THOUGH YOUNG, SHEN NINE HAS VETERAN PLANS.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS Staff writer

In theory, there is no such thing as a rebuilding year at Shenendehowa. Not with the baseball program anyway.

There is a concrete list of benchmarks that are strived for annually. The list is never compromised, never shortened.

``There are three things we play for every single year,'' Shenendehowa coach Jim Carrese said. ``We want to win our division of the Suburban Council. We want to win our section. And we want to try to win a state championship.''

And although this is the youngest Plainsmen team Carrese has coached in his eight years at Shenendehowa, there still are plenty of reasons for optimism this season. The Plainsmen have 10 seniors back from last year's …