Season approaching fast

H-Mom -
David Nicholson looked good and was 2 for 5 today -- Cal beat BYU 11-1. The real story, though was a freshman from the LA area, Brennan Boesch. Picture this.... you're up to bat for your first time in college -- first pitch comes your way and you take it over the left field fence for a two run homer. Second at bat, you single up the middle. Third at bat, you walk. Fourth at bat, ANOTHER 2 run home run, this time over the right field fence. Do you think he got a steak dinner tonight? Wow!
BTW, anything special going on down your way tomorrow?


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UKMB ...

I don't see your name on the list of members lurking at this hour ... but

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BTW, anything special going on down your way tomorrow?

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Well now, let me think about what I have to do Friday ... starting the day with breakfast out with hubby, then coming home to get ready for the big opening day of the '04 season. Son was here for dinner tonight and a relaxing evening in front of TV, watching a very funny movie with his family (and future family), getting tons of advice from Dad about tomorrow's event. Dad reminds him to eat a good lunch (he has classes tomorrow but is going to miss the last one to get ready) and Son looks at me and says ... Have I ever pitched before? Banter went back and forth and we were all very relaxed and laughing a lot with each other. Something tells me Son is ready for some baseball.

Please send good thoughts and wishes our way.

By the way ... what an impressive start for the freshman Brennan Boesch. Wow ... bet he was floating 3 feet off the ground. And won't you be glad to have some offense like that behind your pitcher next year?

H-mom

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URKMB,

I have dreams like that for my son's first college game.

Mary Ann,

Ryan told us last night that he is now competing for playing time in RF as well as relief pitching...his competition in RF is a senior so we'll see how that unfolds. I know the coaches are going to play the guys who hit the most consistently so the opportunity is there for him. I hope he gets to play against you guys. I can't wait for the first game!

Ann

URKMB - WOW! The San Jose paper did not do Brennan justice, just a very short blurb. Thanks for adding the details. Can't wait to see him play this year.

H-Mom - Best wishes for a great start for your son tonight.

Baseball is ROLLING! Please stop the rain!

justbaseball, I like the new Spartan logo, but the colors are all wrong..... I prefer green!

RHP05Parent - LOL!

OK - who's gonna be late for the Super Bowl party this weekend so they can see their favorite college team play? I know I am.

I remember last year watching Stanford/Santa Clara on Super Bowl Sunday and a no-hitter through 8 2/3 for Stanford. If I remember right, a Santa Clara freshman broke it up with a double in the gap with 2 outs in the 9th. I was only one a handful left at the end of the game. Baseball anytime over football for me.

HMom:

Best of luck to AJ tonight! He is going to have a fabulous season! I will enjoy hearing all the highlights!

justbaseball ..

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If I remember right, a Santa Clara freshman broke it up with a double in the gap with 2 outs in the 9th.

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Man ... no offense to any Bronco fans here but I hope history doesn't repeat itself on Sunday.

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OUBsMom - you are so correct -- don't we all!!!(me with the pitcher equivalent, of course -- no home runs given up in my scenario.... ) JustBaseball - happy to oblige. Bay area sports coverage of college baseball is typically poor, particularly in the early season, although I would like to try and change that. Anyone want to help me launch a grass roots campaign in that direction?

I would be curious to know how the other California teams are doing. I did hear that Stanford won today, as did Cal (with another freshman hitting highlight as Chris Errecart hit a grand slam in the first inning today). I wasn't at the game so can't give you the play by play.

I can also report that although UC-Riverside dropped their first game today against Santa Clara (6-2), starting pitcher AJ Shappi pitched a solid six innings, allowing only one run on six hits and 0 walks. Should be a great weekend of California baseball!
Good thing there is nothing else going on this weekend !

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UKMB ...

Thanks for the call. When my phone rang last night, I just knew it was you. Hubby was chuckling in the background at my "internet connections" ... met another internet chum (a Santa Clara mom that I am pretty sure I met here on HSBBW tho I can't remember her board name) at the game and will have breakfast with her this morning and the my NorCal buddy called.

