Baron Batch

Baron Batch is a current Pittsburgh Steelers football player, who recently tore his ACL right before his first NFL football game. Pray for him, and hope for a quick recovery as he continues to try to glorify God with everything he does.

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We Are Friends First, And Soccer Players Second

As I am sitting in my room surrounded by my roommates with the bass beating from DBlack's crazy DJing skills, and I start thinking about what makes Messiah soccer so different. Like any team in the country we have superstars, so that can't be it. Like any team in D3 we work hard, so that can't be it. So there has to be something that is totally different, something that has been placed in our hearts from our first day on campus.

Then it came to me as I look up and I'm surrounded by my teammates, we are friends first and soccer players second. Like lets be honest what other soccer program has every single player rooming with either a manager or another player. Or would other program have its players telling their girlfriends "We have team activities, so I cant hang out tonight," even though we were just hanging in an apartment watching incoming freshman running around lost in the hurricane because they lost their peer group leader, I don't think so.

Messiah is something special, its a place where we as a team can grow because individual we have invested in our "friends" lives, living up to the verse Proverb 27:17, "As iron sharpens iron, as one man sharpens another."

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Game Day..Preseason

Quick recap of the recent game at the Shoe. Messiah won one to zero defeating Millersville with a goal from freshman Jack Thompson. 

This game was a great experience for us because it was the first chance for us to play in a competitive game as the 2011 Messiah team. The team really started off strong, but more importantly we finished strong. Its a good start to a hopeful amazing season. 

Thanks Dunkin'

Thanks to Logan Thompson's "Legendary" idea to get some double D's, our night took a whole new level from harassing Brandon West, to around having 400 donuts in the back of an Escalade as we roll out of Dunkin Donuts. A quick recap at 11 pm every night our friend Dunkin has to throw away all the donuts, cinnamon buns, and bagels in the store to ensure the quality of food. As they generously did this, we watch with eager eyes, waiting for the right moment to start dumpster diving. Lets just say we had a great night obtaining which happened to be the perfect midnight snack, and we even had enough to have breakfast before church...for the whole team.

Something Different

Coming into this junior year I was expecting one thing and now expecting something totally different. Everyone wants to be that player, that stud that gets all the attention. And usually on the soccer field that position is center attacking midfield, or as we call it 7. Yet, sometimes God has things different planned for your life, and maybe that is at the position I played last night for a little. In the second half I played right back, and played what I thought really well, and I even got a compliment from our assistant coach. So maybe at the end of the day I won't get the attention or the goals, as I expected at the beginning of the year. Rather I'll be able to be the "hero" which at the end of the day is what people remember.

First Blog. Start Of A New Year..

Sitting in the car for a good 13 hours for a span of two days I had a lot of time to think. Think about everything from my relationship with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to this coming year of school and the new opportunity that is on the horizon. I feel like this is a big year for me in a sense of academics, my relationship with my amazing girlfriend, and the soccer season.

Yet even though this is a big year and it may seem like something I can't control, I know I can. I know that because the Bible says, "I can do all things through Him who gives me strength." And this year I need to trust the Lord that He'll be with me and help me through all the road bumps that happen this year, because they will arise.

Relaxing now in the Hampton Inn, I want to say watch out people, its going to be a fun year. So be prepared for an exciting ride.