It’s Baseball Season Again
By Evan Campbell
By Evan Campbell
Across the highway a softball field is under construction. What about the High School’s Baseball team? Last year a new coach, a new team, and a first happened. Coach Greg Cooper came to coach after the year the baseball team was basically non-existent. The coach before him was horrible, and he did home run derbies instead of working on the basics. However, Cooper changed that and created a team that went to districts. District is one place the team never has been to in while. The last time was in the 1970’s with a win at the Championship.
The baseball team was about 17 players last year. This year Coach Cooper had decided to hold tryouts for 40 players he predicted will show up on the first practice. Mandatory practice started February 19th; however, Cooper started a non-mandatory practice in January for those who feel that they needed help on their skills. The practice in January was open to anyone wishing to play baseball for the school. Now that Practice has started numbers have dropped from what Coach Cooper was hoping for. Practices for the first two weeks are three practices from five to eight o’clock. After that they will drop down to two and half hours practices
Right now the baseball team has about two seniors, seven juniors, five sophomores, and five freshmen. The first varsity game is a doubleheader against Salida on Thursday March 5. Currently the team is playing at Burland Ball fields on a completely dirt field. The field has earned nickname, the Burland Bounce, from all of the rocks on the field. Right now the team is practicing in the B Gym of Platte Canyon High School. Coach hopes to be out on the field by third week of practice.
Come out and support the baseball team at all of their home games.
