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• One week from Tuesday the season will kick into high gear with the opener down at LaGrange College. LaGrange is always good, it will be a great first test for the young Petrel squad.
• On February 10th we open up the home schedule with a doubleheader against Maryville College. We need parent volunteers throughout the season to help run the concession stand. We will be sending out an email asking for your help sometime this week. Any time you can give will be greatly appreciated. Remember the view from the concesion stand is the best seat in the house and also the warmest!!
• This past Saturday we had our first intrasquad game and we won! Both teams looked good, it was a well played game with just a few mistakes on the defensive side. The hitting warmed up as both seniors (Bob and Timmay) went deep in the game and overall the hitting was decent. On the rubber all pitchers did a good job throwing strikes. The walks were few and far between, but they must work on being more consistent with all of their pitches...We continue to improve everyday. The season is a marathon not a sprint. As long as we bring intensity and fire to the field everyday things will take care of themselves.
• Anybody see the box score from this weekend's basketball games? Senior secondbaseman Andrew Tulowitzky had a career high 36 points against Southwestern on Friday night. Tulo has now eclipsed the 1,000 career point mark. Congrats!! Can't wait till we get you back on the field! Aren't DIII athletics great.
• Recruiting News: We continue to reach out and find the next Petrel star...This year the long arm of OU baseball has reached all the way out to California!! The West Coast has exploded on our radar. There are 5 to 8 student-athletes looking seriously at the opportunities that OU has to offer. We have also reachd into the northeast with prospects from New Jersey, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania. Boys, "Welcome to Atlanta where the players play "- Ludacris

Stay tuned this week for a breakdown of the roster and the scouting report on LaGrange...