Gonzaga Baseball Preview

By: Peyton Battaglini ‘24 Contributor

Coming off one of Gonzaga Baseball’s best seasons ever in 2022, winning both the WCAC and DC State championships, the team looks to repeat its success backed by many returning stars from the magical 2022 season. Led by captains Bryson Moore (Virginia) and Jake Gupton, the Eagles will face a series of challenging games against McLean, Spalding, and Highland before beginning conference play against St. Mary’s Ryken on March 18. Despite the loss of WCAC Player of the Year Nick Morabito, the daunting lineup of the Eagles’ returns Jake Gupton (2022 First Team All WCAC Shortstop), Bryson Moore (Virginia), Marcus LeClair (Virginia Tech), Joseph Zorc (Princeton), Jackson Wilburn, and Mason Green. On the defensive side, the

Eagles’ pitching has looked phenomenal through 4 scrimmages thus far behind Ethan Van Sice (Cornell), Evan Cerretani (Denison), Will Shean, Jackson Baldrate, and freshman addition Tyler Majikowski. Coached by alumni Chad Carroll, the Eagles look to replicate their previ- the cost of college and offering less predatory loans. We can’t just forgive the student loans and, therefore, enable the colleges that demand such high prices. Likewise, we need to take a look at our banking system and question whether fractional reserve banking is justifiable, considering the potential for losing depositors’ money. The answer isn’t to simply put a bandaid on the issue by bailing out banks that are considered “too big to fail.” In all areas of our economy, the answer has never been clearer: no more bailouts. ous season and bring another title back to Eye Street with a foundation of underclassmen that ensures a very promising future for the baseball program in years to come.

By: Luke Gormsen ‘24 Editor

Last fall, the Major League Baseball’s competition committee voted to introduce rule changes for the 2023 MLB Season. These rule changes will have sweeping impacts on the game of baseball and will likely change strategies within the game. Here’s everything you need to know about these rule changes and how they’ll change Major League Baseball.

First, and most hotly debated, MLB is implementing a pitch clock rule that will limit both the time that pitchers and hitters have in between pitches. Pitchers will have 15 seconds to throw a pitch while the bases are empty, and 20 seconds while there are runners on base. Batters on the other hand will have to step into the box and engage with the pitcher with 8 seconds left on the clock.

Failure to meet these parameters will result in penalties, with an automatic ball for a pitcher not delivering the ball before the clock runs out and an automatic strike for a batter not engaging in time.

There will be two clocks behind home plate on either side of the umpire to remind the pitcher of the time left