As always this time of year, Surprise Stadium has turned into the home of the Oregon State Beavers, the defending national champions who have opened their season here for many years running.
They played the late game Monday, though it wasn’t particularly late. First pitch came shortly after 1 p.m. The early game was early, beginning at 10 a.m. and prompting this question:
Were players from the Minnesota baseball team thinking, “Man, we could have stayed home and gotten this weather?”
It’s cold in Surprise. It’s not Minneapolis cold, but it’s not exactly Arizona warm.