Dustdevils baseball rolls with changes
Dustdevils baseball rolls with changes
By Nadia HerreraBridge contributing writerPublished Monday, Oct. 26, 2020
It's been a long and winding road for coach Kevin Griffin and the TAMIU baseball team. Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Dustdevils veered in a different direction as they return and prepare for the upcoming season.
Last season was cut short after playing only 22 of their 50 scheduled games.
"It was frustrating,” Griffin recalls of the spring events. "It happened to everyone, not just us. Everybody got shut down.”
He said many sophomores were big contributors to the team and needed the experience to "breakout" and develop but, "It slowed down for those guys.”
In terms of eligibility, the NCAA granted players an extra year due to the pandemic and some ...