Knights working day and night to have successful first season

Josh Burrus wings one over the plate against Douglas on May 17 as the newly formed Knights play their first home game.
By: 
Kevin Fisher

Baseball season is starting to hit full swing.

After a couple of weeks of practices and a few games, the Glenrock Knights are continuing to work hard as they focus on the fundamentals and drills the coaches lead them through each practice.

The inaugural home game was held against, fittingly, the long-time rival Douglas Bearcats. While the Knights ended up on the wrong end of the scoreboard, playing in front of the home crowd for the first time was a mental boost for the new team.

Bryston Jennings and Lane McDonald are two of the Knights this year and said that the team is working hard each day to continually improve and increase their in-game awareness. Sometimes it gets hard with weather conditions wreaking havoc on the field, but the team is making the most of every opportunity they get to become better and grow closer as a team.

“Whether I’m pitching, catching or playing shortstop, I’m working to be better than I was the day before,” Bryston said. “Whether it’s helping a kid throw the ball or helping another teammate with something they are struggling on; the team is not about me, it’s about my brothers and sister.”

“I like playing second base, but I’ll play wherever the coaches want to put me,” Lane added. “I’ve been working on everything, since I didn’t get to play for two years.”

The next scheduled game for the Knights will be a divisional game on Wednesday, May 31 against the Bearcats in Douglas. The division consists of the Knights, Douglas, Cheyenne, Gillette and Rawlins.

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