The first day of spring will officially arrive tomorrow.

When I think of the spring months, the first connotation that delves into my mind are the sights and sounds of the baseball diamond. The familiar banter of coaches doling out directives, the crack of the bat and the ball slapping into the grasp of a catcher’s mitt are all synonymous with not only baseball but spring as well.

High school baseball teams kicked off their first practices of the 2015 season on March 2. The majority of squads played their first games this past week. Even though spring didn’t officially arrive until today, the weather these past three weeks has been spectacular which is conducive to not only baseball games, but practices. Oftentimes teams are forced to practice indoors due to inclement weather conditions. That hasn’t been much of a hurdle early in the season much to the delight of local players, coaches and fans.

I’m excited to see how the Eastside Catholic Crusaders, Issaquah Eagles, Eastlake Wolves and Skyline Spartans baseball squads perform on the diamond this spring. In 2014, Eastlake advanced the furthest of the four teams in our publication’s coverage area.

The Wolves, who compiled an overall record of 14-10, lost to the Kentridge Chargers 7-1 in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs on May 24 in Tacoma. Issaquah (14-10) and Skyline (13-10) both saw their seasons come to a conclusion with losses to the Redmond Mustangs in the Class 4A KingCo playoffs. Eastside Catholic had an overall record of 9-10 and didn’t advance to the postseason.

The 2015 season may have just begun, but there is no shortage of excitement with regard to high school baseball in Issaquah or on the Sammamish plateau with the troupe of talented teams in the area.

Shaun Scott:425-453-5045; sscott@bellevuereporter.com