{"id":105995,"date":"2017-02-17T10:48:02","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T15:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=105995"},"modified":"2023-11-21T11:08:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T16:08:17","slug":"bates-at-night-first-spring-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2017\/02\/17\/bates-at-night-first-spring-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates at Night: First spring sports practices"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a severe case of seasonal confusion, the first official spring varsity practices took place Wednesday evening as another winter storm hit Lewiston.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always weird,\u201d explains shortstop Asher MacDonald \u201918. \u201cI\u2019m from North Carolina, so I\u2019m used to baseball season being green grass and all that.\u201d Now a junior, he\u2019s gotten used to the New England version of spring.<\/p>\n

While players on spring teams can practice informally all year, Feb. 15 is when coaches can begin to run the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first day coaches can officially do stuff with us,”\u00a0says MacDonald as he surveys the scene in the Gray Athletic Building. “It\u2019s a relief to have them hitting us ground balls.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winter takes a brief break for MacDonald and his teammates next week when new head coach Jon Martin takes the team to California for games and practices during February break. Presumably they won’t be forced indoors, at least not by snow.<\/p>\n\t\n\t

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Asher MacDonald '18 of Hillsborough, N.C., fields a ground ball in Gray Athletic Building.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Men's lacrosse captain Charlie Fay '17 of Falmouth, Maine, warms up on a stationary bike as the women's team finishes practice.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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The women's lacrosse team runs four-on-four drills in Merrill Gymnasium.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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MacDonald joins his teammates in sprints in the Gray Athletic Building.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Using all that the Gray Athletic Building has to offer, baseball players take basketball free throws between sprints.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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In an open winter, the lacrosse teams would practice outside on Garcelon Field’s FieldTurf surface, which Facility Services keeps clear if the snowfall is modest.<\/p>\n

With Garcelon blanketed in nearly two feet of snow, the men and women instead are hard at work in Merrill Gymnasium. As the women finished practice with some four-on-four drills, men\u2019s captain Charlie Fay \u201917 of Falmouth, Maine, warms up on a stationary bike.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been doing captain’s practices, but to finally be out, wearing the same colors and gear, using our locker room \u00ad\u00ad\u2013\u2013 it\u2019s nice,\u201d says Fay.<\/p>\n

While they appreciate the indoor option for practice, there is no denying their desire to get outside.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know the grounds crew does a great job getting that snow cleared for us to get out there,” Fay says. “Then we just gotta hope for a drought, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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