The Albert Lea baseball team is in full swing despite the wet conditions outside. The Tigers have utilized the Tiger Cages in the Jobs Industrial Park to prepare for their season opener. - Tyler Julson/Albert Lea Tribune

The Tigers return 11 letter winners from last year’s 6-12 team, including seniors Carter Simon, Ian Ball, Parker Andersen, Carson Goodell, Jake Ball, Brock Hammer, Drake Dawson, Dalton Larson and Isaac Moyer; and juniors Koby Hendrickson and Gavyn Tlamka. - Tyler Julson/Albert Lea Tribune

Head coach Sean Gaston returns for his third season at the helm, along with his varsity assistants Dan Harms and Jay Enderson. Nathan Wilson and Jeremiah Mickelson will coach the junior varsity team and Corey Black and Matt Bitz will coach the ninth-grade team. - Tyler Julson/Albert Lea Tribune

Gaston said the main strength of the team will be experience. He said there are a handful of players who will be strong at the plate and on the basepaths. There are multiple returning pitchers, and Gaston is expecting one of them to step up and take the top role. - Tyler Julson/Albert Lea Tribune

The Tigers are scheduled to start their season April 4 with a road game in Faribault. Their first home game is set for April 5 against Hibbing. - Tyler Julson/Albert Lea Tribune