After a five and a half hour flight we arrived in the beautiful state of Arizona last night for spring break. We have a much bigger traveling party than in the past carrying 28 players including 13 freshmen making their first trip. Along with Coaches Exeter, Wyckoff, and Tischler, Swarthmore Director of Athletics Adam Hertz and athletic trainer Allison Hudak also made the trip.
The women’s tennis team departed rain soaked Swarthmore on Friday, March 7, and arrived in sun-drenched Madrid, Spain on Saturday. Clearing customs is generally a tedious process, but on this day the authorities seemed to happily welcome us to their country. We passed through without a glitch, in record time.
The baseball team is staying in Tampa, Florida for the week and will be playing a total of seven games. Our temporary home is the Days Inn right next to the St. Petersburg Airport. Real luxurious place. My bed-buddy for the week (in a smaller than average double bed) is none other than Dylan (the [...]