Spartan team members representing MSU baseball played their first game on Sunday, 16 December 2018, taking on the Dominican Republic Air Force at Pimentel Academy Field in Boca Chica. The game ended with a 5-5 tie because of time constraints.
MSU team head coach Jake Boss Jr. said: “One of the main reasons that we wanted to come down here was to give our guys the experience of seeing another culture and seeing some history,” Boss said. “For a lot of our guys, this is their first time out of the country, so to get a chance to see buildings that are over 500 years old and hear stories how they were the first buildings and streets in the Americas is a really important educational piece for our guys as we get to experience this down here.”
Upon returning to the hotel, the Spartans had more DR cuisine for dinner and then had a mental skills session with David Franco, a mental skills coach with the Seattle Mariners organization, reports MSU university.
Monday’s action included a split squad game, with part of the team taking on a team from the Dominican Republic Navy, while another team taking on Tabaqueros. MSU will then have some time at the beach in the afternoon, before attending a Dominican Republic Winter League game in the evening.
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18 December 2018
