For Eric Long, now in his 16th season at Tabor Academy, his goals as head coach are the same.
“When I talk to the kids in the beginning of the season, we have three goals: win the Taft tournament, win the ISL and win that last game on Sunday in March,” Long said. “Those are the goals, and each season it is a process. We have come close a bunch of years, but we are still looking for that last win in March.”
Last year Tabor earned the No. 6 seed in the Chuck Vernon Elite 8 Tournament and lost, 1-0, to Nobles in the semifinals. But this year the Seawolves are looking to play to their strength with a veteran team.
“We lost three players from last year, so expectations are high to be competitive this year,” Long said. “We expect to lose six this year and seven next year, so we went from a younger team to older this year. We have 13 upperclassmen and added four freshman and a couple of sophomores, so I expect to be an older and strong competitive team this year and next.”
