{"id":7009,"date":"2022-02-28T09:48:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T14:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=7009"},"modified":"2025-07-09T12:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:42:57","slug":"spring-is-upon-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2022\/02\/28\/spring-is-upon-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Is Upon Us!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Spring 2022 is upon us. With it is a new UMPI baseball season with a bunch of familiar faces and some new ones, as well. The team went 1-17 in the coronavirus infected season of 2021. The team won the final game of the season against Farmington 7-3. In fall 2021, UMPI beat Central Maine Community College twice. UMPI in that sense is on a three game winning streak. It is looking to carry that over to the spring.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The 2022 team roster has added 11 new faces. The rest are returners from last season or a couple of seasons ago. Among those 11 new faces are Jake Neddeau and Ricky Goupille. Jake is a freshman from Connecticut. Ricky is a sophomore from Presque Isle, Maine, but in his first year as an UMPI Owls baseball player.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ricky is more excited than he\u2019s ever been to start a baseball season since this will be his first experience playing at the college level. Ricky said, \u201cI\u2019m ecstatic because I really feel like this team can do some damage. I haven\u2019t been here the last couple of years. But the team chemistry seems to be there, and I think that is the recipe for winning.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jake hopes to better himself and as a result better the team. He wants to focus on getting better at hitting. According to Jake, \u201cWith the tools we have, I think I will be able to become much better at the plate. But overall, I just hope to become a better ball player.\u201d For Jake, playing at the college level has always been a dream. Making it to UMPI shows him that all of his hard work and dedication has paid off. He is also pumped to get going.\u00a0 Jake said, \u201cI have never been on a team that has as much camaraderie and team spirit before.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to get on the road with the team and have some fun. I\u2019m excited to get the season started!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Both Jake and Ricky think that the team is ready for the season and that they are ready to compete. According to Ricky, \u201cI think we are shaping up very well. We had a hard few weeks of conditioning and just getting back into baseball shape. Our trainer, Brian Morrison, has done a phenomenal job with that and keeping us motivated to work on the non-baseball-specific stuff. I really think we are ready to get rolling and start competing. That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about is competition.\u00a0 This team is itching to do that when we start games in the coming weeks.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The baseball season begins March 5 against Colby. The Owls have a doubleheader that afternoon. Let\u2019s keep the wins coming this spring, UMPI Baseball!<\/span><\/p>\n

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