Batter Up: Freshman Leah Hettwer

Hometown: Andover, MN
High School: St. Francis HS
Position: Catcher/1B
Major: Pre-Med
Hobbies: Singing horribly with my roommate, bonfires, snowmobiling, going on adventures with my friends.
Dream job: I want to be an orthopedic surgeon or a trauma surgeon because both will challenge me and I want to work with people. My dream job is an orthopedic surgeon for a professional baseball team, hopefully the Twins!
Talent I'd most like to have: Creativity... I'm not creative at all!
Favorite value in others: I love people with a good sense of humor!
Hardest part of the transition from high school to college ball: The pitching is a lot different but it's a new challenge so I'm excited for it!
What animal or rodent do you hate the most? Spiders! Disgusting!!!!
Something few people know about you: I can do 12 backflips in a row... just kidding!
Favorite memory of elementary school years: Going to Camp St. Croix with my 6th grade class and toilet papering our teachers cabin.
Tell us about your teammates: It's been really fun getting to know them this first year! Everyone has a really good sense of humor so it makes everything a good time.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Patagonia with all the penguins!!!
Favorite thing about CSS softball: I love that it is intense but still fun at the same time!

FALL BALL & ALUMNI GAME

We are already in our final week of the fall season and it has been extremely busy. This is the first week I feel like I have some time to breathe. I've spent a considerable amount of time at the field getting it in practice and game shape. The grass won't stop growing and I'll admit, I've become a bit obsessed about it. I also cut an new infield arc to eliminate the lip that was forming. Here's a pointer to all those looking to use a sod cutter. Make sure the ground isn't rock hard, or be prepared to muscle the cutter around. Ouch!

And, there has been a some softball going on as well. We've had five 6:30am workouts. Who scheduled those! We've spent three of those running up Chester Bowl. The players love it....well, maybe 'love' isn't the right word. I also scheduled small group workouts during the day on our team practice days, so those days are quite long for me.

We have really focused on defensive, throwing and baserunning fundamentals. The players are itching to do some hitting, but we'll get to that. I think we've laid a good foundation for down the road.

Last weekend was our alumni game with a record 24 alums returning. It turned out to be a gorgeous day and I think everyone had a great time. We also honored the 25th Anniversary Team, which we named last year. I'd like to report that no homeruns were hit (even with me pitching), but Laura hit a ball half way up the left field fence and settled for a double. Katie Brown made it all the way back from Idaho. It was great to see everyone and reminisce about the good old days.

Front Row (L to R): Sue Van Loon '91, Chris Lorentz '01, Laura Brueggemeier '00, Jen Walter,
Keely Behning '01, Rilee Dawson '07 Back Row (L to R): Laura Heise '06, Abbie Feldt '01,
Azur (Buczynski) Coleman '02, Jen (Vancura) Beres '04, Kristi (Erickson) Kirk '06, Stephanie Sklors '94

This weekend is our Fall Classic. Here's the schedule for the weekend:

10am - vs. Bemidji State
Noon - Family Day Picnic
2pm - Concordia-St. Paul
4pm - Finlandia

We've still got a lot of work to do, but I'm encouraged by the team chemistry and work ethic. It's going to be a fun year.

New Faces Join Saints

With the 2009 season officially wrapped up it's time to look ahead. This has been a great recruiting year for us and I think we have gone out and found some talented individuals who fit in well with the philosophy of our program.

In addressing our needs, we looked looked for players who:
1. Are passionate about softball,
2. Want to get better and possess the work ethic to match that,
3. Have the desire to compete at a high level,
4. Have the talent to help us reach our goal of becoming national champions.

We clearly needed to address our catching situation having graduated Robin Lake who started almost every game behind the plate as a senior. We feel fortunate to have three catchers coming into the program which includes one all-state honoree and two all-conference catchers in Bonnie Kowalcyzk (Menomonee Falls, WI), Leah Hettwer (St. Francis, MN) and Jennifer Marinaro (Nashwauk, MN). Bonnie is a multidimensional player with a strong arm to control baserunners and will give us left-handed power presence at the plate. With her experience playing for the Wisconsin Bandits and success of her high school team, we feel she will provide and immediate impact offensively and defensively.

