Friday, May 22, 2009

Thanks for a Great Spring

While our season ended in a disappointing fashion Monday, I will remember a lot of great things about this year.  We were streaky, lost a few more than we won, made a lot of defensive mistakes, and hopefully learned a lot from them, but I smiled more on the ball field than I have in a long time. While there was quite a bit of enjoyment to balance the struggles, these guys battled everyday, played tough and competitively and had a chance to win each game.  More than anything, I saw a shift in attitude from an unsure will to win, to a grown up play to win everyday attitude.  That is a big step for our program which has struggled to establish consistency over the last few years.  Again, while we didn't win enough - I don't know if you ever do - this team marks a change in culture in the program, a culture which will carry on. 

Thanks Boys!

Please come out and join us in honoring the team and the senior class at the awards banquet on May 28th.

And, I hope to see you at some Gators games this summer.

 

Paul Koch

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