In the dugout

Itʼs where your support system stands. It is where your mentors can be seen to guide you. Itʼs where you get rest from a hard inning played. And itʼs the place of celebration when you see the ball fly over the fence.

It is the dugout. The baseball team for Pierce College has hit a small rough patch these past few years; eduring injuries that have left their pitching depth more shallow than anticipated.

When this year started, the potential of the team was almost as large as the anticipation.

Although the team isnʼt where they expected to be at this point in the season, they havenʼt stopped believing in what they know they are capable of.

Most of the games the team has lost this season had the Brahmas leading at one point. While some teams would be disenchanted after losing such a close game, the players have their eyes on the bigger picture.

For them, they understand that to get themselves to the record they desire, they will have to start in the dugout. They can spend hours in the batting cages, on the pitching mound or fielding practice but it wonʼt be a perfect fix. The team needs to know that everyone is putting everything on the line everytime they step out to the field.

Some teams need a catalyst to get them on track but the Brahmas already seem to be looking in the right direction. It starts and ends in the dugout.