Baseball Tryouts...

Hey everyone, I’m going to catch you up in the world of Union Catholic. The spring athletic season officially started on March 1st, 2007. I was planning on trying out for baseball and I did just that. Tryouts started on March 2nd, and I tried out with the freshman and sophomores. The juniors and seniors tried out separately. There were a lot of freshman and sophomores, and the tryout became pretty interesting.
The first day of tryouts was the worst. It was too cold to be outside, so we ran and did drills in the gym. We ran a lot, and everyone was really tired. We also did conditioning with push-ups, jumping jacks, and stretching. After that we hit in the cages, and pitched on the gym floor. The next day was al little easier. We threw, stretched, and took ground balls in the parking lot. Some of the guys had a rough time, but I thought I held my own pretty well. After that we hit and pitched in the gym again. The final part of the day was the mile run around the school. You run 3 laps around the school and it’s a little over a mile. I won my race, and I was pumped for the third and final day.
The final day was the same set-up as the 2nd day, and I won my mile race again! When we were done we were told to go in the locker room and wait to be called into the coach’s room to find out if we made the team. I was the last one called, but when I was called in I found out I had made the JV team! I was one of three freshmen to make the JV team. I was so excited to be on the team, and I can’t wait for opening day!