Count Down to First Pitch - Who are you playing???

Feb 2nd against Ouachita Baptist here in Austin Tx

Feb. 22 vs. Ohio State in a Tournament in Millington, TN

St. John's is playing Gardner Webb at Winthrop, SC in their tournament. They will also get to play Kent State and UNC the next week at Winthrop's Coca Cola Tourney. Can't wait!

Go Red Storm!

redstormdad

AS a St John's Alum I will be there with you in spirit

Thanks TR! We can't get to all of the games as well, being all way out on the West Coast. But we're looking at some travel options. The Winthrop Tourney's in South Carolina look good, but so do the series against Norte Dame and Louisville. We have to chose between some of them because of costs and work.

One good thing is coming out of this, though. The team plays Cal State Northridge for a weekend, 4 game series the weekend of March 7th. And thats only 46.3 miles from our home. We'll finally get to see our son playing D1 Baseball close to home. His 91 year old grandpa is very proud, as we are too.

Thanks for the support and for all your great insight about this great sport.

Go Red Storm!

12 Noon, Feb. 2nd, Oklahoma Southwestern v. Henderson State in Arkadelphia, AR -- a double header.

Long range forecast is for mostly cloudy and a high of 57 degrees.

TRhit and redstormdad;

I will never forget # 29 Frank Viola from the redmen in game 1 CWS (1980). He threw a complete game against us.

Husband was a pitcher at St. Johns and was in a tough spot when they played son's CCU team in the Regionals last Spring. We are pulling for SJU, but not to be in our Regional this year. CCU opens against Maryland, 4:00pm at home! Of course I will be there!!!!

Freshman (rookie) parents getting excited and nervous about our sons opening day-

Feb.22 vs Arkansas-Little Rock @ Arlington

puma1

Have a senior on the terp squad and will also be down there! I wish you the best(to an extent of course)

Michigan State opens at Stetson in Florida, where the fans are outstanding!

terpfan
Ditto on the well wishes. lets hope for it to be alittle warmer than the past opening days. COurse coming from Florida, my defination of cold and yours from up yonder are probably different. Can't wait! Staying in Conway, or on the Beach?

I have been down to SC three times in February since my son started school there and each time I was glad I brought along my long underwear

The Columbia Outlet store had nice warm jackets on sale for us Floridians. Hoping I won't need it this year????

puma1
we are staying at the beach at some place called the springmaid.

terpfan - I am not sure you will like that place. I am sending you a pm.

CD
Man, thanks alot for the heads up. I don't like staying at those type of places.I'm going to stay at one of your suggested alternatives.I really appreciate the help.

Flying to Austin (at Concordia) to see them open February 15th(3 game series). I need a great breakfast on the 16th in Austin before going to the Saturday game, any recomendations?

CD,as you know, we(UNF) opened our season last year against CC,Virginia, and Elon on Feb 9th in Conway and you are 100% correct about the weather. All 3 of our games were at 3:00 and by 5-5:30 we(in the stands) were frozen.

After sitting(and freezing) through 2 straight losses to Coastal Carolina, and Virginia we were also down to Elon on Sunday and could not wait for the game to end that frigid Sunday afternoon. So what happens? The coach decides its a good time for our son to make his college pitching debut-GREAT! He's ALSO been sitting and freezing for 3 days. Well, he proceeds to go in and throw strikes and get us out of the inning and ended up getting 5 k's in 3 innings and did a pretty decent job-made Mom and Dad very proud. Yea, we still lost.

As a side note, Coastal won all 3 games and CC's shortstop looked great.

We stayed less than 3 miles away at a Comfort Inn(very nice) with a real good Mexican restaurant next door.

This year we start off Feb 22nd at the Baseball Grounds(AA Field) in Jacksonville with Mississippi State. I hope it's a little warmer.

Moc, that's where we stay. It's very comfortable and convenient. I KNOW that this year, compliments of the NCAA (moving back the starting date) it will be sunny and hot on opening day at Coastal!!!!

puma1 , I knew that eventually someone would come up with a positive reason for moving the opening day back a month-thanks .

I think maybe your son pitched against us last year if you are who I think you are-also one game in HS as well. Very strong arm.

Good luck this year!

BTW if you're from Polk County then you know what Moc is short for. I'll bet they'd love to have your son there.

Moc1 - thank you for your kind words!

I'll be following both of yours closely this year

The place that puma1 and Moc1 referred to (Comfort Suites) was one of the places I referred terpfan to. I believe puma1 met my parents there

We will be travelling to Lexington Virginia to play VMI in a 3 game set starting Feb 22nd.

