As Seattle Prep gears up for Spring Break, two spring sports teams have big tournaments coming up. After strong performances last season, the boy’s baseball and lacrosse teams look forward to kicking off their seasons with some exciting upcoming travel.
This is the seventh year that Seattle Prep baseball has traveled across the country to play other Jesuit high schools in tournaments. This year, the team leaves on March 14th to fly down to New Orleans and stay with the Jesuit High School of New Orleans. There, they will play four games including one against their New Orleans Jesuit rivals. The team was last there in 2019. They took a travel break during Covid and last year they traveled to Palm Dessert.
“Traveling is an important part of the baseball season. It helps us bond with each other and grow our community as a team.” said Head Coach, Mr. Engel.
More so than anything, this trip is important to create memories that each of the players will remember for long after they graduate.
Senior Jake Ferullo remembers going to Palm Dessert last year and while to tournament wasn’t as successful as the team hoped, he looks back on those days and is happy to have created more memories with the team.
“It was such a fun time to hang out with the team and have dinners together. For me, playing was the second-best part of that weekend”.
And while the baseball team makes its way down to the Crescent City, Seattle Prep’s reigning state champion boy’s lacrosse team will also be heading down south, to Dallas, Texas.
They will be there for five days this Spring Break. 37 players and 4 coaches plan to fly down on April 3rd, and will return on the 7th.
Program head, Mr. Bennett, said, “This trip is a way to build a strong team culture with plenty of time for team bonding.” He recalls his favorite moments from past team trips being a sunset at Carmel beach, watching the Dungeons and Dragons movie, and a fun day at the Santa Cruz boardwalk.
The entire varsity team, along with several JV players, are preparing for a total of four regular season matchups against other Jesuit schools. There will be two varsity and two JV games. Swing players will replace the missing JV players while in Texas.
While this is not an official tournament, these lacrosse games are non-conference as well. They are the perfect low-stake opportunity for practice and team bonding.
Bennett said, “Unscheduled moments are the most fun and memorable. I love time spent getting to know players and players getting to know players and off campus coaches and building connections. It completely changes the team dynamic.”
