Walking
onto campus, baseball was still a worry for me. During the summer, our coach
decided to leave and go to Swarthmore. I was devastated knowing that he was the
one that recruited me and now he is gone. Coming in knowing this, I knew that I
had to go out there and prove myself to the new coach. I found myself going out
to the field everyday with my roommate to throw and hit to get better and stay
focused, but we didn’t stop there, we would go out to either the turf to do
sprints or the weight room to lift.
Knowing that baseball is a spring sport, fall and winter are the times to work hard on my strength and conditioning. The good thing about having a roommate that is also on the baseball team is that we could push each other to work harder and never give up. The only problem was we didn’t have a coach. Our captain would put together intersquads to make sure we were playing together and prepared for when we got a coach. All of the guys would get together at the field and either hit or field and throw on the days we weren’t scrimmaging. This occurred just about everyday up until Friday.
Mr. Davey Jones called a mandatory meeting for all of the baseball players. We all knew what it was about and I was anticipating this day since they announced they were holding interviews for a new coach. Mr. Jones called us in and had us sit in the corner of the gym. He stated that they have found us a coach. The miracle was that he wasn't even one of the coaches that they have interviewed.
His name is Jed Morris and he played at the University of Nebraska and made it to triple a. When I heard this, I wasn't sure if I was more excited or impressed. As Monday rolled around and our first practice was hours away, I could wait any longer. Now that we have a coach and the Fall season is underway, I will be able to keep you updated on how the team is progressing and how the coach is impacting all of the players in throughout our 16 allowed practices. Until next week!
Knowing that baseball is a spring sport, fall and winter are the times to work hard on my strength and conditioning. The good thing about having a roommate that is also on the baseball team is that we could push each other to work harder and never give up. The only problem was we didn’t have a coach. Our captain would put together intersquads to make sure we were playing together and prepared for when we got a coach. All of the guys would get together at the field and either hit or field and throw on the days we weren’t scrimmaging. This occurred just about everyday up until Friday.
Mr. Davey Jones called a mandatory meeting for all of the baseball players. We all knew what it was about and I was anticipating this day since they announced they were holding interviews for a new coach. Mr. Jones called us in and had us sit in the corner of the gym. He stated that they have found us a coach. The miracle was that he wasn't even one of the coaches that they have interviewed.
His name is Jed Morris and he played at the University of Nebraska and made it to triple a. When I heard this, I wasn't sure if I was more excited or impressed. As Monday rolled around and our first practice was hours away, I could wait any longer. Now that we have a coach and the Fall season is underway, I will be able to keep you updated on how the team is progressing and how the coach is impacting all of the players in throughout our 16 allowed practices. Until next week!
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