Spring sports are officially underway and as always, our three communities will be well represented across the board.

It’s early, but here is my outlook on some of our teams as we head into the final season of the school year.

For baseball, the defending champion Bishop Hendricken Hawks will be intriguing, to say the least, as they look to go back to back.

The Hawks graduated last year’s MVP Griffin Crain, who was their best pitcher and hitter all season. Returning, though, will be Braeden Campbell and of course, Vanderbilt-commit Patrick Clemmey.

Clemmey is returning from Tommy John surgery and is expected to be ready to go as the team’s ace. His brother wound up being drafted in the second round a few years ago and Patrick appears to be a carbon copy. The lefty is 6-foot-5 with a 95-mph fastball. Assuming he stays healthy and is at peak form, he should be the state’s best pitcher.

We’ll see plenty of top performers in softball, which is arguably our deepest sport in terms of