As the “ca-rack” of the bat only

days away, it must only mean

one thing. It’s time for a new season

as the revamped, reloaded,

and rebuilt 2007 Corpus Christi

Hooks begin play on April 7th.

With the return of Manager Dave

Clark and standouts Juan Gutierrez

and Josh Bonifay. There’s

nothing stopping the Hooks

from repeating as Texas League

Champions.

Not only does the strive of competition

bring an atmosphere

like no other to Whataburger

Field, but attending a game

seems to be the “thing” to do for

many Flour Bluff students.

“Going to the games is always fun

to do,” sophomore Scott Thompson

said. “It gives everyone in Corpus

a thing to do.”

Last September, the Hooks defeated

the Witchita Wranglers in four

games of the TLCS (Texas League

Championship Series) to bring a

baseball title to Corpus Christi for

the fi rst time since 1958. The win

at Whataburger Field brought a

crowd of 8,400 fans faithful until

the last pitch. Numbers like these

are expected consistently throughout

the 2007 season.

“I think the Hooks will have a good

season this year,” senior Will Collier

said. “If they get into the playoff s,

I think they have the power to go

all the way and win the (Texas

League) Championship again.”

The 140 game season (70

home, 70 away), which has

brought the biggest names in

college to the Field already,

will host the 2007 Texas League

All Star Game on June 26th. The

match up brings the All Stars of

the Northern Division and the

All Stars of the Southern Conference

against each other for

a friendly afternoon “pick up”

game.

“The air of excitement is amazing

at a Hooks game,”junior Cody Warren said. “Everything just

builds up and the pressure (of the

players) can be felt in the stands.”

The Hooks begin home fi eld play

on April 12th against the Wranglers.

For ticket information, visit

www.cchooks.com