Diamonds in the Rough
For Monarch fans and athletes, it has been a hard year. It has been especially difficult on the men’s sides with the football, basketball, and soccer teams posting a combined winning percentage of .353. With three sports and thirteen wins, who could blame a fan for losing hope?
“They were good, but that’s just us, we are just dirty,” said freshmen pitcher Trey Thornton, after the 11-2 win over conference rival Ferrum.
Armstrong-Shelley field has become Methodists own diamond in the rough. With a current season record of 16-7 and winning percentage of .696, the Monarch baseball team has double the winning percentage over all of the men’s fall and winter sports teams combined. The Methodist baseball has won more games in 23 matches than basketball, soccer, or football in their respective seasons combined.
Spurred on by strong players like Trey Such, Trip Lancaster, and Brain Ingram, the Monarch run machine tends to overwhelm even strong defensive squads. As a team, the Monarchs have a .330 batting average, and have hit 17 homeruns, making for very exciting baseball.
According to d3baseball.com, the Methodist baseball team is poised to take a much deserved top 25 national poll. They are a half game behind North Carolina Wesleyan in the USA South while posting the best overall record in the conference.
Despite the team’s success, the Monarchs baseball team often plays for fewer than one hundred home fans, the lowest attendance of any of the four sports mentioned.
Let’s give the baseball team the support they have earned. For all those fans who suffered through seven months of losing efforts, take that ride down the hill to be a part of MU’s conference march.
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