Post by elon_phan on May 19, 2007 20:34:32 GMT -5
Elon seniors hope for happy home ending
Bob Sutton / Times-News
May 19, 2007 3:00 PM
ELON — It’s the final day of baseball at Latham Park for Elon University seniors.
Unable to match last year’s magic of a Southern Conference regular-season championship, the group will try to end on a positive note after losing 6-3 in Friday night’s series opener against Wofford.
“(The time) has flown by,” Elon senior first baseman Chris Vasami said.
Commencement will be held this morning, with several team members expected to participate.
The starting time for today’s doubleheader was moved back 90 minutes to 2:30 p.m. to allow campus traffic to ease and make it possible for Elon players to attend the ceremony under the oaks.
A year ago, several Elon underclassmen showed up at commencement hours before leaving for UNC Greensboro for what was the title-clinching victory in the regular-season finale.
“I went to watch everybody walk (at commencement),” Vasami said. “It seemed like a good day all the way around.”
So there’s a major difference this time.
“We were playing for the championship that night,” senior shortstop Jordy Snyder said of a year ago.
Nine players will be honored as part of Senior Day activities prior to today’s doubleheader. And it’s baseball that still consumes the Phoenix, even on a day when more than 10,000 people might descend on campus for graduation-related events.
“I’d rather go out and play baseball than walk across a stage,” Snyder said.
Time is running out for the Phoenix to put a positive stamp on the season. It has won back-to-back games only twice in the past month.
“There’s nothing like playing baseball this time of the year when you don’t have to worry about class,” Vasami said.
Fifth-year senior catcher Drew Davis said recent losses make it difficult to put the approaching home finale in perspective.
“I’ve been preparing myself for it,” he said.
Vasami, who transferred from Notre Dame to spend three seasons with the Phoenix, will graduate in December. That means a fall semester without baseball.
“It will be interesting to see what college life is like without tarp duty,” he said.
Bob Sutton / Times-News
May 19, 2007 3:00 PM
ELON — It’s the final day of baseball at Latham Park for Elon University seniors.
Unable to match last year’s magic of a Southern Conference regular-season championship, the group will try to end on a positive note after losing 6-3 in Friday night’s series opener against Wofford.
“(The time) has flown by,” Elon senior first baseman Chris Vasami said.
Commencement will be held this morning, with several team members expected to participate.
The starting time for today’s doubleheader was moved back 90 minutes to 2:30 p.m. to allow campus traffic to ease and make it possible for Elon players to attend the ceremony under the oaks.
A year ago, several Elon underclassmen showed up at commencement hours before leaving for UNC Greensboro for what was the title-clinching victory in the regular-season finale.
“I went to watch everybody walk (at commencement),” Vasami said. “It seemed like a good day all the way around.”
So there’s a major difference this time.
“We were playing for the championship that night,” senior shortstop Jordy Snyder said of a year ago.
Nine players will be honored as part of Senior Day activities prior to today’s doubleheader. And it’s baseball that still consumes the Phoenix, even on a day when more than 10,000 people might descend on campus for graduation-related events.
“I’d rather go out and play baseball than walk across a stage,” Snyder said.
Time is running out for the Phoenix to put a positive stamp on the season. It has won back-to-back games only twice in the past month.
“There’s nothing like playing baseball this time of the year when you don’t have to worry about class,” Vasami said.
Fifth-year senior catcher Drew Davis said recent losses make it difficult to put the approaching home finale in perspective.
“I’ve been preparing myself for it,” he said.
Vasami, who transferred from Notre Dame to spend three seasons with the Phoenix, will graduate in December. That means a fall semester without baseball.
“It will be interesting to see what college life is like without tarp duty,” he said.