Feb. 25, 2008
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH
Hello Vandy Fans,
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I am writing to you as I am sitting in the Phoenix airport. We are awaiting our flight after finishing our first weekend series of the 2008 season. Many of the guys are busy studying for midterms this week and the rest are playing cards, waiting to board the plane back to Nashville.
The trip to Arizona was a good one, but as a team, we know there are many things we need to improve upon. Personally, I had a nice trip because I had a chance to hang out with my parents, who flew out from Portland, Maine to watch me play. It is always great to see my parents because they don’t have the opportunity to see me play very often, so when they do, I try my best to make the most of it. Along with my parents, we had many fans and families travel to ASU to watch us play. It is always nice to look up in the stands at familiar faces and to hear the crowd cheering for us. So, a huge thank you to all of you that came out to support us! Our team really appreciates you.
On the road, I room with Brad French, who is probably the best roommate to have, since he is one of the smartest guys on the team. I always have school work to complete while we are traveling, so whenever I need help with this homework, he is the right guy to ask. Every morning, “Frenchy” gives me a word of the day that I can use in talking with Coach Corbin. This way, at breakfast each morning, I sound extremely intelligent in my conversations with Coach and I get him on it each time. He is usually so thrown off with my large vocabulary, that he doesn’t know how to respond. But, after a quick second, he always has a smart remark back to me. Off the field, our team is very close. When traveling on the road, we always go out to eat and find things to do in the area around where we are staying. We always have a great time together.
As many of you may have watched on the internet this weekend, we won 2 out of the 3 games versus some very good teams. The Saturday loss to Arizona State really hit us hard, but we knew we were going to have to get back up and play a tough game today versus Miami, Ohio. We won this last game in the bottom of the ninth inning, which is something our team works very hard to do. We never give up and always want to finish each game strong. Therefore, if you are at a Vanderbilt Baseball game and we are down on the scoreboard, do not leave early because if we are down 1 or 10, we are going to fight until the finish.
This week we have our home opener and our team is getting very excited about the game. It is always great to be at home and play in front of the best fans in the country at Hawkins Field. So please come out on Wednesday at 4:00 pm and cheer us on as we take on Evansville. We can’t wait for you to see and get to know our 2008 team. With your support, this is going to be a fun and enjoyable season. Go Dores!
Till Next Week,
“Flash”