“You can be a kid as long as you want when you play baseball.” — Cal Ripken, Jr. Opening day for any sport is exciting. But my friends, opening day for baseball is just a little more special. The electricity in the air, the nervous energy, the sharp crack of the bat or a ball thudding safely into a glove during warm ups; then the umpire makes the call you have been waiting months to hear... “Play ball!” With just a slight chill still in the air, Monday evening, February 24, was a beautiful night for the varsity Wildcats’ opening game against ...