Cougars’ Baseball Still Hanging in There
By Michael Clites
Since their season began in January, the Taft College Baseball Team has been looking well-rounded and determined. The Cougars began their season with ten wins and only two losses. Last season, Coach Maiocco’s Cougars weren’t off to as good as a start, so for those who can recall, this seasons beginning could have been somewhat therapeutic.
But everyone knows that a team’s season isn’t determined by their beginning but how well they finish. If the Cougars have been anything this season, it would be consistent. With a winning record of 14-7, the Cougars have maintained a steady pace in the race to the playoffs.
Although TC is coming off of a three-game losing streak to their league rivals College of the Sequoias, the Cougars are more motivated than ever to earn their spot at the top of the leaderboard in league games. And they have plenty of time to do so. With fifteen games left in the regular season, the Cougars shouldn’t have a problem with racking up a series of wins in order to achieve greatness.
But this isn’t the only good news for the Cougars’ schedule. Out of the next fifteen games, seven of them are home. This is good news because the Cougars shine the brightest at home where they have only four losses and ten wins. Hopefully, the Cougars can put even more belief into their fans as well as excitement over the next couple of weeks in order to gain support from them in time for the first round of playoffs beginning April 26th.
So throw on your black and gold attire and get out to the fields and show your support for the TC Cougars this Tuesday, March 24th at Taft College as they face league rival Fresno City College.