The Petrels have finished their first half of the season with a disappointing 4-17 record. After starting the season 4-0 we have fell on hard times with 17 straight losses...Hard to believe, but on March 16th it will be one month since our last victory. When examining the season thus far there really is not been one thing that sticks out on why we have not been able to break through....but I do know that it is not too late. We can still do some special things.
The team has been given off 4 consecutive days starting today. We need to refresh our bodies and minds and come back with a new sense of vigor and enthusiasm for the game. In one of my favorite movies there is a great line that applies to this exact situation:
"When the job goes wrong, you go back to the beginning." -Inigo Montoya
And that's exactly what we will do...We'll have 4 days of practice to go back to the basics, cover all the little things and be prepared as possible to play Centre College next week. I am the head coach and I take accountability for MY team. It is my job to put the guys in the best possible situations to win ballgames. During the next four days I will re-evaluate everything from the way we stretch to the way we call pitches. We will work not until we get it right, but until we can't get it wrong. I promise you we will be prepared. This team makes it fun to come to the ballpark each and everyday. They refuse to give up and I expect them to come back and get this going in the right direction. We have two Seniors who are staring their final 20+ games right in the face....I know both of them won't go without a fight. The freshmen on this team are no longer freshmen...they have been in the trenches, they have seen all they need to see. Time to relax, play ball and get Stormy on some folks.
With 12 SCAC games left we are by no means out of this thing. The 'real' season has only just begun. Centre College is up next and they are a very good team. Scrappy, hard-nosed and they can hit. If they do have a weakness (and all teams do) it is their pitching depth. It will be a fun weekend of some great baseball.
For all the doubters out there, for all the people who have jumped off the bandwagon....We'll see you in Memphis at the SCAC Playoff.........we'll save you a seat and a hot dog.
Go Petrels!!
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If you want to doubt us, go ahead..but I GUARANTEE every single doubter out there that the Petrels are not done, in fact, we haven't even begun to show what we are made of. Not only do we have talent and potential, but we have determination and heart. For all you doubters, like Coach said, Ill personally buy you a seat and a hot dog and even an OU shirt and hat to wear as you jump on the Petrel bandwagon 2nd half of the year and in the SCAC playoffs and beyond!
JJ
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