On Feb. 15, the Riordan Varsity baseball team recorded their first win of the season, a 17-7 victory, as the team hosted over 130 people at the annual alumni baseball game. 

“It’s been wishy washy for a long time and me being the head coach here now that’s something I want to make sure happens every year,” said head baseball coach Craig Sargent.

In addition to the alumni, students, and families, several other student groups were involved including DJ Club and BBQ Club to support the alumni and varsity baseball team. 

As a result of the team’s overall performance throughout the past few years, Sargent said there are no major expectations. “They haven’t won a league game in two years here, since 2019 they are 2 and 72 in league, so expectations are  . . . there’s not a lot there.” 

But he still feels hopeful for the future, saying, “If we don’t win we’re in big trouble, but I think that shouldn’t be a problem.” 

Because of the current coaches and students engaged in the program, Coach Sargent remained positive about the team’s future performance and correctly predicted that the current varsity team would win by 10 or more runs against the alumni team. 

“The results are about right. Young high school sophomores through seniors should be shellacking a bunch of old washed up alumni,” said Lin. 

Although there have been many changes in Riordan athletics throughout the years, it seems that alumni are happy and supportive of the programs. 

“The athletic department is obviously hustling and bustling with all the different sports now that we’re growing and co-ed, but I think the main thing now is the exposure and the communication that our players and teams get now” says Lin.

Over the day one fact was very prevalent, that students today share the same bonds with Riordan alumni whether they graduated last year or over 20 years ago. 

Lin added, “All schools have a sense of some kind of community, naturally people gather together, but what’s exclusive to Riordan I think is the realness and genuine love we have for the relationships and opportunities Riordan offered to us.