At this point of the season, 12 games into it, Barnegat baseball coach Dan McCoy may be feeling like he’s been on a roller coaster. Some days everything’s going up with his team, and on other days there’s a downswing.

MAKING THE PLAY: Barnegat shortstop Declan Brain attempts to throw out a batter at first base during the third inning of the Bengals’ 7-4 loss to Manchester on April 24. (Photos by David Biggy)

“So far, there’s been good, bad and ugly,” McCoy said after his Bengals lost a 7-4 decision against Manchester on April 24, two days after hammering Lacey and a week after getting smashed by those same Lions. “Some days it’s good. Some days it’s bad.