Thomas Floyd, freshman outfielder from nearby Travelers Rest, SC continues his blog for the 2010 season.
To really see what you are made of, you have got to take on the best.
This past weekend we took on a team picked to finish in the top two in our conference and was ranked fifth in the nation during the preseason. Lee University did have alot of talent, but its not like they were unbeatable.
Although the first and last game didn't turn out too great, and although we did lose the second game; I know that we would have won the second game if we had avoided a few mistakes.
If Lee is one of the best teams we will play this year, I have no doubt that SWU will be a force to be reckond with once we put it all together and avoid mistakes that lead to big innings by the opposing team. Once we figure out how to "stop the bleeding", as Coach G says, we will start cranking out the W's.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Thomas Floyd checking in........
Thomas Floyd is a freshman from nearby Travelers Rest, SC. Floyd is an outfielder and will be providing updates usually once a week.
When I first arrived on campus this past fall, one thing was on my mind….baseball. I couldn’t wait to meet my teammates and start working out with them. When we had our first day of BP in the fall, I was amazed at how many balls were hit out. (At my high school you were lucky to see maybe one ball go out every practice and I thought,’ you’re not in TR anymore Thomas’).
I immediately disregarded that we were a really young team and started thinking about how many games we would immediately win starting out the season. The first game was kind of a shocker to me. I never would have imagined the game turning out like it did. It woke me up and made me grow up a little and see that although we have talented upperclassmen, the majority of team is young guys. With youth comes stupid mistakes, many of which I have been guilty of; but it also brings a lot of room to improve.
During the weekend series against NGU I saw a lot of improvements as a team. I saw a flicker of brilliance in the innings where we would scrap out 6 runs or a freshman would step up and make a great play. The point I am trying to make is that although the way our season has started out has not looked too great, we have a whole lot of games to be played and a whole lot of talent just waiting to be unleashed.
With the combination of our senior leadership and improving underclassmen, I look forward to our next practices and games, where we WILL improve.
Thomas Floyd
When I first arrived on campus this past fall, one thing was on my mind….baseball. I couldn’t wait to meet my teammates and start working out with them. When we had our first day of BP in the fall, I was amazed at how many balls were hit out. (At my high school you were lucky to see maybe one ball go out every practice and I thought,’ you’re not in TR anymore Thomas’).
I immediately disregarded that we were a really young team and started thinking about how many games we would immediately win starting out the season. The first game was kind of a shocker to me. I never would have imagined the game turning out like it did. It woke me up and made me grow up a little and see that although we have talented upperclassmen, the majority of team is young guys. With youth comes stupid mistakes, many of which I have been guilty of; but it also brings a lot of room to improve.
During the weekend series against NGU I saw a lot of improvements as a team. I saw a flicker of brilliance in the innings where we would scrap out 6 runs or a freshman would step up and make a great play. The point I am trying to make is that although the way our season has started out has not looked too great, we have a whole lot of games to be played and a whole lot of talent just waiting to be unleashed.
With the combination of our senior leadership and improving underclassmen, I look forward to our next practices and games, where we WILL improve.
Thomas Floyd
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