Hilltopper baseball focused on bonding, beating expectations

Redshirt sophomore infielder Marshall Smith waits to go into a batting cage during practice before their game against Austin Peay on Wednesday April 19, 2017 at Nick Denes Field.Improvement and team chemistry were the focus for WKU baseball during the team's 2018 media day Wednesday afternoon at Nick Denes Field.

Head coach John Pawlowski stressed the need for the team to bond with 19 new players joining the Hilltoppers this season, their second in a row with a substantial amount of new talent.

“I think the difference this year is we brought in more experienced guys,” Pawlowski said. “We went out and we brought in some more junior college players. This league is very good and in order to make…