Article: BASEBALL PREVIEW City teams come out swinging Gold Division race shapes up as a fight to the finish; Players To Watch Andy Baumgart, sr., Shoreland Lutheran: A 6-foot-3 pitcher-infielder who hit .537 last year and drove in 34 runs. Elvis Correa, sr., Milwaukee South: This talented senior had a 3-1 record with a 0.59 ERA last year. Brian DeLorenzo, sr., Waukesha Catholic Memorial: The left-hander was 5-3 last year with a 3.22 ERA. David Fellin, soph., Whitewater: One of the top players in the southern half of the state, he led the team with a .435 average and has the school record for hits in a season with 37. Jason Ganter, sr., Thomas More: The leftfielder hit .390 last season. Jon Gorr, jr., Beaver Dam: As a sophomore, Gorr lead Beaver Dam with 16 runs batted in while batting .299. Tyler Herbst, sr., Beaver Dam: One of the best infielders in the conference, he batted .311 and committed just five errors in more than 80 chances. Steve Jahnz, jr., Milwaukee Pius: As a sophomore, he went 7-1 with a 2.00 ERA and was the top pitcher in the junior varsity ranks. Joe Milroy, sr., Catholic Central: A 6-2 pitcher, he was 6-1 with a 1.10 ERA, striking out 65 in 32 innings. He also hit better than .500 last season. Nate Ottow, jr., Milwaukee Juneau: In the Blue Division last year, the 5-9 pitcher was 3-1 with a 1.85 ERA. He also plays the infield. Curt Pyral, jr., Milwaukee Juneau: The catcher-pitcher hit better than .410 last year.

Expect a rough-and-tumble baseball race in the Milwaukee City Conference's Gold Division this year, with at least four teams vying for the title.

Defending champion Milwaukee Riverside advanced to the state tournament last year and went undefeated in the conference with a 12-0 record.

Jaimeson Schnitzler returns as the No. 1 pitcher, Riverside coach Robert DeVorse said. The 6-foot-1 senior is 6-0 in two years of varsity experience with an earned run average of 0.61.

"He has gotten bigger and better," DeVorse said. "He and catcher Schuyler Belott have been working together since sophomore year."

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