Baseball
team begins new season on new field
By
Doug Lee
Magis staff writer
The Crusader
baseball team kicked off its season at the Houston Christian
Tournament and finished with two wins and three losses. On
Thursday,
February 26, Jesuit played a very exciting game against Houston
Christian
but lost 0-1 in its season opener.
They followed the loss with a 10-0 victory against St.John’s.
Jesuit
ended the tournament in another thriller in which Senior Matt
Hudec
pitched seven innings without allowing a run against Dallas
Jesuit. Jesuit
couldn’t earn a run in the extra inning and lost 0-1.
The first home game of the season will take place on March
2nd when Lamar
High School visits Jesuit to play on the brand new field.
When asked about the new baseball field, senior Brett Lindeman
responded,
“It’s sweet! We now have an all-dirt infield and
have lights built surrounding the
field. We can finally play and schedule night games. It will
definitely be an
awesome experience to play on the new field.”
The bases also got shifted around. Where the first base used
to be last year is now the position of the home plate. The
new positioning also allows a good view from the football
stadium. When the baseball bleachers get crowded, audiences
can stand on the football bleachers and still get an excellent
view of the field.
In addition to playing on a new field, Jesuit baseball will
also be playing its first season in the UIL. Three very strong
district teams include Cinco Ranch, Katy, and Katy Taylor.
Brett said, “I think we have a very good chance to play
well and even win district.
We have a very deep team that includes a large number of seniors.
In addition, we performed well in our first tournament and
in our scrimmages against Bellaire and Woodlands. We were
able to match up well against the Cardinals, and I think that
gave our players confidence because we realize we can compete
against a very talented team such as Bellaire.”
To make the playoffs, Jesuit will need to finish in the top
three teams. A total of fourteen district games (two against
each of the seven district teams) will be played, and the
first game will take place on March 9th when Katy visits Jesuit
for a district battle.
The varsity baseball team will feature very strong pitching
this season. The starting rotation will have three seniors,
including Matthew Hudec, Christian Loeffler, and Nick Cobler,
and junior Robert Lindeman. On the offensive end, some of
Jesuit’s strong hitters include Evan Dubay, Justin Turner,
Chris Petty, and Brett Lindeman. |
