My return to Phoenix College

Hello Children!

It has been awhile since my last post, and for that I am deeply sorry, but baseball has gotten incredibly busy... Oh yeah, I have been spending some time lately being a student, as well.

It is a great time to be a CSU baseball player. We just spent the week in BEAUTIFUL Phoenix, Arizona, and it was a great week.

The week started off with two games against Illinios Central Community College. We swept that series.

Next, on Monday, March 15th, we played against my alma mater, Phoenix College. This was quite the experience for me. We won the first game handely behind a very strong outing from starting pitcher CJ Cannell.

The second game was what was special for me. I got to start the game on the mound for the Rams, and it was an incredible experience. I spent two amazing years at Phoenix College, but at the same time, I felt like I left that program with a lot to prove. I had a lot to prove to the coaches there, to my team here, and I had a lot to prove to myself.

Warming up for the game in the bull pen, I didn't know if I had my best stuff that day, but I believed in myself, and that was what was most important.

I can't remember being as nervous for a game as I was on that Monday night, but as soon as the game started, I felt right back at home. I was in a familiar place against a familiar opponent, and I pitched the game of my life.

The game was a pitchers duel from the start. Phoenix was the first to score on a double that scored one, but that is all that Phoenix would get that night.

We won the game in extra innings by a final score of five to one.

One of the more special parts of the night was that my little brother, freshman Travis Childs, came in and closed the game. It would have been picture perfect if I would have gotten credit for the win, but that went to Kyle Swets.

It is nice to get statistical acknowledgment for good games, but in this case it didn't matter for me. I went down to Phoenix and did exactly what I went there to do. In front of a crowd of family and friends along with the people that I used to play for, I was in full control of the game. It was an amazing feeling.

Looking back on it now a week a later, I can honestly say that it was a game that I will never forget and a game that I will always be thankful for.

As I have learned this year from Coach Abernathy, it is important to remember the people that have given you chances in this game. I am incredibly thankful for the opportunities that Coach Mike Rooney and Coach Kurt Palmer gave me at Phoenix College, and I will forever cherish the two years that I spent there.

In the next chapter, I will forever appreciate the opportunity that Coach Abernathy has given to me. Playing baseball for this team is special. It's not often that people are given a second chance to continue their college baseball careers, and Coach Abs and CSU have given me that opportunity.

Man, it is difficult to put an experience like that into words!

After sweeping two games against Phoenix College, we spent the next three days as a team enjoying everything that Arizona has to offer, and it was back to work on Friday.

Friday, we played three games. The first was against Iowa Western Junior College. To be honest, we did not come to play, and we lost a very close 3-2 ballgame at Mesa Community College.

After the loss we went to Scottsdale Community for a two-game set.

Chalk-up another sweep for the Rams.

It was a difficult series, but we were able to get a couple wins, one of which came in the tenth inning.

All in all, I must tell you; it was a great weekend! We came out with a record of 6-1, and we had a great time doing it! It was a spring break to remember.

Upcoming for the Rams is a five game series with NCBA rival, Weber State, starting Friday night. Check www.csuramsbaseball.com for game times.

As always, Children: Be Great! God Bless! Good Luck! FFF!