MapQuest for Eastern sports
Cameron Blair
Issue date: 8/28/08 Section: Sports
You could think of the Colonels soccer team as the girl you knew in high school who somehow went from plain to a knockout by senior year.
Stop #3: Greg Adams Indoor Tennis Facility
After taking a left back onto the bypass, we will take a left at the first stop light and roll up to Eastern's indoor tennis courts. You have keep your eyes peeled for this place because it's not clearly labeled. In fact, the exterior reminds you of those shady warehouses you might see in a bad action flick.
However, on the inside, the tennis courts will ease any fears you might have. Tennis may not seem like an ideal sporting event to attend, but I strongly suggest you go. In what other venue could you watch a live match from a leather couch while simultaneously learning curse words in foreign tongues?
Stop #4: Turkey Hughes Baseball Field & Hood Softball Field
Now, let's get back out onto the bypass and take a right into the Alumni Coliseum parking lot and walk over to Eastern's baseball field. A Colonel baseball game is an excellent way to spend an afternoon once the spring semester rolls around.
As with all other sports at Eastern, admission is free and the Colonel program has produced several Major League draft picks during the past few seasons, including first-round pick Christian Friedrich.
On a side note, park your car at a safe distance. Foul balls have been known to leave some Eastern fans in need of a new windshield.
Since the softball field is on the road that goes past the Fitness and Wellness Center and gas prices are higher than Keith Richards circa 1975, I will just tell you about it.
As with baseball, the weather is beautiful come softball season, and as a former baseball player, watching a woman smack a ball 200 feet is quite exciting.
Stop #5: Alumni Coliseum
Alumni Coliseum is the home to the men's and women's basketball teams and the women's volleyball team, essentially making it a smorgasbord of athletic awesomeness.
The men's basketball team has made the NCAA Tournament in two of the past four seasons (2005 and 2007) while the women's team will be ushering in a new era under new head coach and former Colonel basketball star Chrissy Roberts.
Aside from the fact that attending basketball games gives you great seats for what I believe is the best spectator sport, you can paint your entire body maroon and not be looked down upon.
As for volleyball, you get to watch tall women in tight shorts getting serious air, slamming the ball into their opponents' faces and diving all over the court in a way I would be scared to attempt. Need I say more?
Well, we've reached the end of our tour. Walk back to your dorm and bask in the greatness of Eastern sports.
One last thing: You probably won't even need half of those books you spent those hundreds of dollars on.
Stop #3: Greg Adams Indoor Tennis Facility
After taking a left back onto the bypass, we will take a left at the first stop light and roll up to Eastern's indoor tennis courts. You have keep your eyes peeled for this place because it's not clearly labeled. In fact, the exterior reminds you of those shady warehouses you might see in a bad action flick.
However, on the inside, the tennis courts will ease any fears you might have. Tennis may not seem like an ideal sporting event to attend, but I strongly suggest you go. In what other venue could you watch a live match from a leather couch while simultaneously learning curse words in foreign tongues?
Stop #4: Turkey Hughes Baseball Field & Hood Softball Field
Now, let's get back out onto the bypass and take a right into the Alumni Coliseum parking lot and walk over to Eastern's baseball field. A Colonel baseball game is an excellent way to spend an afternoon once the spring semester rolls around.
As with all other sports at Eastern, admission is free and the Colonel program has produced several Major League draft picks during the past few seasons, including first-round pick Christian Friedrich.
On a side note, park your car at a safe distance. Foul balls have been known to leave some Eastern fans in need of a new windshield.
Since the softball field is on the road that goes past the Fitness and Wellness Center and gas prices are higher than Keith Richards circa 1975, I will just tell you about it.
As with baseball, the weather is beautiful come softball season, and as a former baseball player, watching a woman smack a ball 200 feet is quite exciting.
Stop #5: Alumni Coliseum
Alumni Coliseum is the home to the men's and women's basketball teams and the women's volleyball team, essentially making it a smorgasbord of athletic awesomeness.
The men's basketball team has made the NCAA Tournament in two of the past four seasons (2005 and 2007) while the women's team will be ushering in a new era under new head coach and former Colonel basketball star Chrissy Roberts.
Aside from the fact that attending basketball games gives you great seats for what I believe is the best spectator sport, you can paint your entire body maroon and not be looked down upon.
As for volleyball, you get to watch tall women in tight shorts getting serious air, slamming the ball into their opponents' faces and diving all over the court in a way I would be scared to attempt. Need I say more?
Well, we've reached the end of our tour. Walk back to your dorm and bask in the greatness of Eastern sports.
One last thing: You probably won't even need half of those books you spent those hundreds of dollars on.
