They are young.
They are inexperienced.
But apparently, they are also pretty darn talented.
Middleton’s baseball team kicked off its Big Eight Conference season with a pair of wins over Madison East last week.
The Cardinals downed the visiting Purgolders, 6-0, last Tuesday. Middleton then toppled East, 16-4, last Friday.
The Cardinals improved to 3-0 on the young season.
“Overall, we did a nice job of manufacturing base runners and getting timely hits to extend our innings,” Middleton rookie manager Brent Jorgensen said. “We worked East's pitchers deep in counts and for the most part, we took advantage of their miscues. So far this season, our hitters have worked pitchers deep into counts, hit well with two strikes, and have attacked pitches in their preferred hitting zones.”