I was feeling a little cranky this afternoon following my diabetic exercise workout at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital. I thought I'd drop by UW-Whitewater's baseball facility, sit in the stands, and watch John Vodenlich's team practice.
I got to The Mills and discovered that their was actually a varsity reserve game going on. The young Hawks were taking on UW-Whitewater's club team.
The varsity reserves were handily ahead, 32 to 1, when I arrived. I didn't care. I plunked my butt into one of the stadium seats and simply watched how the Hawk coaching staff approached the one-sided affair.
In my eyes, the coaching staff made sure the youngesters were approaching the game the Warhawk way. Pitch selection, defensive positioning, communication were just some of the areas that were being taught even though the varsity reserve squad was handily ahead in the game.
By the way, the UW-Whitewater club team was also down in Florida last week participating in the NBCA Spring Training Showcase. The Hawk Club team played similar games against varsity reserve teams including: Ohio State, Northwestern, Colorado, Ohio University and Cornell. The Club team posted a 1 & 5 mark in the sunshine state. The win was vs. Colorado. All games were competitive with the winning scores all 10 runs or less.
For the record, the Varsity Reserve's defeated the UWW Club team 41-2 but it didn't matter. sitting in the stands under sunshine and mid-70s temperatures, I left the ball park cranky-free!
The Hawks host Marian University (WI) Thursday afternoon at James B. Miller Stadium. The first game of the doubleheader is set for 1 p.m. Bring you sun screen and I'll see you at the Mills tomorrow!
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