my other favorite time of the year

CWS. The Road To Omaha.

In addition to being the town my best friend from college lives in, Omaha is the site of the College World Series. I remember watching the CWS when I was in high school. ESPN was in its beginning stages, and I'm sure that college baseball was getting its first exposure to a national audience. The University of Texas won the title the first year I watched.

I have loved baseball all my life. I know that some folks can't handle the slow pace of the game, and Lord knows that professional baseball has its problems. But I love this game.

I'm currently coaching at our local high school, and our varsity team won its second-round state playoff game last Thursday 6-3 over Council Rock North. We play tomorrow (Monday) in the state semi-final against Seneca Valley. If we win, we play for the State Championship. We made the finals 2 years ago, but lost a close one to Penn Manor. You can listen to the game here tomorrow.

We had 2 of our alumni drafted by major league teams this past week. Andy Reichard and Steffan Wilson were both selected, Reichard in the 13th round by the Giants, and Wilson in the 28th by the Brewers. Congrats to both, and here's to dreams coming true.