{"id":12903,"date":"2024-03-01T11:24:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T19:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/?p=12903"},"modified":"2024-03-04T10:52:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T18:52:38","slug":"elmira-falcons-look-forward-to-the-future-of-the-baseball-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/2024\/03\/01\/elmira-falcons-look-forward-to-the-future-of-the-baseball-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons Prepared to Bring Home Baseball State Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240229_102914_953-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13014\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240229_102914_953-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240229_102914_953-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240229_102914_953-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240229_102914_953-570x427.jpg 570w, http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240229_102914_953.jpg 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Falcons&#8217; first home game will be against Cascade Christian on March 16. (Photo by Austyn Woolcott \/ Falcon News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Falcon baseball season is approaching and the Elmira High School seniors are ready to take it to the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading them will be varsity head coach JT Rhodes, assistant coach Ty Kohler and JV coach Ethan Davis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coaches said the priority this season is to make it to the post-season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur focus this year is not to be individuals,\u201d the coaches told Falcon News. \u201cIt is to out-work, out-hustle and ultimately out-team the other team to bring Elmira their first league championship since 1995.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first game of the season will take place on March 12 at 2 p.m. at Dayton. The first home game will be against Cascade Christian on March 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of the Falcon seniors are prepared to &#8220;out-work&#8221; the other teams so they can make it to the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Falcon News interviewed the seven seniors on their thoughts and goals for this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brenden Davis<\/strong> <strong>\u2014<\/strong> \u201cWork while they sleep, so I can live how they dream.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Austyn Woolcott \u2014<\/strong> &#8220;If you work hard enough it will pay off in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ethan Bennett <strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/strong> &#8220;If the team works hard and show up to practice every day, we can go to state.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Colton Leturno<\/strong> <strong>\u2014<\/strong> &#8220;If you treat each day like a training, we will go to state.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trentyn Herbert <strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>&#8220;Hit the ball and let&#8217;s go to state and win.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quinton Marshall \u2014<\/strong> &#8220;I hope everyone hits the ball and we go to state for our last year.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jonathan Rhodes<\/strong> <strong><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/strong> \u201cGive a man a fish, you\u2019ll feed him once. 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