​When the brackets for the upcoming Junior American Legion State Tournament were revealed on Wednesday, Greenbrier Post 69 was not there.That may or may not have been expected, depending on perspective. Most programs find it a challenge to gain tangible success in their first year, particularly with a roster as young as the one Post 69 was putting on the field.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut, as the adage goes, success wasn’t necessarily measured by wins and losses. In regard to the main objective, the sentiment seems to be that the mission has been accomplished.“We’re really excited to have this opportunity, especially in Greenbrier County, to get something started up,” said coach Tanner McCallister. “The importance of it all is being able to transition from (high school) season, keep these guys together, help them grow, help them to develop; we’ve got a lot of young guys on this team. And just being able to work with them throughout the summer and set expectations for the upcoming season.”Greenbrier East coach Cory Mann got the ball rolling on the team’s creation as a way to establish continuity after the high school season is complete.“He approached a few of us about it,” McCallister said. “He’s really excited about getting it going, just to continue keeping his guys together. He’s got a really good attitude towards the community, and it’s really bringing our community together. And that was pretty much his main focus on kind of getting things going.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThere is certainly talent all over the field for Post 69, but youth is obvious. Many of the players are coming off success at the Little League and middle school levels but have yet to log a high school inning.Junior Legion teams are on the young end of the American Legion spectrum, but most players are veterans compared to Post 69.“At least half of our team is rising freshmen, so they just got done playing their eighth grade season,” McCallister said. “We have a few returners from (Greenbrier East’s) season in the spring, so these guys are just really, really trying to piece it together and understand what high school baseball looks like.”Just a few of the rising freshmen are Michael Boothe, who has shown big bat potential, Carter Huffman, a talented outfielder and left-handed pitching option, and Colton Dehaven, who led the team in runs scored and was a top base stealer with 13 in 15 attempts.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPost 69’s season finished with a 4-13 record after both scheduled doubleheaders this week were canceled. Not desirable results, but a foundation has been set.“Of course, we’d like to win more and the boys would like to win more, but with it being the first year, I think we’re just kind of rolling with the punches, just trying to keep things together,” McCallister said. “The main focus is just for us as coaches and as a community to develop good young men, get this thing going to wh