The Everett Merchants kick off their 2010 season tonight with a doubleheader against Kamloops at Everett Memorial Stadium.
The Merchants compete in the Pacific International League. The winner of the league qualifies for a trip to the World Series in Wichita, Kansas.
This year’s Merchants roster contains a mix of players mostly made up of players from Everett, Bellevue and Edmonds community colleges.
Merchants manager Harold Pyatte said outfielder Ian MacKay of BCC, first baseman Jace Sloan of Everett CC, catcher Tyler Cox of BCC and pitcher Bobby Lecount of Edmonds CC are all players to watch in the 2010 season.
“It’s like we recruited an all-star team from Bellevue, Everett and Edmonds community college,” Pyatte said.
The Merchants finished 29-9 last year, but Pyatte believes they can do even more this year.
“In my opinion, we have a deeper team this year,” Pyatte said. “We’ve got a lot of guys who can catch and flat out hit.”
Many of the Merchants’ players this year were drafted by major league teams, but chose not to sign, looking to improve with Everett.
“I’m going out on a limb, but I think we are going to be really good,” Pyatte said.
The first game of tonight’s doubleheader starts at 4 p.m.
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