New Palisades High varsity baseball coaches Tom Seyler and Kelly Loftus can’t wait for the season-opening alumni game, to be played February 28 at George Robert Field. Matching the Dolphins’ current squad against the program’s alums has become a proud tradition at Pali and this year’s game will feature an added twist: longtime coach Russ Howard, who retired last Spring after the Dolphins won the City Invitational championship at Dodger Stadium, will likely coach the alumni squad. “I want this to be the best [alumni] game ever,” Seyler said of the program’s annual fundraiser. “The field will be available all week prior to the game. For any alumni who want to come out and take some cuts, the batting cages will open at 9 a.m. I know our kids can’t wait to get a piece of the old-timers.” Included among the notable alumni Seyler hopes will play are Class of `98 standouts Jon Leicester (currently with the Chicago Cubs), Nick Browne (who played on Louis & Clark’s national championship team) and Das Jesson (a senior at Cal State Los Angeles), 2001 alum Jordan Simo (a senior at St. Mary’s College) and last year’s graduates like Nick Kaufman, Jeff Megee, Evan Reis, Dylan Forrester and Spencer Kirksey. Veteran alumni game pitcher Tim Bearer is expected to start. A 9 a.m. junior varsity intrasquad game will be followed by the alumni game at 1 p.m.
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