With the addition of Shannen Schmidt (DePere, WI) and Darcy Roach (East Grand Forks, MN) we have not only added two players who give us additional depth on the mound, we add two pitchers to a staff who can help our program continually grow. We feel they both will be able to contribute as freshmen but there is also plenty of room for them to develop in the years to come.

The last area where we felt a void is centerfield after graduating three year starter Chelsey Weiss. We have a number of options with our returning outfielders which may include moving Theresa Tauer back to the outfield, thus opening up the third base position. Because of this, Rachel Perushek (Mesabi Range CC, Virginia, MN) can potentially fill either one of these needs. Her athleticism gives her versatility. Only time will tell where she fits in best. Her competitiveness and will to win can have a very contagious effect on her teammates. Another addition who will give us some options will be Brittni Johnson (Northland CC, Thief River Falls, MN). Brittni spent most of her time at Northland in the pitching circle but has the ability to play in the outfield.

In addition to these players we also welcome Allison Spiering (Mounds View, MN) and Jannon Stewart-Garcia (Minneapolis, MN). Spiering can play a multiple of positions including outfield, second base and catcher and Stewart-Garcia will bring us some speed offensively and will compete at third base or second base.

With this talented group of individuals along with the return of 7 starters it looks like an exciting year to come.

2009 Season Wrap Up

Here it is June 29th and I'm finally getting around to wrapping up the 2009 season which ended eight weeks ago. What have I been doing you ask. Well, I have put on 6000 miles driving around Minnesota and Wisconsin looking for future Saints, along with a trip to the College World Series in Oklahoma City and a trip to Winnipeg. Yes, I'm a little road weary.

As I reflect on our season I am happy with the results. We set out to accomplish three goals: 1) Be the best Independent team in the Midwest Region, 2) Be ranked in the top ten in the region, and 3) Be the best team in the UMAC. Although we only succeeded at our third goal I still feel it was a successful year. We had two huge wins late in the season. The first was a 3-1 win over Eau Claire avenging two earlier losses and the second was a 4-3 win over Gustavus Adolphus. Gustavus went on to finish third in the country so I think it proves we can compete at a high level. In addition, we became the first team in the UMAC to go 24-0, winning the regular season and post season championships.

I think the biggest surprise throughout the season was the power we demonstrated at the plate. We hit 31 home runs, which was only two short of a team record set in 2006. We were led at the plate by freshman Theresa Tauer (3B, Wayzata) who belted nine over the fence and knocked in a team high 47 RBI. The freshman class hit a total of 20 homeruns, including six by Brynn Wollak (C/DH, Stillwater), and four by Merryssa Tiedeman (OF, Zumbrota-Mazappa).

Junior Kristin Swartz (2B, Hermantown) was steady all year both offensively and defensively earning the UMAC Player of the Year award, while hitting .393 with a .724 Slugging percentage and .956 fielding percentage. Both Swartz and Tauer were second team All-Region picks.

Newcomer Jen Falk (P, Altona, MB, Canada) and sophomore Kayla Jenkins complimented each other on the mound. They recorded 15 and 14 wins, respectively, and combined for a 2.21 ERA.

Seniors Chelsey Weiss (OF, Brainerd), Mary Jo McNamee (3B/P, Escanaba, MI), Robin Lake (C, McGregor) and Mya Gordon (1B, Duluth) were without a doubt the hardest working class I've EVER had while at St. Scholastica. Their selfless commitment and leadership to the softball program has left a lasting legacy that have set the standard high for future classes. I am proud to have known them and coached them.

This is an exciting time for Saints softball and I am looking forward to what lies ahead of us.

Saints tagged with additional honors...

Two Saints were named to the Midwest All-Region team announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Junior captain Kristin Swartz (2B, Hermantown, MN) and freshman Theresa Tauer (3B, Plymouth, MN) were both named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Midwest Region Second Team.
Swartz finished the season with a .383 batting average while hitting 6 homeruns and 37 RBI. Tauer led the Saints with a .487 batting average while belting nine homeruns with 47 RBI.

Saints receive UMAC recognition

Several Saints received UMAC recognition following both conference regular season and post-season championships.

