Program Philosophies

• School:  Verona Area High School
• Team Nickname: Wildcats
• City: Verona, Wisconsin
• Varsity Baseball Head Coach: Brad D'Orazio
• Athletic Director: Mark Kryka
• Conference: Big Eight (1st season - joined in 2008-09 school year)
• Conference teams:
  • Verona
  • Middleton
  • Madison West
  • Madison East
  • Madison Memorial
  • Madison LaFollette
  • Sun Prairie
  • Janesville Craig
  • Janesville Parker
  • Beloit Memorial

Program Philosophies:

All three high school baseball teams -- Freshmen, Junior Varsity, and Varsity -- are part of the Wildcat Program.  Each team operates under the same offensive and defensive principles.  Wildcat baseball skills and principles are taught at the Freshman level, expounded upon at the Junior Varsity level, and then mastered at the Varsity level.

The most important aspect of the Wildcat Baseball Program will be continuity.  The same skills and principles used at the Varsity level will be implemented throughout the program.

All teams in the Wildcat Baseball Program have the common goals of treating the coaching staff, teammates, parents, and themselves with respect, having fun, increasing the desire to improve, building on previously learned skills in order to provide continuity within the program, and playing the game with integrity and class.