Winter Break Woes

When you think of college baseball in the North, the last thing you think of is a winter day filled with long tossing and hitting outside, rounded out with a little fishing  - but that was all apart of a normal routine for Jackets FR Catcher Gary Levengood. Levengood, who hails from Beverly Hills, FL had the chance to reel 'em in for three weeks while most of his DC teammates had a snow shovel in their hands, which as 'Gator' says, is not "ideal fish catching equipment".

Gary threw the Costa's on and recapped his winter break with the Diamond:

OAOTD: What was the best thing about being home for three weeks?
GL: Mentally de-stressing from school work and seeing family and friends for the first time in four and a half months, oh and can't forget the 80 degree temperature either.

OAOTD: What was the first thing you did when you got home?
GL: Went fishing of course, caught a red fish and a trout in the first day - salt water style.

OAOTD: Did you have a job at home? If no, what took up most of your free time?
GL: Besides throwing and hitting, it was mainly fishing and some small game hunting - bagged a couple coyotes.

OAOTD: Any family holiday traditions to speak of?
GL: Ever year Santa comes to my house and reads the Night Before Christmas to my little brother, Jack. And he brought me an iPad, so big brother was happy too.

OAOTD: Did you have a tough time finding a place to workout, throw or hit?
GL: Not at all, my Dad and I put up a cage in our backyard a few years back so I was able to hit whenever I wanted, usually was 4-5 times a week.

OAOTD: What was the first thing you did when you got back to campus?
GL: Went around and saw my teammates, then we strapped on the skates and hit the ice rink behind the dorms.

OAOTD: What should be the first movie the team watches on the bus trip to Ft. Myers? Why?
GL: Major League 2, hilarious movie and I love the transition that Rube Baker makes behind the dish. And who doesn't love Wild Thing.

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A November to Remember

By the time December 1st rolled around, the Defiance College baseball team was finally able to dust off their razors - as they had left them untouched from October 31st through November 30th. In an effort to raise money for the Fort Defiance Humane Society, the DC Baseball Yellow Jackets attempted to raise awareness through growth. A No-Shave November Fundraiser was held, and it was certainly a success. DC Baseball's HuMANly Month Fundraiser collected forty-nine (49) different sponsors - all contributing to a total donation of $975!

Sophomore Catcher Brandon Riley, was voted the winner of the Best Beard Award - narrowly edging out Freshman Gary Levengood. OAOTD would like to thank all the sponsors who helped to make this past November a month not to be forgotten - but ultimately an enormous thank you goes out to all the participants, the Bearded Jackets! Thank you for your efforts gentlemen, may your beards go down in HuMANly Month History!

*For all you hockey fans, this was recently passed along to me by Eric Bunnell, Assistant Baseball Coach at Lake Erie College. Still growing your beard? Take a peak!

 

 

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Shaving Votes

With only three days left to round out the month of November, men around the country are trying to decide if their efforts to lay down the razor have been a success or not. The Defiance College baseball team is no different - four members of the bearded Yellow Jackets have been nominated to take home the Best Beard Award. The winner of the Most HuMANly Beard will be voted on and decided by you! Nominees include FR Catcher Gary Levengood, FR Pitcher Dan Bauta, FR Outfielder Ben Weber and SO Catcher Brandon Riley. You can tweet your votes to OAOTD's Twitter Feed by clicking on the desired hashtag(s) below!



1. Gary Levengood (#VoteLevengood)
2. Dan Bauta (#VoteBauta)
3. Ben Weber (#VoteWeber)
4. Brandon Riley (#VoteRiley)





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