Freemansburg head coach Keith Buss frankly has seen his season as a tale of two chapters.

He is optimistic the latter one can result in a strong carry-over next year in the Lehigh Valley Connie Mack playoffs as his team finished 8-11, just shy of qualifying in the top-10.

Buss's club won only one game in their 10 contests, but then they reversed the field and won six of their next eight games.

"We did a complete turn around," noted Buss. "We have been playing much better over the past few weeks."

The team needed to win out but also needed help, putting them in a tough situation to overcome the slow start. Despite of his team's overall record, Buss hasn't been totally surprised with his team's performance.

"This has been happening to us lately," stated Buss. "We got everybody together late because of the regular baseball season being pushed back due to the snow. We only had one team practice before we started playing, so we were a little concerned about the early outcome."

Buss eventually watched his team come together.

"It took us three or four days to get everyone in the right position," added Buss. "A lot of these guys didn't play together. But they started to play together. I think it took us a half season to get everything together.

"Now, we seem to have some good chemistry among us."

Buss noted the performances of first baseman Jonathan Draper and center fielder Andrew Flynn as a key to his team's success.

"(Draper) has been one of most consistent pitchers and he has been one of more reliable players," said Buss. "Andrew (Flynn) has been very steady in the outfielder for us and he has a good bat for us."