Marsein owes its entry in the Bay League to a long friendship between mayor Carroll Eichhorn and Bay League founder John Baxter. The town of Marsein is little more than a village, and the farthest away from any other Bay League city. The towns of Haystack and Valerma, more centrally located and a bit larger than Marsein, wanted to join the league, but Baxter called in favors to get his friend's town included.
Their pitchers, not a particularly distinguished group of hurlers, will be helped by their home park, which is one of the more severe pitchers' parks in the league. Their top starter, Kevin Beik, exemplifies the rest of the stuff: he won't strike many out, making batters put the ball in play. The Knights do boast two of the top offensive talents in the entire league, a pair of 26-year olds in shortstop Robbie Isenhour and right fielder Mario DeGray. This is a doubles and triples-hitting lineup, and also a young one, with only two position players aged 30 or over. The Knights may not be the best team in the league now, but they've got a good chance to be competitive for several years.