With the 2012 Lehigh baseball season less than a month away, head coach Sean Leary and the Mountain Hawks are set to play one of their toughest schedules in program history. Lehigh’s 2012 slate is highlighted by the program’s first-ever trip to California where Lehigh will play eight games including three at No. 22 Cal which advanced to the second round of the 2011 College World Series.
The baseball season is just around the corner. A week before Lehigh kicks off its 2012 season at Davidson, Lehigh will be hosting its 2012 alumni event at Lucky Strikes Bowling Alley in Manhattan on February 16 from 7-10 p.m. The event will be hosted again by former Major League pitcher and Lehigh Athletics Hall of Fame member Paul Hartzell.
In this edition of Behind the Scenes, get an inside look at how the Mountain Hawks keep in shape during the off-season, and how they are preparing for the 2012 spring baseball season. - Produced by senior infielder Ryan Gajdos
The Lehigh baseball team concluded a successful fall season with its annual Brown and White series and a pair of exhibition contests. Unlike previous years, this fall had a different ring to it as Lehigh adds 12 freshmen into the mix after graduating a veteran group last season. Head coach Sean Leary has relied on his seven seniors this fall to mentor a young Lehigh team on and off the field.
The fall of 2011 represents head coach Sean Leary’s 22nd year of fall baseball and 17th as the head coach at Lehigh. One of the highlights of the fall is that Lehigh will be attempting a new alumni event. On November 5th, there will be an alumni tailgate starting at 10 a.m. with the event hosted at the baseball diamond which will be followed by attending the Lehigh-Holy Cross football game.