ALTOONA, Pa. - There are so many different ways to describe this team and what all transpired over the last week.
Jon Schwind: "We're resilient."
Tanner Anderson: "This team is clutch."
Alex McRae: "We know we are going to win."
Michael Ryan: "Chemistry. Cohesion. Camaraderie."
The majority of these players won a championship last season in the Florida State League with the Bradenton Marauders; however, you look up and down this lineup, and you don't see a roster full of highly-touted prospects.
Sure, you have the Pirates' top prospect Mitch Keller leading the staff, and there was Cole Tucker who contributed greatly until he broke his hand in Bowie last week.