By Ed Piper
"The beauty of having a turf field!"
That's how Viking baseball coach Gary Frank responded to a question about how his team were dealing with the rains overnight Tues., March 14, into Wed., March 15.
Frank, chatting via text during the morning Wednesday while the rains were still falling, reasoned, "If the rain stops around noon as it's supposed to, the field will be perfectly dry when we get up there (to the field on Muirlands' campus) today."
La Jolla has a game scheduled for Thurs., March 16, at home at 4 p.m. against Otay Ranch in a tournament.
"With that being said, if it is raining during practice time, we discuss the mental part of the game and get mental reps for the upcoming game."
The Vikings now have two batting cages, plus the new turf, installed last June. So they have lots of options for making the most of practice time.
On Thursday, Frank said Declan Kelly is starting.
Options after that? "Whoever follows will be determined by the game situation:" Hank Hansen, Justin Graff, Corey Druse, Chris Monell, a lefthander, and Harrison Martin.
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