The game was a part of an alumni day of sorts for the team: prior to the game, the team ate breakfast with their senior counterparts, and after, they held a barbecued lunch.
The game is held in the fall, instead of the spring, the regular time for the season. “We get better turnout in the fall,” Janie Edwards said, the wife of current head coach Bill Edwards. “24 alumni came back this year.”
The game is also for alumni to give whatever back they can to the school from which they came. “We support coach in all he’s done for us,” said Crystal Boid, a 1994 University graduate, and a 2-time Academic All American.
The game itself was not a hotly contested one, as the alumni appeared to be having more fun than competing. However, the current student-athletes were coached to take the game seriously.
The game is also preparation for the upcoming spring season for the students. “It is part of the conditioning process,” freshman second baseman Michele DesPasquale said. “It is an honor to play the alumni, and to uphold their tradition.”
DesPasquale enjoyed playing the alumni. “I could have done better, but I had a good time and had fun [regardless],” she said.
No comments:
Post a Comment