This photo was taken in the spring of 2016, before a game at Ashford University my junior year of college. We played at Ashford University Stadium (since renamed) in Clinton, Iowa, also home of the Clinton Lumberkings. Three weeks later, Ashford closed for good and I transferred to Hannibal-LaGrange University to finish baseball and school. My dad snapped this photo as I was heading to the bullpen with our starting pitcher that day; we had just reviewed the scouting report and spray charts, and the outlook was pretty bleak, as evidenced by my facial expression. It’s likely that we lost, because once the school announced it’s closing the previous July, many players transferred and only one new recruit arrived. We played 2016 with 18 men on the roster, winning just 8 games.