After a mediocre start, Catasauqua Connie Mack head coach Phil Ferguson believes his team is in a good position.

Through their first six games in the league, Catasauqua posted a 3-3 record, but their latest victory was a convincing win over Fullerton. During the first pan of games, Catty has its hands full with opponents who were all vying for the top spots in the league.

"We really had a difficult schedule to start the season," said Ferguson, who is in his first year at the helm. "I told the kids that I was ecstatic to be 3- 3 at this point of the season. They were a little down, but they played well and survived a tough part of our schedule.

"Now, we have a week where we'll play teams that have less wins than we do, and we should come through this in a good situation."

Ferguson noted that his team began a busy four game schedule this week with Lehigh Bethlehem Monday.

"We have the ability to pick up three wins this week," said Ferguson. "If we keep playing well, we should have a good week and that will bring us to the top."

Nate Pontician, a sophomore at Catasauqua, has been the workhorse and standout of the pitching staff. He also began the week hitting (. 545) and had an on-base percentage of .807. when he isn't on the mound, Pontician normally is at shortstop. He has garnered four game Most Valuable Player awards this season as coaches vote for the opposing team's "MVP" in each contest.

"That's incredible," stated Ferguson of his offensive statistics. "He has been phenomenal on the mound and all around. He has done it all for us so far."

Ferguson also has been impressed with the pitching performances of Rod Berger and Tom Hawk, both of whom are freshmen at Catasauqua.

"Those guys have been throwing very well," said Ferguson. "They both have good stuff and will be key pitchers for the high school staff in the next few years."

Other standouts in the early part of the season have been leadoff hitter Dylan Mitchell, who has hit better than .400 all season and has been a table-setter. First baseman Nick Shelak has hit over .30 and has been solid in the field. Also, John Stires and Sam Safadi have been key players off the bench.

Due to their familiarity, Ferguson expects his team to further jell down the stretch.

"These kids have been playing together since they were nine or 10," said Ferguson. "I also have worked with a number of them over the years. They are good kids and work hard. Right now, they are playing well in the field and hitting the ball.

"We'll see if we can reach another level in the next few weeks."