Fall Ball...

Sorry it has been awhile but I'm going to bring you up to speed on all that has been happening.

• Fall practice is in full swing and the first impressions are very good. Almost every position on the field has a heated competition and its been exciting to watch the guys push each other every day. This is something we have not had here at OU in a long time.
• The pitching staff (and we can actually call it a staff) is starting to impress. In our first fall intrasquad they threw a combined 16 innings only walking 2, while striking out 14.
• We have been using wood bats all fall and the guys are starting to get the feel of how to handle a real bat. I have always been a huge proponent of using wood bats in college baseball. We will use the wood all fall and winter, we believe that wood teaches you how to get the barrel on the ball and take the proper swing path .
• Fall Game this Friday 4pm at Anderson Field!! Doubleheader against Atlanta Christian College. We are still working on getting the LIVE stats going for this game.

• There has been little change in the status of the batting cages....
• We have started to get some response on the Petrel Partner program. We are looking to really step up our efforts here in the next few weeks. A couple of projects we are looking at are: Adding padded railings in front of both dugouts, adding lights inside the dugouts, new Casey pitching machine, and a Turf Halo around home plate.

Have a Great Petrel Day!!