It's kind of got the feel of a major league clubhouse on a smaller scale. The guys hang out and sit around in the clubhouse. They're playing video games. I really think it's helped the camaraderie.

You have aspirations of doing things, and it's kind of neat to see everything fall together. The parents and the alumni are really the people that's made it happen. Everything has kind of snowballed.

What's the saying? With everything, there's a price. I think we better make it to the state tournament this year. It would be a shame to be getting the field ready for someone else to play.

I hate that some of the big-league guys have chosen to do that. Those guys are who the high school guys look up to, and when they do stuff like that it makes it OK in their eyes. That's the worst part about it.

If they end up doing that, it could possibly lead to good things immediately, but in the long run, you just hope they're going to see the bad in it. I've had some buddies that played in the big leagues, and you see a lot more injuries now. These guys bulk up, and the tendons really can't handle all the muscle tissue that these guys put on.

I think everything trickles down. It starts at the big leagues, and then it comes into college. Whatever goes on in college usually starts creeping into high school stuff ? all the good stuff and the bad.