UMAC Coach of the Year: Jen Walter
UMAC Player of the Year: Kristin Swartz, 2nd Base (Hermantown, MN)

All-Conference:
Kayla Jenkins, Sophomore, Pitcher (Esko, MN)
Jen Falk, Sophomore, Pitcher (Altona, Manitoba, Canada)
Brynn Wollak, Freshman, DP/Catcher (Hugo, MN)
Kristin Swartz, Junior, 2nd Base (Hermantown, MN)
Theresa Tauer, Freshmen, 3rd Base (Plymouth, MN)

Honorable Mention:
Chelsey Weiss, Senior, OF (Brainerd, MN)
Michaela Carlson, Junior, OF (Alexandria, MN)

UMAC All-Defensive Team:
Kristin Swartz, Junior, 2nd Base (Hermantown, MN)

Tauer and Jenkins named UMAC Player, Pitcher of the Week

For the second time this season, sophomore Kayla Jenkins (Esko, MN) has been named UMAC Pitcher of the Week after hurling her way to a .86 ERA in five wins last week.



Theresa Tauer (freshman, Plymouth, MN) earned her first Player of the Week award after compiling a .652 batting average leading the Saints to a 8-1 record last week. Tauer had 15 hits including 8 doubles on the week which included a split with the defending NCAA Division III National Champions, UW-Eau Claire.

Oh, the things we do to play a home game...

It has become inevitable the past couple years that just when we start to think we're going to get out on our field, good ole' mother nature decides to dump heaps of snow on it. Our home opener with Northwestern was postponed from last Saturday, but we were bound and determined to do everything within our power to play at home this week. We were scheduled to play Martin Luther College today and Bethany Lutheran College tomorrow, both at home.
Although we moved our game scheduled for today to Ashland, WI, we still were trying to play at home tomorrow. Over the past week people have been putting many hours of hard work into the field. Highlights included shoveling a good portion of the outfield and breaking up inches of ice underneath the snow. There was also a competition to see who could chip off the biggest ice chunk with the ice pic. This kept a few entertained for a while. Numerous sleds were used to carry snow from the outfield to beyond the left field fence after using ice picks and shovels. Drainage ditches were produced from the left side of the infield into left field and it looked as if we would challenge the flow of the Nile River for a while. We also attempted shop vac'ing the water from the field. One (who will remain anonymous) even went to the extremes of starting snow on fire (and not realizing that when you pour gasoline on a fire while it's burning, the flame will, in fact, follow the gasoline back into the container. And, at that point, it's best to bail ship but AVOID throwing the container in the fire. Lesson learned. Despite all of our efforts, our field still looks like it needs a few days of the Sun's tender loving care before it's ready for Saints softball.

So... off we go to Ashland tomorrow morning to face Bethany Lutheran College in a conference doubleheader. With a few more days of sun, we hope to be able to play our home opener on Monday against Northwestern
College.

25th Anniversary Team

Last weekend was suppose to be a big one. Our home opener and the celebration of 25 years of St. Scholastica Softball. Again, the weather gods did not cooperate so instead of a great weekend of softball and celebration it was a grueling weekend of snow removal.

But neither snow, wind or rain will deter us. We can still celebrate our 25 years of softball and to do so we have named our Silver Anniversary Team.

KEELY BEHNING - Duluth, Minn.
1999-01 - Outfield/Pitcher
All-Region (2x), UMAC All-Conference (2x)
Single Season record holder in steals (33) and triples (9)
Career State: .377 BA, .552 SLG%, .441 OBA, 50 SB



ERICA (BOND) KOZACEK - Jefferson City, Tenn.
2005-07 - Outfield
NFCA All American (3rd Team), All Region (2x), UMAC All-Conference (2x), Member of Saints Century Club (106 hits)
Career Stats: .455 BA, 20 HR, 78 RBI, .880 SLG%

LAURA BRUEGGEMEIER - Litchfield, Minn.
1996-00 - First Base
All-Conference Honorable Mention (3x)
Member of Saints Century Club (144 hits, 122 runs)
Career Stats: .299 BA, 87 RBI, 22 SB, .962 FLD%


AZUR (BUCZYNSKI) COLEMAN - Cloquet, Minn.
1998-02 - Pitcher
All Region, UMAC All Conference (3x)
Career Stats: 34 Wins, 523.1 IP, 81 Starts, 213 K's



KELLY (CORDIE) KONCZAK, -Lino Lakes, Minn.
2002-06 - Catcher/Third Base
UMAC All Defensive Team, Best Stolen Base Against % (.434 0 23 of 53)
Member of Saints Century Club (127 hits)
Career stats: .283 BA, 9 HR, 30 SB, .968 FLG%


