“A Good Day for Baseball”

 Last Friday, September 21^st, 2007 the Peru State College baseball team embarked on a trip to the Kansas City, Missouri area.  The purpose of the trip was two-fold.  First, to practice, learn and enjoy the game at its highest level.  Second, to provide a relaxed atmosphere that would hopefully allow these student-athletes to remember that the game of baseball is fun and that it is something that should be enjoyed.  Indeed, the trip turned out to be one that many of the bobcat players won’t soon forget.  It was a truly positive, productive and educational day for all who attended. 

 Around 11:30 am the ‘Cats made their first stop at the Mac-N-Seitz baseball academy.  The academy is owned by former major league ball players Mike “Mac” Macfarlane and Kevin Seitzer (http://www.mac-n-seitz.com/).

The 2007-2008 edition of the bobcats practiced in the spacious indoor facility for roughly two hours.  During that time several bobcats received personalized instruction from the long time catcher for the Royals, Red Sox’s and A’s.

According to head coach Jason Cronin, “we were very excited when the opportunity arose for us to go down to the academy and receive the highest quality instruction for our catchers and hitters.  We are very grateful to Mr. Macfarlane who took time out of his very busy schedule to help our players grow.  The knowledge and experience received from a long time major league ball player is invaluable.” 

After the practice and instruction session the bobcats then headed off for a nice team meal.  After everyone ate nearly way too much, the “Cats” then proceeded to take in a Kansas City Royals game.  On this night the Royals played host to the Cleveland Indians.  The team arrived at Kauffman Stadium (more affectionately known to Royal fans as the “K”) around 5:00 pm.  The early arrival allowed everyone to take in some pre-game batting practice. 

As for the game itself, the Indians were still in contention for the best record in major league baseball.  The Indians did nothing to hinder those hopes by sending their ace C.C. Sabathia to the hill.  This night would belong to the “Tribe” as Sabathia kept his CY Young hopes alive with a 5-3 win over the Royals.

Coach Cronin would like to thank first year assistant Coach Brad Martin who helped make this trip possible.  Coach Martin serves as a coach within the highly respected Mac-N-Seitz organization.