense in the last few weeks in order to make sure that every player is ready to step up to the task if they are needed. During districts, every player is key to the team’s success. There has to be someone to fill into every role in case of an injury,” Pringle said. “We practice six out of seven days the week and because of that I think we have great team depth.”

By doing these few things, The Atoms will have a great chance at  becoming district champions.

The Atoms strongly believe that this could be the year that they bring home the state championship. This is something they have not done before in school history, but after a very impressive season, their sights are aimed high at winning states.

For their last two games of the season, they will be facing Lake Braddock Secondary on Tuesday, May 12, and South County on Thursday, May 14