Several new faces will hit the diamond for the Hays Rebels as they vie for a return to the postseason.

James Howard, Hays baseball head coach, said expectations at Hays always center around making the playoffs. However, Howard said the team is setting its eyes on much more. 

“I think our goal this year is to kind of make a deeper run into the playoffs, not just be satisfied by making the playoffs,” Howard said. “If there is something we really want to improve on is to extend our...