High-school spring sports officially opened Monday with the first day of practices, and most teams will play their first games within the next two weeks.

I'm going to be hitting — pun intended — the area ballfields this week at Gig Harbor High and Peninsula High. I've been doing a bit of research today to get caught up, and below, I've got some quick-hit information on this year's Tides and Seahawks baseball and fastpitch teams, including their full schedules.

In case you missed it, here's the fastpitch feature we published Wednesday on Peninsula's Aspen Ison, one of the state's top pitchers who will play next year at Western Washington University.

Look for boys soccer and track and field previews next week, and we'll touch on area golf, tennis, lacrosse and water polo teams after that.

Before you read the following previews, here's a quick disclaimer: Prep teams often have unexpected missing personnel, so I may be incorrect about which players are returning and which aren't. I'm only going off who is eligible to return.

Some athletes move out of the district, or have injuries or other circumstances that force them out of action, but I don't learn about that until talking with coaches. For the same reason, I haven't listed any key newcomers to the squads. The full previews to be published March 6 will have more accurate roster information.

Without further ado...

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GIG HARBOR TIDES BASEBALL
— Coach: Pete Jansen, 24th season
— Last season: 15-6 overall, 12-2 in Class 4A Narrows League, advanced to West Central/Southwest bi-district tournament
— Defending league champion: Olympia
— Key personnel losses: OF Jake Ayers, P/1B Steven Daily, SS Austin Eibel, P Kyle O’Leary
— Key returners: P Kody Davis, sr., OF Drew Frame, sr., P Nick Gagliardi, sr., 1B/3B Garrett Gallinger, sr., OF Owen Guenther, sr., 2B Haak Wagner, sr.
— Opponents to watch: Olympia, South Kitsap, Tahoma

TIDES’ SCHEDULE
March 11 at Curtis, 4 p.m.
March 15 vs. Tahoma, 4 p.m.
March 16 vs. White River, noon
March 19 at North Thurston, 4 p.m.
March 20 vs. Timberline, 4 p.m.
March 25 vs. Stadium, 4 p.m.
March 27 at South Kitsap, 4 p.m.
March 29 at Central Kitsap, 4 p.m.
April 1 at Wilson, 4 p.m.
April 2 vs. Yelm, 4 p.m.
April 8 vs. Bellarmine Prep, 4 p.m.
April 10 at Olympia, 4 p.m.
April 12 at Stadium, 3:45 p.m.
April 15 vs. South Kitsap, 4 p.m.
April 16 vs. Central Kitsap, 4 p.m.
April 19 at Summit (Ore.), 4 p.m.
April 20 at Summit (Ore.), noon
April 22 at Yelm, 4 p.m.
April 24 at Bellarmine Prep, 4 p.m.
April 25 vs. Olympia, 4 p.m.

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PENINSULA SEAHAWKS BASEBALL
— Coach: Pete Weymiller, first season
— Last season: 18-5-1 overall, 13-2 in Class 3A South Puget Sound League, advanced to state playoffs
— Defending league champion: Peninsula
— Key personnel losses: P/1B Joseph Hanley, P Andrew Mattingly, OF Blake Valley
— Key returners: P/3B Austin Filkins, sr., OF Doug Kanouse, sr., P/OF Jimmy Price, sr., C P/2B Scott Russell, sr., Kailer Smith, sr., P/SS Alex Weymiller, sr.
— Opponents to watch: Auburn Mountainview, Enumclaw, Mount Si

SEAHAWKS’ SCHEDULE
March 11 vs. Olympic, 4 p.m.
March 12 at Bellarmine Prep, 4 p.m.
March 13 vs. South Kitsap, 4 p.m.
March 15 at Mount Tahoma, 4 p.m.
March 20 at Mount Si, 4 p.m.
March 21 vs. Bonney Lake, 4 p.m.
March 22 at Decatur, 4 p.m.
March 26 vs. Enumclaw, 4 p.m.
March 27 at Auburn Mountainview, 4 p.m.
March 29 vs. Lakes, 4 p.m.
April 2 at Bonney Lake, 4 p.m.
April 3 vs. Bonney Lake, 4 p.m.
April 5 vs. Decatur, 4 p.m.
April 9 at Decatur, 4 p.m.
April 10 at Enumclaw, 7 p.m.
April 12 vs. Enumclaw, 4 p.m.
April 16 vs. Auburn Mountainview, 4 p.m.
April 18 at Auburn Mountainview, 7 p.m.
April 23 at Lakes, 4 p.m.
April 25 vs. Lakes, 4 p.m.

