The boys and girls of summer officially kick off the 2022 season this week. Pella will travel to PCM for baseball action and opening day. Senior Keegan Hansen looks forward to bringing together what is a fairly young team and seeing how far they can go.

“It’s been fun — we’ve been working hard for almost three, four months now, and we’ve been out throwing on the field when the weather got nice enough,” he says. “Luckily, this past week we’ve been blessed with some hotter weather, and we got out there for practice, and the guys have been ready with a lots of energy, and we’re ready for a new season.”

First pitch is at 7:30 p.m. for varsity action between the Dutch and Mustangs. The competitive baseball and softball seasons will now start one week earlier than before due to a “dead week” established in early August to allow year-round coaches and athletes a week off from all school-sanctioned sports.