Shap had a good outing ... said he still had some "first game" nerves (He doesn't have a clue what that means. I was so nervous, my hand was shaking while I kept score.) But he really looked good on the mound ... and the highlight for us "he doesn't have the velocity but boy can he pitch" parents ... topped out 2 times at 91 and once at 90, cruised most of his game at 86-87. Not bad for a guy who topped out last season at 88, heh?

So, for the team, today is another day. Hopefully the bats can come alive and we can support the pitching staff a bit better.

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Thanks MA!
Glad to hear he had a great outting and represented "the club" well!

I think you're having breakfast w/ 12sMom. Her son goes to Santa Clara. She's from Oregon.

Have fun!

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Colleen ...

Had breakfast with 12sMom (and "12sDad"). We met briefly at Fri night's game, and had already made plans to meet for breakfast Sat a.m. They are wonderful people ... and had I known what her profession was, I might have asked for help while my kid was on the mound.

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Itsoutofhere - Congrats on your son's double yesterday!

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First intra-squad scrimmage tomorrow - first game 3 weeks from tomorrow. Oh baby!

Justbaseball - Are you loving life right now or what???

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URKMB - You betcha! We're less than 2 weeks away now - how about you?

Was this a sunny California weekend for baseball or what?

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It's showtime!
First scrimmage game is tomorrow, another next Saturday, with the first non-league game in 9 days.

First scrimmage scheduled for tomorrow and then a pre-season tournament starting this weekend - keep the rain away!!

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What is it about parents of right-handed pitchers that gets them so juiced up for baseball season? I don't know if it's a coincidence but if you look at the wonderful posters that I know, they have that common denominator. Hope the rains clears out of here. I was going to watch a scrimmage today with Mr. Bergesen pitching over at Encinal but they don't play in a lake. This fan is looking forward to seeing all of the posters' pitchers in the next few weeks. Thank goodness we have had college ball for the last three weekends to get our fix!

Rain....No baseball today!

Thanks, calbb - I hadn't made the connection, but you're right. Look forward to seeing you at the field! Nice news about BF's commit to West Point, isn't it - I think he will do very well there!

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Well calbb - you're probably right as usual, but I know at least one lefty's dad who is just as excited as we are for both the HS season and the summer.

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I'm excited to watch him as well! See you soon at the ballpark and thanks for the support on the other side.

calbb - You got it. I'd like to pop those boneheads from time-to-time.

See ya soon!

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Yes, LHP parents get excited too. First game on Thursday and then son should get the start against highly regarded B O'Dowd on Saturday. Will be a good test for him against some very good NorCal bats.

do you think a sophomore's name could be thrown around places if he is seen as an AWeSOME player?

Dont Try..
You Already Lost..

Any of you getting your games in this week? Our scrimmage today was cancelled - hopefully things will dry out enough by the weekend.

Good Luck to Matt on Saturday - hope he has a great game against Bishop O'Dowd. You all playing a tournament this weekend or just games?

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Thanks for the luck URKMB and good luck to your son and his team also, with the trio MV has on the mound you should have much success this year. These are just games, look forward to meeting you on 3/18. Say hi to the Fischers for me.

Hey - good luck to both of your boys.

This year, more than ever, I want to get out and see some HS games across the Bay - I hope to get over to see your sons at some point.

Have a great year!

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Hope to see both your sons pitch this year, too - I'm reasonably sure I'll see one of them on the 18th.... so I'll send my good wishes along now NorCalif Dad - I'll pass along your message to J&J and look forward to meeting you in a few weeks. We'll see about MV - the potential is there for sure, and the pressure is on our 04's from our s.c.r.a.p.p.y junior who throws heat! Just - are you playing any pre-season games out our way? We're playing Serra again this year in the pre-season, but over here this time. No more rain, please - it's time to play!

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