Throughout the course of the 2012 season, MVNU junior pitcher Justin Brown will write a weekly blog about what is happening with the baseball team.

"The Weather Channel" (posted on April 17, 2012)

This last week in Cougar baseball provided some of the most interesting weather patterns. It seemed like we played games in a number of different climate zones. On Tuesday, we played at home and split with Bethel College. The weather was absolutely freezing - it actually featured snow flurries. You read that correctly... snow flurries in April! It was a tough day for baseball, but we pressed on through.

On Thursday, we made the long trek to Goshen and ended up splitting the doubleheader there as well. The second game of the doubleheader was such a rollercoaster. We were down four runs early, but pulled to within 4-2 heading in to the seventh inning. Then, we scored four runs in the seventh inning to take a 6-4 lead. However, Goshen battled back to win the game 7-6 in the bottom half of the inning. It was a tough loss to swallow, but that's baseball for you.

Saturday provided a rainy day, perfect conditions for baseball in the spring time. It was a tough day to play the game, but thankfully because of the new turf we were able to get the games in. If it were not for the turf, there is no way we would have played, so if you donated to the project we greatly appreciate your help!

This week we have some great opponents coming at us. We travel to Indiana Wesleyan on Tuesday for a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. We return home on Thursday at 2 p.m. to square off against Indiana Wesleyan again. Then, on Saturday, we will play at home against Saint Francis starting at 1 p.m.

Now I would like to introduce three more Cougar Baseball players: Cory Kubbs, Robert Kane, and Greg Travis.

Cory Kubbs

Cory is a pitcher/infielder who transferred in this season from Muskingum University. He has had a rough season as he has been battling a knee injury. When Cory came here in the fall, he was an infielder only. When January rolled around, it was awesome to see him working out with the pitchers. You can tell he loves the game of baseball. He is a great person to talk MLB with because he is very knowledgeable. I know this season has been frustrating for Cory, but he still brings an awesome, positive attitude with him to the park every day which is just contagious.

Robert Kane

Robert is another transfer student. He is an awesome outfielder and one of the few lefties on the team. The thing that is so cool about Robert is to see where his faith and the game of baseball mesh. It is obvious that Robert seeks to glorify God in every aspect of his life. He challenges us all to express our faith in more ways each day. He is a great person of deep character that you can tell by just having a brief conversation with him.

Greg Travis

Gregory Travis has become a pretty good friend of mine over the years. Greg is a Red Sox fan whereas I am a Yankees fan, so we have had our fair share of trash-talking conversations over the years. The thing that is awesome about Greg is you can just tell he loves being around his teammates. Whether it's in the café or in classes, practice or trips to Wal-Mart, Greg loves to be around his friends. You can tell that he is a guy who values friendships and that is someone you definitely want to have a friendship with!

We look forward to seeing you out at Cougar field this week! Hopefully the weather is better than what we faced last week! 

With you on the Journey,

JB

Matthew 11:28 

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