Made the same trip two years ago around the same time when JME was a freshman. Friday rained out, Saturday game delayed and finally finished the Saturday game Sunday and played another 9 after that. It was cold. Son came in to pinch hit in the last inning of the last game. That was a long trip for one at bat. Hope this year the weather is a little better but figure February is still February in Virginia. I'll be taking plenty of warm clothes.

Terpfan, my son played select ball in 5th,6th and 7th grade with a couple of kids on your roster.

CD

I will try and provide a scouting report for you on VMI when I get back.

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Originally posted by ILVBB:
Flying to Austin (at Concordia) to see them open February 15th(3 game series). I need a great breakfast on the 16th in Austin before going to the Saturday game, any recomendations?

I highly recommend Trudy's on west 30th street. Only about four blocks from the campus.

Moc1
Thanks! I wish my son was down the street at FS for purely selfish reasons. (5 minutes versus 9 hours!) Quite a few of his friends are Mocs also and I hope to cath them in a few games this spring. His God-brother, is a Soph.outfielder for UNF from Lakeland High School.
CD
Are your parents coming for opening weekend? I hope to share Continental Breakfast with them and all the other families that stay there.

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CD
Are your parents coming for opening weekend? I hope to share Continental Breakfast with them and all the other families that stay there.

puma1 - yes my parents and my in-laws will all be staying there opening weekend. They all look forward to those magnificent breakfasts I'll tell my Mom to look out for you!

jme - I'll take the scouting report but it will probably go something like this: Runs will be at a premium as they had two pitchers pitch in the Cape the last two summers. Their big issue is scoring runs themselves. It will take a well-played game to beat them. They swept Florida in three games last spring.

CD

That matches up pretty well with what I have read about VMI so far this year. Should be a great test for Lafayette to get a feel for what this years team is capable of doing.

puma1-Small world-We're counting on big things from Preston Hale this year(he should have won the "Flex-off" this year-well-built). Really nice parents.

Also friends of former teammate of your son, Kyle Moeder-His Dad and I played basketball together-although BIG Bob was GOOD. I just passed him the ball.

Hey jmepop,
No kidding? I see you are now in fla.I take it this was not always the case.
CD,Puma
I took your advice and am booked @ the comfort inn at conway.The springmaid will be wide open for the uninformed!

once again many thanks

Moc1-It sure is a small world!! My son and Kyle M. played 8U s****r together and Preston's parents (my son's God parents) have been friends just as long. Am glad he is doing well. Saw him get his first college hit in that freezing tournament at Coastal. He's a very intense young man! He needs to stay healthy-he has unusual accidents...kicked by a horse, was one!

terpfan
Now you'll have to deal with all us Coastal crazies at breakfast!

I think I just got set up!

Terpfan

He grew up in Gaithersburg and played for the GSA Select team for several years. The team they sent to Cooperstown is still pretty well represented in college ball today. At Maryland its Pupa and Rozak, Marshall plays for Richmond, two Gorgen's one at UCI and another Riverside, Handler plays at Lasalle, Hurd at Towson, Newman at Winthrop,Boyd at GW and there were a couple others that I can't recall right now, but needless to say that was a talented bunch of 12 year olds.

Wow, That was a strong cluster of talent.Pupa is new so I don't know him yet but "Rosie" as all terp fans call mike is one of my favorites.Perhaps you remember his mother Marion she too has become a good friend.Did your son go to high school in gburg?

Terpfan,

sent you a PM

Feb. 22nd is opening day for the Dirtbags in a series at home against Rice. Can't wait!!!

Feb 22 is opening for Eater Nation in Reno, Nv vs the Nevada Wolf Pack.....First three days at Mammoth sking, hot tubbing and bar hopping, then three days of baseball and nights of casinos....the life as a moose is good.

BW - how is the new coach thus far? rz1's son pitched for Coach Gillespie last year in pro ball for the Yankees. The coach is aware of what it takes to win the whole ball of wax. Wouldn't that be sweet. Hope BW Jr. has a big year!

DB2BMom - So you guys are going to start out by beating up on the weak sisters of the poor? What an opening series! Hope Vance has a big year!

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Originally posted by Bullwinkle:
Feb 22 is opening for Eater Nation in Reno, Nv vs the Nevada Wolf Pack.....First three days at Mammoth sking, hot tubbing and bar hopping, then three days of baseball and nights of casinos....the life as a moose is good.

Ahh, now we know why we all work so hard with helping our players in the recruiting process.

Travel perks!