Fort Pierce Beach, FloridaInstead of lying on the beach all day with my feet dipped into the water and the waves crashing against my legs...I spent my Spring Break with the UPJ Mountain Cats for their Spring Training in Fort Pierce, Florida! I'm not complaining though. I love these boys and wouldn't have had my Spring Break any other way! What can be better than spending a week in FLORIDA, the sunshine state, with my best friends and watching them play one of my favorite sports?! Driving 14 hours down there and back, now that's a different story, although it should have taken me 16 hours.
Mid 70 to low 80 degree weather, the sun shining bright, a light breeze to keep cool, sunflower seeds and Gatorade, cute boys on and off the field, and plenty of dedicated fans (grandparents, parents, siblings, girl friends, and me). Unfortunately, the team didn't play as well as expected and they came back bummed and stressed. They went 2 and 6 in Florida where last year they went 8 and 2.
The Mountain Cat team opened the season with a 17-7 win over Felican College (in New Jersey) on March 4, 2007 at 6 p.m. This was the first game of the season for UPJ because of three post-poned games due to cold weather conditions. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Chuck Boring (Dilltown, Pa) struck out 10 batters in five innings earning the win. Junior shortstop Chris Turka (Natrona Heights, Pa) went 4-for-6 with three doubles and five runs and senior outfielder Adam Plummer (Bellwood, Pa) went 3-for-6 with two runs scored. Senior first basemen Bill Colosimo (Summerhill, Pa) and sophomore outfielder Matt Hanley (Delmont, Pa) both had three hits with three and four runs scored respectively. Senior catcher Paul Pentz (Johnstown, Pa) batted a three-run homerun to add to the total offense statistics.
Click to view the box scores and line scores of this game.
The other win the Mountain Cats pulled out of the trip was on March 7, 2007 against C.W. Post University (New York) resulting in a score of 9-6. Junior right-handed pitcher Zach Toth (Sarver, Pa) took the win giving up six runs and only seven hits and striking out eight hitters. Adam Plummer (Bellwood, Pa), senior outfielder, went 4-for-4 with four doubles with senior first basemen Bill Colosimo (Summerhill, Pa) going 3-for-4 and freshman infielder Dan Mangini (Lower Burrell, Pa) following right behind them with three hits and two RBI. Junior second basemen Dan Delsignore (Johnstown, Pa) also tallied up two hits and two runs scored.
Mid 70 to low 80 degree weather, the sun shining bright, a light breeze to keep cool, sunflower seeds and Gatorade, cute boys on and off the field, and plenty of dedicated fans (grandparents, parents, siblings, girl friends, and me). Unfortunately, the team didn't play as well as expected and they came back bummed and stressed. They went 2 and 6 in Florida where last year they went 8 and 2.
The Mountain Cat team opened the season with a 17-7 win over Felican College (in New Jersey) on March 4, 2007 at 6 p.m. This was the first game of the season for UPJ because of three post-poned games due to cold weather conditions. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Chuck Boring (Dilltown, Pa) struck out 10 batters in five innings earning the win. Junior shortstop Chris Turka (Natrona Heights, Pa) went 4-for-6 with three doubles and five runs and senior outfielder Adam Plummer (Bellwood, Pa) went 3-for-6 with two runs scored. Senior first basemen Bill Colosimo (Summerhill, Pa) and sophomore outfielder Matt Hanley (Delmont, Pa) both had three hits with three and four runs scored respectively. Senior catcher Paul Pentz (Johnstown, Pa) batted a three-run homerun to add to the total offense statistics.
Click to view the box scores and line scores of this game.
The other win the Mountain Cats pulled out of the trip was on March 7, 2007 against C.W. Post University (New York) resulting in a score of 9-6. Junior right-handed pitcher Zach Toth (Sarver, Pa) took the win giving up six runs and only seven hits and striking out eight hitters. Adam Plummer (Bellwood, Pa), senior outfielder, went 4-for-4 with four doubles with senior first basemen Bill Colosimo (Summerhill, Pa) going 3-for-4 and freshman infielder Dan Mangini (Lower Burrell, Pa) following right behind them with three hits and two RBI. Junior second basemen Dan Delsignore (Johnstown, Pa) also tallied up two hits and two runs scored.
Faint, Jewart, Boring, Mangini, Good, Gallaher, Parnell, and Campanella by the pool in Florida.
Turka, Stere, Huey, deBethune, and Ronan in their hotel room in Florida.
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