(BONNE TERRE) The North County Raiders baseball team gets their season underway Friday against the Perryville Pirates and Ste. Genevieve Dragons in the Valle Ameritime Opening Day Tournament. Head coach of the Raiders Chris McLain says they are bring back a number of talented college bound seniors who are expected to make a big impact.
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North County unveiled a new multi purpose training facility just a few short years ago and Coach McLain says that they’ve been utilizing it to get some swings and bullpen sessions in despite the icy weather we’ve had.
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The Raiders do enter the season with some questions to answer, in particular in the rotation.
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Hear the full interview with head coach Chris McLain:
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