MIDDLETOWN, Ind. — Aydan Decker-Petty lights up when talking about New Castle baseball.
That wasn't the case in 2021, when the Trojans underachieved with a 12-16 record and a sectional championship loss. The players were motivated to redeem themselves in 2022, yet obstacles emerged before the season began.
Brad Pearson led the team for just one season before resigning on March 9. He was placed on administrative leave with pay from his physical education teaching position on March 2 as the school corporation conducts an internal investigation into "'inappropriate conduct' involving a school employee," according to WRTV.