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GIG HARBOR TIDES FASTPITCH
— Coach: John Taylor, third season
— Last season: 11-8 overall, 8-6 in Class 4A Narrows League, advanced to league tournament
— Defending league champion: Bellarmine Prep
— Key personnel losses: SS Maddy Foster, 2B Emma Hendrickson, OF Sam Kimble
— Key returners: P Anna Hitt, sr., 1B Corinne Luke, sr., OF Michaela Nelson, sr., 3B Aubrey Lindberg, jr., C Gracen Malich, jr., OF Anna Overland, so.
— Opponents to watch: Bellarmine Prep, North Medford (Ore.), Olympia, Wilson

TIDES’ SCHEDULE
March 13 at Olympia, 4:15 p.m.
March 15 vs. Lakes, 4:15 p.m.
March 20 vs. Stadium, 4:15 p.m.
March 22 at Yelm, 4 p.m.
March 27 vs. Wilson, 4:15 p.m.
March 29 vs. Olympia, 4:15 p.m.
March 30 vs. North Medford (Ore.), 2 p.m.
April 1 at Bellarmine Prep, 4 p.m.
April 2 vs. Timberline, 4:15 p.m.
April 8 vs. Lincoln, 4:15 p.m.
April 9 at South Kitsap, 4 p.m.
April 12 vs. Central Kitsap, 4:15 p.m.
April 19 vs. Yelm, 4:15 p.m.
April 22 at Olympia, 4 p.m.
April 24 vs. Bellarmine Prep, 4:15 p.m.
April 25 at Stadium 4 p.m.
April 26 at Lincoln, 4 p.m.
April 29 vs. South Kitsap, 4:15 p.m.
May 1 at Central Kitsap, 4 p.m.
May 7 vs. Peninsula, 4 p.m.

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PENINSULA SEAHAWKS FASTPITCH
— Coach: Melissa Miller, fourth season
— Last season: 20-6 overall, 13-2 in Class 3A South Puget Sound League, advanced to state tournament
— Defending league champion: Peninsula
— Key personnel losses: SS Anne Binschus, 3B Kayla Stelle, OF Rachel Wittreich
— Key returners: P Aspen Ison, sr., OF Kristin Jensen, sr., OF Kaitlyn McKinney, sr., 1B Tyler Stolz, sr., 2B Brittany Surratt, sr., C Alaina Morgan, jr.
— Opponents to watch: Bonney Lake, Enumclaw, Rogers (Puyallup)

SEAHAWKS’ SCHEDULE
March 11 vs. Olympic, 4 p.m.
March 13 at Rogers (Puyallup), 4 p.m.
March 18 vs. South Kitsap, 4 p.m.
March 19 at Auburn Mountainview, 4 p.m.
March 21 at Bonney Lake, 4 p.m.
March 26 vs. Enumclaw, 4 p.m.
March 28 at Lakes, 4 p.m.
March 29 at Franklin Pierce, 4:30 p.m.
April 2 vs. Decatur, 4 p.m.
April 4 vs. Auburn Mountainview, 4 p.m.
April 9 vs. Bonney Lake, 4 p.m.
April 11 at Enumclaw, 4 p.m.
April 16 vs. Lakes, 4 p.m.
April 17 at Decatur, 4 p.m.
April 23 at Auburn Mountainview, 4 p.m.
April 25 at Bonney Lake, 4 p.m.
April 30 vs. Enumclaw, 4 p.m.
May 2 at Lakes, 4 p.m.
May 3 vs. Decatur, 4 p.m.
May 7 at Gig Harbor, 4 p.m.