Mount Saint Mary College held a dedication ceremony for the campus’s new baseball and softball field scoreboard on Sunday during the college’s annual Alumni Reunion Weekend.
The unveiling, taking place between alumni baseball and softball games, gathered the Mount community to honor and thank the donors for their commitment, support, and leadership in making the scoreboard a fully donor-funded project. The college highlighted the Huvane and Hayes families, whose sons, Tom Huvane Jr. (Class of 2019) and Ryan Hayes (Class of 2018), played for the Mount’s baseball team.
In addition to the Huvane and Hayes families, the college thanked Beer World for their in-kind donation as well as GRP and Associates and, specifically, Jay Paige (Class of 2014) for his time, equipment, and for helping with operations for the dedication event.
“A Catholic education is more than just the education in the classroom; it’s also your body and your soul,” stated Tom Huvane Sr. “This is where we take care of the body – it’s in athletics. We learn about competition, we learn about teamwork, we learn how to lose with humility, we learn how to win with confidence, and these are all life lessons that we can learn right here on this field. We’re really proud to support this; this is going to be a huge effort going forward.”
Beginning as an idea written out on the back of a napkin and blossoming into a reality, the scoreboard will allow visitors to the Mount’s baseball/softball complex to see a display of the score and inning for each game on campus. The scoreboard also offers a reminder of the impact that athletics has made on Mount Saint Mary College.
“[This scoreboard] is very much a part of the academic program that we have at the Mount because academics is a lot more than just learning something in a classroom,” explained Fr. Greg, Campus Chaplain and director of Campus Ministry. “It involves values. It involves learning generosity. It involves all the gifts that really come from sport, and that’s why the athletes here really are in a leadership position.”
Added Drew Brown, Athletic director at the college, “This is what it takes to make things happen every day. This project is just the beginning of what I hope will be a lot more. Thank you for buying into our vision that will provide the best experience possible for Mount student-athletes.”
