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Falcons to finally play in Klamath
June 16, 2007
After spending the first nine games of their American Legion Baseball schedule on the road, the Klamath Falls Falcons finally get to play a home game today at 1 p.m.
While the game is not at the Falcons’ home field at Kiger Stadium, coach Joe Tacchini said the team is still happy to play Salem in front of their home fans at the Steen Sports Park, formerly known as the Klamath County Youth Sports Complex.
“I think the guys are really excited to be at home,” Tacchini said. “It gets a little tiring riding the bus and getting off and playing and then having to get back on and go home.”
Different approach
Tacchini said playing at Leo J. Bocchi Field at the sports park, which is where the Oregon Institute of Technology team plays its home games, is different than playing at Kiger.
“The field is bigger,” Tacchini said. “The outfielders have to be aware of the size of the field and the infielders may have to go out farther for plays, but for the most part, baseball is baseball.”
The Falcons are 5-4 on the season and Tacchini has been pleased with some of the things he has seen on the field.
“I like our team,” he said. “We finally have everybody here and, in baseball, the more the players get on the field together, the better they are going to play.”
Most of the Falcons’ players are from Henley High School and have been playing together for most of the season. Because the Henley players have been playing together for so long, Tacchini has been using the early part of the schedule to get some of the newer players on the field.
Unknown entities
Tacchini knows what to expect from all the Henley players but does not know what he will have from the five new players: Brent McCarty and Aaron Montgomery from Klamath Union, Nate McDaniel and Conrad Rookstool from Mazama and Chris Haskins from Lost River.
“We have been playing well,” Tacchini said. “I think we have a good group of guys and I like the way things have been shaping up.”
Prior to the start of the season, Tacchini said one of his main worries was the lack of a larger school in the area for the Falcons to draw talent from.
Big schools, big talent
“Places like Medford have the larger schools like North and South Medford (which are both in the Oregon School Activities Association 6A classification),” he said. “While we have some good teams, we don’t have anyone that has played at the highest level.”
Salem has an even larger talent pool to pick from, with six 6A schools in the area.
“The guys are ready to get out and play at home,” Tacchini said. “Salem is a good team. It should be a good test.”
” Ross L. Timbrook
After spending the first nine games of their American Legion Baseball schedule on the road, the Klamath Falls Falcons finally get to play a home game today at 1 p.m.
While the game is not at the Falcons’ home field at Kiger Stadium, coach Joe Tacchini said the team is still happy to play Salem in front of their home fans at the Steen Sports Park, formerly known as the Klamath County Youth Sports Complex.
“I think the guys are really excited to be at home,” Tacchini said. “It gets a little tiring riding the bus and getting off and playing and then having to get back on and go home.”
Different approach
Tacchini said playing at Leo J. Bocchi Field at the sports park, which is where the Oregon Institute of Technology team plays its home games, is different than playing at Kiger.
“The field is bigger,” Tacchini said. “The outfielders have to be aware of the size of the field and the infielders may have to go out farther for plays, but for the most part, baseball is baseball.”
The Falcons are 5-4 on the season and Tacchini has been pleased with some of the things he has seen on the field.
“I like our team,” he said. “We finally have everybody here and, in baseball, the more the players get on the field together, the better they are going to play.”
Most of the Falcons’ players are from Henley High School and have been playing together for most of the season. Because the Henley players have been playing together for so long, Tacchini has been using the early part of the schedule to get some of the newer players on the field.
Unknown entities
Tacchini knows what to expect from all the Henley players but does not know what he will have from the five new players: Brent McCarty and Aaron Montgomery from Klamath Union, Nate McDaniel and Conrad Rookstool from Mazama and Chris Haskins from Lost River.
“We have been playing well,” Tacchini said. “I think we have a good group of guys and I like the way things have been shaping up.”
Prior to the start of the season, Tacchini said one of his main worries was the lack of a larger school in the area for the Falcons to draw talent from.
Big schools, big talent
“Places like Medford have the larger schools like North and South Medford (which are both in the Oregon School Activities Association 6A classification),” he said. “While we have some good teams, we don’t have anyone that has played at the highest level.”
Salem has an even larger talent pool to pick from, with six 6A schools in the area.
“The guys are ready to get out and play at home,” Tacchini said. “Salem is a good team. It should be a good test.”
” Ross L. Timbrook
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