We got the bats out for today at practice. Hitters took some rips off the tee, then we finished with target practice. The freshmen struggled to hit the target (7 out of 36). So old man Greco steps up and nails the target four times in his first six tries. The greenhorns have some work to do.
Ciro Frontale looked real good off the tee and showed why he was All CNY back at Bishop Ludden. He took home the 'W' for a great practice and spoke about how his new team has accepted him and his love of competition. He's a gamer.
Coach Bowman did a bunch of PFP and pitcher-specific work outs. During the stretching, freshman Cody Herman was in the center of the circle, and each pitcher asked him questions to get to know him better. He likes rap music and the Broncos and revealed his celebrity crush.
Yesterday, Dan Lumadue took home his first 'W'. The big freshman looks like a finisher -- runs through every sprint, does what he's told, looks you in the eye. Veteran teammates appreciate the way he goes about things every day. He wrapped up practice by shaking everyone's hand and offering a word of encouragement as each player walked out the door.
I'd like to give a shout out to Taylor Gahagen (2011). He is on the cover of this quarter's Statement, the Fredonia State alumni magazine. There is feature article (along with Maddie Brown soccer, 2013; and Nik Fattey, hockey, 2002) about their jobs with HARBORCENTER and the involvement with the Sabres. Taylor offered up some Sabres tickets for us -- we may take him up on that at some point.
Taylor was a stellar hockey goalie in high school, and his brother Parker played for the junior Sabres and is currently playing for Army. Taylor got his Master's degree at Canisius where he worked with the Golden Griff hockey team.
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