Every single member on our baseball team has played plenty of games to know that every time you step onto the field, you can either win or you can lose. Sometimes the ball bounces your way and sometimes it bounces away from you, just out of your grasp. Although our team may be disappointed with losing our games on the NCAA Championships that should never overshadow our accomplishments this season.

We lead Division III in ERA and a number of other statistics. We are both NESCAC and Regional Champions for the second year in a row. Our younger players were able to really step up throughout the season and our older players supplied leadership that was necessary to be a successful baseball team. These two dynamics along with a number of other characteristics allowed us to be undefeated in our conference, and also only have 7 total losses.

For me and the other four seniors on our team, its the last college baseball game we will ever participate in. It's an interesting feeling, when you know something is "definitely" over. Although I graduated last week, I now fully feel that I am an alumni of Trinity College, but more specifically a former player of the Trinity College Baseball team. It's not sad, it's not upsetting, it's ultimately just another step in my life and the life of the team itself. I love this game, and I loved playing every season for this team. All the seniors will go off and do great things with their lives, whether it is playing baseball professionally or doing something that has nothing to do with baseball.

Baseball as a sport is just as much a learning experience as it is game. The lessons you learn when a pitcher strikes you out, or a batter hits your best pitch teaches adaptation, focus, and tenacity. All these characteristics can and will stick with every player that comes out of this program, which will yield success for all when applied to the real world. These types of lessons are so valuable and thats makes this sport such an effective teaching tool.

I look forward to seeing every player that will return next year and the years after that improve over every off season and during every season. I loved playing for team, it was a great season.

Thank you
kcoll, Sully, LiDonni, ED, KG, Piaz, J-abs, Seany, Angus, Bernie, COP, Rammer, Jenga, Roberto, Morty, Kicki, Marko, Woodman, Simons, Luke, Jerry, Marky Mark, D-rok, Jay, Bagoon, Nova, Dougy, Snorlax, Coach Decker, Coach Lambert, Coach Cervizzi, and Coach Smith

It was a helluva ride!

Thanks for reading this blog guys, I appreciate the support, but I guess this is the end, hope everyone stays safe,

Andy Rathmann-Noonan