Well after a long travel day (up at 4 am) and a practice at an unbelievably nice facility (UW Oshkosh) we arrived at the Paper Valley Radisson in an attempt to defend our National Championship crown. To be honest, it felt like we never left, the main street of Appleton has a few new venues, but the clubhouse pub and Vince Lombardi's steakhouse have been thickly rooted in our memories. Yesterday we joined the 7 other teams for pictures and a nice bbq that the committee puts on for all the players. It's a really great event, it gets all the players out on the field and also offers a venue for the kids to see some friends that are on other teams.

It's 8:15 Friday morning and today all the games begin. After a very successful romp through the new england region we look to pick up right where we left off. But Kean is a very talented team, with an effective pitching staff, and obvious desire to get back to the finals like in 2007. We all know Jerry is going to be coming out throwing strikes and get guys out. Our batters have been itching to hit some balls at the Timber Rattlers Park, and it's obvious that the entire team is focused on winning this first game and then moving to our next opponent.

Today should be a great time, the weather in Wisconsin looks like it'll cooperate for the rest of the tournament. The field looks beautiful, and the grounds crew was able to mow the pattern of a baseball into the outfield grass. They really do a great job out here, all the committee members, host families, and all the individuals associated with setting this event up. As a program we look forward to coming out against every team we play and making a statement about what kind of program Trinity College Baseball is.

This is gonna be fun...grind it out