Dillon Brandt '25

What is the best pitch in baseball? Baseball has three categories of pitches: fastball, breaking ball, and offspeed. A fastball is meant to use speed as an advantage and generally does not use deceptive movement. However, there are three types of fastballs: four-seam, two-seam, and cutter. The four-seam is intended to stay straight, and since four seams provide drag, it is...

On the weekend of March 25th, 2023, the annual Jesuit Dallas Sheaner Relays were held for the entire Dallas Metroplex. It is based on the legacy of former track and field coach at Jesuit Herb Sheaner's strong support and impact on youth athletics, especially high school track. The meet, held annually since 1956, brings together some of the best...

The new Jesuit trainer Greg Meek will work alongside Coach Lefebvre and Coach Sanchez up in the dell. He will help with all sports that lift in the Dell (football, baseball, basketball, etc.) and with Freshman experience lift. Throughout my interview, I gathered that Coach Meek would make an impact even when limited to a semester here at Jesuit. Coach...

The Houston Astros are the 2022 World Series Champions after a brutal six games against the Phillies. It was a tremendous up-and-down battle with some great pitching and clutch hits.   Game 1: Phillies (0-1) The Phillies took game one after a brutal back-and-forth 10-inning game. On the bump for the Astros, Justin Verlander displayed his World Series curse by allowing five...

There is much to look forward to in the upcoming matchup between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 World Series. The World Series is a best-of-seven series between October 28th and November 5th, with the only off days coming on the 30th and 3rd. It could, however, go only four days if one of the...

  Unified Sports Softball is a collaboration between the Notre Dame School of Dallas and Jesuit Dallas to practice and play softball. The Unified Sports experience/season consists of five practices and one simulation game; these practices were every Saturday from 11 am to 12:30 pm. The season begins August 20th and goes through September 24th. Seven Jesuit baseball sophomores, Josh Gallegos,...