Warriors '10

I wrote this piece on Facebook on Feburary 25, 2010 at 9:51 p.m. during the 2009-10 baseball season while I was at El Camino Community College. The one year I will never forget.

"I probably wrote this on facebook cause Ill probably want to read this later on this year and if i saved it on a computer and it crashed, i probably wouldnt have it for later, unless facebook discontinues.

Well its about half way into the season. not quite but its 5 days until conference play. We didnt end on a good note into it but were 9-3. so far, I think its a good start. Going into this season, i thought I wouldnt make the team, honestly. But hard work kept me in the game.

During the fall, i couldnt imagine how many good players were coming in and returning. I swear I thought I had no chance. But I worked hard and kept my head up. Went to go hit in the cages with Coop everyday. Tried (cause I gained weight) to run hard on everything. You know tried to do the little things. On individual meeting days, Coach told me I could quit, or be on the team but wont probably get any playing time. But right when i heard that choice, i quickly decided to stay with the team. I didnt know whether it was a good choice or not at the time but baseballs been there all my life until today and hopefully later, so I stuck with it. I remember Pops telling me that he is glad i made the choice i made to be part of something special. Then my first at-bat as a Warrior against my old team, Barstow, I hit the ball to deep left field and got a triple. Then i knew that i was part of something special.

This is probably one of the teams that came together the most out of all the teams I been with. We have our love and hates on this team but overall were all within each other. We are literally like one big family. Im not saying at Barstow we werent cool, but we didnt come together as one. For me, Im pretty much cool with everyone...except maybe Larsen. hes kinda of a quite guy. But this year means a lot to me. Although Im red shirting, Im learning alot already and trying to keep up to everyones level. In high school, I wasnt the best player around, and probably still am and I havent been on a winning team before. But I have that year to learn a lot of stuff thats happening on and off the field for next year. But if I learn that i might not get a lot of playing time, im thinking of hanging my cleats up but i dont know. After this season, im probably gonna miss this team the most of out all the teams i been with.

I know all you guys will probably make fun of me because you'll read this but to make this a memorable season for everyone on the team, lets take this all the way fellas. pick each other up when were down. go big or go home. Beat everyone in the way. 232 baby. Thats what were about to do."

Special shout out to the El Camino 2010 Dream Team.

-Jun