Coach Ken Dildine won’t relent from the fact he believes his Post 122 Junior Legion baseball team was significantly better than its final 4-14 record.Trouble is, the errors were too frequent and the bats not active enough, keeping Warrenton from achieving its goal of reaching the postseason.“I still believe the caliber of our team was Top 5,” said Dildine. “If you take the wins we lost because of errors, that would have put us in the fifth or sixth spot as far as standings go.”Post 122 opened the season with three losses before defeating Sullivan, a team it would beat twice. Warrenton also topped Pacific and Daniel Boone.“It’s disappointing to know the boys have that potential,” said Dildine. “It seems like we lost focus sometimes.”Errors down the stretch were critical for Warrenton, as it committed 47 as a team.“Nearly everyone committed errors in the seventh inning,” said Dildine.Hitting was a struggle as well, as just three players batted over .300.James Dotson batted .353 with 18 hits and eight runs.“He was one of the few who didn’t strike out very much,” said Dildine. “And when he hit the ball it made good contact.”Chris Garrett batted .323 with 10 hits in limited action, while Brandon Purkaple batted .311 with 14 hits and nine RBIs.“We changed his stance two or three times,” said Dildine. “Once we got him in there, he was really pounding the ball well for us.”Dildine was also pleased with the hitting approach of Austin Dixon, who improved toward the end of the season.“We started filming things he was doing, looking at hands,” said Dildine. “Once he got rolling he was really able to place the ball and hit it well for us.”Purkaple was also one of the most relied-upon figures on the mound, carrying a 2.07 ERA through a team-high 33 innings. He struck out 34 batters and walked 21.“He was our most dominant pitcher,” said Dildine. “Every once in a while he’d get a little carried away and walk a couple.”Ryan Adams and Dotson each pitched 23 innings. Dotson sported a 2.07 ERA, whiffing 19 batters and walking seven.“Dotson threw an exceptional curve ball and also kept the ball down,” said Dildine.Adams had a 3.95 ERA, striking out eight and walking nine.“Ryan was probably our most controlled pitcher,” said Dildine. “For the most part his ground ball to fly ball ratio was astronomical.”“Our pitching staff was one of the strongest points of our defense this year,” said Dildine. “They didn’t have a high ERA in any of our games.”Dildine is expecting to lose Dotson and Garrett to the AAA team, but is anticipating the return of the bulk of his lineup.“This year we were one of the youngest teams in the league, but next year we should be one of the oldest.”JUNIOR LEGIONDerrick Forsythe Photo.