Baseball season: Now open

This fall felt like waiting for a package that would never arrive. But, by the soreness in my legs right now, I can say with great confidence that baseball season in San Angelo, Texas, has finally arrived.

Beginning on Sunday, the Rams began their two-a-day practices that have continued through Thursday. Each day the Rams have worked hard at refining the skills that they had gained during the fall workouts. Many teams across the country are using this week to knock the rust off, but the Rams worked very hard over the winter break to come back ready. The greatest evidence of that was on the first day. In order for the players to receive their practice gear, they had to first complete five, 300-yard shuttle runs under a given amount of time. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the 300-yard shuttle, it is comprised of running five, 60-yard lengths. The Rams showed they were ready to get started with the season and everyone earned their practice gear. Since then your Rams have had several good days of practice and are making daily strides toward a great season.

With just a few weeks until the first game, Friday begins our series of Intrasquad games which will be used as what Coach Brooks calls “dress rehearsals” for our opening day on February 6 against Ouachita Baptist. There is a lot of excitement building in the locker room as we prepare to get underway.

This season will surely bring many stories that will fuel this blog. I apologize for not updating over the winter break, but like many of our Rams I returned home to enjoy the holidays with family and was not in direct contact on a daily basis. As promised, I will continue to introduce all of the Ram players this week and next before classes begin on Tuesday.

Welcome back Ram fans. It’s baseball season.

Go Rams!