RILEE DAWSON - Eveleth, Minn.
2003-07 - Pitcher/First Base
NFCA All American (2nd Team), All Region, UMAC All-Conference (3x), UMAC Player of the Year, UMAC All Defensive Team,
Member of Saints Century Club (105 hits)
Career Stats: .349 BA, 13 HR, .578 SLG%, 34-14 W/L, 2.35 ERA, 300 K's, 299 IP

KRISTI (ERICKSON) KIRK - Becker, Minn.
2002-06 - Outfield
All Region (1st Team-2x, 2nd Team-1x), UMAC All Conference (4x)
Member of Saints Century Club (189 hits, 142 runs, 116 RBI)
Career Stats: .390 BA, 13 HR, .601 SLG%, 43 SB


ABBIE FELDT, Bovey, Minn.
1999-01 - Pitcher/First Base
All Region (2x), UMAC All Conference (2x)
Career Stats: .328 BA, 50 RBI, .429 SLG%, .981 FLD%, 16-16 W/L, 2.62 ERA



VERONICA GIESEN, New Praque, Minn.
1998-00, 02 - Centerfield
All Region (2nd Team), UMAC Player of the Year, UMAC All Conference (2x)
Member of Saints Century Club (136 Hits)
Career Stats: .357 BA, .538 SLG%, 37 SB


LAURA HEISE, Richfield, Minn.
2002-06 - Pitcher/First Base
All-American (2x), All Region (3x), Region Player of the Year, UMAC Player of the Year (4x), UMAC All Conference (4x), NCAA DIII Career Strikeout leader (1125)
Member of Saints Century Club (217 hits, 136 runs, 151 runs)
Career Stats: .456 BA, .750 SLG%, 95-21 W/L, 0.68 ERA, 732.1 IP, 46 Shutouts


CHRIS LORENTZ, Staples, Minn.
All Region (2x), UMAC All Conference (4x)
Member Saints Century Club (209 hits, 175 runs, 119 RBI, 109 SB)
Career Stats: .379 BA, 13 HR, .577 SLG%



STEPH SKLORS, Eveleth, Minn.
All District (2x), Team Captain





SUE VAN LOON - Hermantown, Minn.
1987-91
All District (3x) MWCC All Conference





HEAD COACH JEN WALTER
Record 245-140 (.636)
UMAC Coach of the Year (4x)




Thank you to all former Saints who made this program what it is today. Your legacy lives on!

COACHING A SPRING SPORT IN DULUTH!

One of the benefits in moving into our new addition last fall for me has been a window that allows me to see outside. It is the first time in my 10 years here that I've been able to do that. An a day like today I'm not so sure that's much of a benefit. As I write this I'm staring out that window looking at blizzard conditions which are forecast to last into tomorrow. My colleagues, who normally stop by my office to say hi and check in on how the season is going seem to be avoiding me lately. Hmmm....I wonder why that is?

If John Baggs were here right now I know exactly what he would be saying, "turn a negative into a positive". He never had a problem building a successful program in a less than ideal climate. So I will remain optimistic and take on the challenge.

Since returning from our spring trip we have identified some areas that we feel we need to improve on, so have spent the past two weeks addressing those areas. The first being our defense. We went back to the basics and really focused on looking the ball in and our footwork. I think we made improvements as wee committed no errors in our doubleheader against UW-Eau Claire on Sunday, but I still feel like we left a lot of outs on the field so we will continue to work in that area.

Our pitchers have also been working on trying to control the zone. We just haven't been consistent enough throughout a game. It seems every mistake they make are hit hard and then decent pitches are turning into Texas Leaguer's and swinging bunts. We haven't had a lot of things go our way, but good teams make their own breaks so we will keep plugging away.

Hitting has been very inconsistent this season, although I feel we have faced much better pitching than we did last year at this point. Last Sunday I felt we put together better at bats but didn't have much to show for it with only five hits in the doubleheader, but I am seeing signs of good things. To be honest that is the one thing I like about being indoors, I've always felt it's easier to get more swings inside so we will continue to work at it.

