Serving as assistant coaches on the team are Ken Zupanic, Shawn Dillon and Steph Tasker. Weather permitting, the Dukes are slated to host Akron Springfield in a Northeastern Buckeye Conference contest Thursday. Weather permitting, the Warriors are scheduled to open the 2001 season Thursday when they host the rival Louisville Leopards in a Northeastern Buckeye Conference game. The West Branch High School baseball team is led by a new head coach this season in Lynn Grove who has been a head baseball coach at many other levels during his career. We have a nice combination of speed and power along with some pitchers that should be able to get the job done.
West Branch has a lot of returning lettermen from last year's squad.
The Warriors also have some up and coming talent that may make an impact on the team's play this season. With the level of competition in the NBC, West Branch will not have an easy time of it. The Warriors' head coach is aware of the other programs and what his team has to do. Canton South and Louisville are probably the favorites but Marlington and Carrollton have very good programs. Grove outlined his and the team's goals for this upcoming baseball season.