The Zirellis host the Puf Caps (Pacific Union Financial
Capitalists) baseball team, managed by their son Mike, when they play
against a team in Yuba City. Nancy contacts about a dozen couples
who generously open their homes to team members. On
Saturday, June 27, after the teams had completed this year's two games
in
Yuba City, Gary and Nancy put on an exceptional dinner party for the
host couples. We were privileged to host two coaches, Tony and
Pete, so I can report that the team won both of their games against a
team that had previously won 19 games with only one loss. Now
they have three losses.
Briefly, the Pacific Union Financial Capitalists, managed by Mike
Zirelli, are a nation-wide, elite traveling baseball team that competes
in one of the top collegiate baseball leagues in the country (the
California Collegiate League). The team is comprised of top recruits,
all entering Division-1 schools (e.g, several to Stanford) next Fall,
each of which has earned a baseball scholarship. The goal of the
coaching staff is to provide players the best opportunity to be
successful when entering college and ultimately, to be recognized as
the top summer baseball program for incoming collegiate players in the
country. To accomplish this goal, the CAPS will play 40+ games in 50
days and compete exclusively against top collegiate teams.
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