So, as the March goes out like a furocious, hungry, man-eating lion, all I can say is bring it on. We can't control the weather, but we can control our attitude toward it. As a matter of fact, I'm rewriting our Saints Softball Mission to include...we will become the northernmost softball program to win a National Championship.

Rain, snow, wind, cold does nothing but fuel our fire!

This picture was taken yesterday (March 30, 2009),
before the snow!

Weiss UMAC Offensive Player of the Week

Chelsey Weiss, senior outfielder from Brainerd, MN, was named the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week following the Saints spring break trip to Dallas, Texas. As the leadoff hitter, Weiss accumulated a .474 average over the six game span.

HIDDEN BLESSINGS AND THE PRESIDENT!

Today we were hopeful to finally get on the field. It was cold but not raining when we woke up. U of Dallas didn't see it that way so we were postponed again.

Sitting indoors for another day was not an option and practice outdoors sure beats indoors, but we are at the point were we need to just play. Despite that, we headed to the field to get some BP in.

It wasn't the greatest of circumstances. About 40 degrees, very soggy ground, and two cages. One with a cement floor and the other with a some wrinkled up turf. But it always seems like when you least expect it great things happen.

Whenever one of the players makes a connection between what we are trying to teach and what they are actually doing we call it a 'epiphany'. What usually happens is I see the 'lightbulb' go on inside their head and then announce it to the team....."Ding, ding, ding....'so and so' just had an epiphany." And that's what happened today. Freshman Sam Quenette had that lightbulb turn on and things started to make sense. She then stepped into the cage and probably had her best round of BP of the year.

We had a few other players have some 'mini' epiphany's today, so I think we are on the verge of some great things happening at the plate. All the more reason to play a game.

Tomorrow's forecast is for a 90% chance of rain....but it is suppose to stop by mid-afternoon so we hope to get a game or two in.

Off the field there really is never a dull moment. The Three Amigo's (see previous posting) are forever entertaining. Right now the thing that seems to be occupying their time is to cut up softballs and turn them into bracelets. Now, any former Saints knows my obsession with softballs. I once 1)accused the team of 'taking' a case of balls from the cage only to find out later that they were there all the time, 2)wrote each persons number on a ball so they would know which one was theirs, 3)gone into players ball bags and taking all the balls out. And, 4)just before break I went into the locker room and gathered up almost two buckets of balls. Wow...I really do have a ball problem, don't I. But seriously, Mya and Kayla, you can only play with one at a time.

This afternoon we were honored to be in a the presence of Dr. Larry Goodwin, the President of CSS. Dr. Goodwin and along with Gary Garlie from Institutional Advancement hosted the team and their parents and family at a very nice restaurant. The food and conversation were great. Thank you to Dr. Goodwin and Institutional Advancement. We were honored to have spent time with you.

As always, stay tuned.

NOT WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR!

I now know that Dallas, Texas will not be a destination point for my retirement. I need warm weather. I know those of you in Minnesota are shoveling out of a March Blizzard, but seriously, you've come to expect that. When I get in a bus and travel 17 hours south I EXPECT, I don't know, maybe at least 60 degrees. I don't think I'm asking that much, am I.

Today I woke up to 39 and rain and more rain and more rain. But it did warmed up to 43....woooo, hoooo!

Tonight's games were postponed and I'm hopeful we can get them in tomorrow.

Tune in.

ONE AND COUNTING!

It is well documented that I have never, in all my 30 year of softball, hit a home run over the fence. Yes, I've hit some long balls in my days of no helmets and wooden bats, but they always came on 300 foot fields. And with the blazing speed of my youth I managed to circle the bases a time or two. But never ever have I got to take the glorious jog around the field celebrating the round tripper....until today!

So, here's my story. Last year we started another softball tradition. THE HOME RUN DERBY! Following a practice on spring break, we serve up FBMB's (that's Fast Ball, Meat Ball)on a silver platter for anyone who has the muscle to try and poke one out. For the record, the field dimensions at today's field were 190 down the left field line, 205 to right, 225 to center. The fence is 10 feet high so it's no easy poke.

All the players went first and despite a couple of wall bangers, and warning track flies, no one hit one out. Rilee then stepped up to the plate and hit two bombs that were no doubters off the bat. Good for you Rilee, ya still got it. Boyd took his swings and made us all field good by saving his power for another day. And then it was my turn. Rilee insisted I use "the bat". A 2006 Easton Synergy 34x26. That's a pretty big bat for an frail old soul like me, but how can you argue with someone who her senior year hit six consecutive homeruns and just hit two more bombs.

