This season there have been lots of ups and downs, but even though being an underclassmen it could be hard with a bumpy season.
The Minnehaha baseball team has a bunch of young talent. Do you ever wonder how it feels to be a young underclassman playing varsity baseball for your first year, but playing behind two seniors? T
First -year Zander Bergstrom does.
“As a freshman, this is my first year on varsity, and I really like it so far,” Bergstrom said. “I’m having a great time getting lots of opportunities to be on the field, and just trying to grow as a better baseball player.”
It’s hard being a first-year and getting to have a bond with these upperclassmen.
So even getting corrected from your mistakes can be pretty hard. But playing varsity as a freshman can be very scary, especially if your team is still developing.
“You know, I just try to learn from my mistakes and try to grow as a team because even though we’re young, we’re all still learning and trying to get better,” said Bergstrom.
Even though there is a bunch of young talent there’s still a coach that has been coaching for many years. Head Coach Scott Glenn definitely is not new to Minnehaha; he was a student and played baseball at Minnehaha.
“I went to Minnehaha and I played baseball here,” he said. “My dad was the baseball coach when I was a student. As I finished up in college I came back to Minnehaha and started coaching with my dad.”
He has many memories coaching young and great experienced players. He has even won a state championship with Minnehaha baseball. This year the Minnehaha’s baseball team is transitioning from an older team then now a young team, Glenn talked about the transition.
“We have some ups and downs, which is expected with a young team. A lot of our younger players got a lot of playing time last year and I have relied on them to set the tone and be a leader on and off the field,” said Glenn.
“Seeing our upperclassmen has helped me because they are very good leaders so they’re kind of like role models to me,” said first year Luke Jacobson.
Win or lose, every game is a learning opportunity.
“People have different ways of expressing their feelings after a loss,” said Jacobson, “some people move on right away and focus on the next game and some people are frustrated that we couldn’t win and think about that for a while.”