Chemistry isn’t like hitting or pitching or fielding. It can’t be necessarily taught.

And when it comes to the Salisbury Connie Mack baseball team, chemistry is something that group knows all about. In large part to a core group of Falcons that have been playing together since tee ball, this year’s team is on pace to have another successful regular season. And possibly even more.

Salisbury (10-4) is currently sixth out of 22 teams in the Lehigh Valley Connie Mack standings with two weeks remaining on the schedule. Qualifying for the postseason looks to be on the horizon for the second straight season, but Falcon head coach Bob Sopko is well aware his team must stay level-headed over the final stretch.

“I think with the kids that we’ve got and the way they’re playing right now, I think we have a pretty good shot,” Sopko said. “But once again we still have seven games to play.

“It’s mostly the same kids we had last year with an addition of a couple of other guys. Last year we had a pretty good record. A lot of our kids from the varsity team are playing on the Connie Mack team. They want to play together.”

When Salisbury made the playoffs last year, it was the first time under Sopko that the Falcons reached that level. The team had not made the LVCM playoffs for several years before the Salisbury varsity assistant took over the Connie Mack squad. After making last year’s postseason, the ceiling was a bit higher this season.

“We thought we would definitely hold our own this year,” Sopko said. “They set the goals a little higher to try and go a little further this year. We tell the kids, you can’t think about the expectations. It’s what you do to prepare yourself to accomplish those expectations.”

With a large number of players returning from that 2015 team, and a total of eight players from the Salisbury High School varsity team this past spring, why wouldn’t the Falcons aim high?

There is talent all over the field and in the batting box. Incoming junior Joey Galantini is batting a team-high .455 despite playing in only half of Salisbury’s games. Colten Hagadus is second in line with a .429 clip, 10 RBIs and 14 runs (team-high). Ryan Miller, who missed virtually the entire high school season with a broken bone in his hand, has impressed the coaching staff by batting .405 with 13 RBIs and 11 runs.

“We’re trying out a bunch of different positions. We’re letting kids play in different spots, especially kids that haven’t played certain positions before,” Sopko said. “We’re trying to make them a little more well-rounded and get them to know the game. They’ve taken that on and they really enjoy it.”

Lucas Irwin is batting .379 with 9 runs scored, but Sopko is also giving him an opportunity to pitch in relief. The results have been beneficial with Irwin, as he has yet to allow an earned run in 9.2 innings pitched.

Pete Dubois (.341, 14 RBIs), Josh Orlena (.316), Cole Warmkessel (.308, 10 runs) and Taylor Linn (.306, 15 runs) round out a Salisbury lineup that is batting .298 as a team.

On the mound, incoming junior Andrew Sukanick hasn’t lost yet through eight games. In 25.1 innings, he’s recorded a 5-0 record with two saves, a 3.04 ERA and 26 strikeouts. Warmkessel’s ERA leads the team with a clip of 1.48 in 23.2 innings, while Linn (2.80 ERA, 13 strikeouts) and Dakota Albertson (1.23 ERA, 12 strikeouts) have made names for themselves on the mound as well.

“It’s great chemistry,” Sopko said. “I think the chemistry is better this year than it was last year.”

Following Tuesday’s game against Emmaus, the Falcons take on Stroudsburg on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Salisbury High School. Thursday’s game against Catasauqua is also at Salisbury at 6 p.m.