Everyone else got 5 swings, but since I'm the coach I get to make up my own rules so I declared I got 10 swings. Swings one threw six were uneventful, a bit anxious and out in front, a couple of decent fly balls, but nothing threatening. Then lucky number seven! Boyd served it up and I launched it into the left center field seats. Off the bat I thought it had a chance, but seriously I never hit one out before so I wasn't sure what it was supposed to feel like. It just kept going and going and going and pretty soon it disappeared behind the fence. Are you kidding me? The crowd (players) went crazy. I dropped the bat in disbelief, and started my long-awaited home run trot. With arms in the air I circled the bases and when I rounded third the whole team was waiting for me at home, then an emphatic stomp on home plate, hoots and hollers, high fives! What a feeling!

Oh, it counts, you bet it does. Game or no game. I once said that WHEN I finally did hit my home run I would circle the bases, walk to the bench, grab my glove and be done with softball forever. That was then. Now that I've experienced the thrill, I think I'll stick around and try and do it again next year.

Sidebar: Not 10 seconds after I crossed home plate a campus security guard walked into the dugout and asked me if I was the coach. Apparently, all the noise and commotion we were making didn't go unnoticed by the schools Athletic Director and I was warned if we didn't settle down we wouldn't be able to come back and practice....way to rain on my parade! TRUE STORY!

A Day in the Sun

Rolled into the Econolodge (high class) last night at 8:15 last night. It's amazing to me how hotels insist you send a rooming list then when you get there they take 30 minutes to check you in. Aside from me kicking Rilee in a bit of Guitar Hero it was an uneventful night, at least from my standpoint.

Sunday turned out to be a beautiful day (70degrees) after a cool start (48). Saw Northwestern beat Tennessee 11-3, a pretty ugly game and then Northwestern beat Oklahoma 1-0. It was nice to sit in the sun and watch some pretty good ball.

It's rapidly becoming a tradition to hold our first practice on the crappiest field we can find. Last year, in Dallas, we practiced at a private high school. Boyd and I pulled a drag around the field to smooth it out as best we could. The outfield was a bit rough and to top it off there were gale force winds. It seems to me a couple of the infielders took some wicked hops of the dirt.

Today, after driving around for 45 minutes we could only find a high school baseball field. It was freshly dragged but I can’t imagine any baseball team had played there in a long time; a bit rough to say the least. I think the outfield had it worse, trying to navigate sections of dirt and clumps of grass. Funny thing is no one seemed to mind considering it was 70 and sunny and it wasn’t the Wellness Center. There should be no complaints the remainder of the year of bad fields and bad hops after practice on that field.

Tomorrow we are off to Dallas.

ROAD TRIPPING

Somewhere in the middle of cattle country I've had my fill of Fern Gully which is a movie, for the 99% of you who have no idea what I'm talking about. Modern technology now offers us wireless on the bus so why not take advantage of it, since we are paying for it.

If you haven't figured out by now we are on our way down to Dallas for our spring trip. The plan was to stop at Missouri Western (Jen Bagley, a former TC Thunder teammate is the coach there) to get a practice in, on real dirt! Of course it's was raining when I call Jen to tell her we were not going to bother to stop and then as luck would have it within 30 minutes it stopped raining and the temp rose about 30 degrees. Is that a sign of things to come!

I intended to line up 5 doubleheaders but could only find 3 teams brave enough to play us so tomorrow we will spend the day in Oklahoma City watching Tennessee, Northwestern and Oklahoma play at USA Hall of Fame Stadium. That's where the College World Series is played. I thought it would be a great experience for our players to watch some Div. I ball at a great venue. Monday morning we'll stop by the Oklahoma City Bombing Site Memorial and then head down to Dallas where we will spend the week. We'll get at least three practices in before we play so hopefully we'll get the "I'm outside for the first time and acting like I've never fielded a ground ball or fly ball before blues" out of the way.

By the way, we picked up three amigo's along the way. Please let me introduce Señor Solin, Señor Gordon and Señor Swartz as the newest members of the team. Not sure what position they play yet but they look talented, don't they!

Tune in!