Rain Cannot Keep Teams From First Day Of Spring Practice

The weather has been nothing short of perfect for the early part of the winter, so it came as no surprise that on the first day when coaches and players could finally hit the field, the skies opened up in South Florida.

On Monday, while most businesses were celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, baseball teams across Broward County took their first steps towards what many hope will be a championship season. Despite the rain, tryouts went on as planned at dozens of baseball fields across the county.

There were some teams that chose to give players a reprieve from the early morning start on the holiday, and practiced in the afternoon. Others began in the early morning, and were done by noon. Whatever the practice schedule was, one thing was certain, high school baseball in Broward County was back.

It has been a long time since last springs season ended, and players and coaches have spent months preparing for the new year. There was end of year exit meetings, summer baseball, off season workout programs, and fall league games, all to get ready for what should be another great season.

Heading into the past weekend, the last thing anybody was concerned with was the weather. It had become commonplace for the past two months for highs to be in the low seventies and lows to get down into the fifties. There was the occasional cold front that dropped temperatures lower, but rarely did it rain. Until Monday.

Today is day two of tryouts. The practices get a little more intense, and the coaches begin zeroing in on what players will make the first set of cuts. Many of the tough decisions lie ahead later in the week, but on Monday, the first tough decision was made. Play ball, despite the rain.

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