Player profile: Patrick McGrath

It’s been a rainy week. Monday’s game was postponed due to threat of rain. Tuesday night’s game had cloudy skies but, the threat and a few raindrops passed.

Rain had fallen off and on Wednesday but there was no danger of the game being called.               


3^rd baseman Patrick McGrath

The greenery and June clouds of New Hampshire are not altogether new for Swamp Bats 3^rd baseman Patrick McGrath of Washington State. “I’m used to the rain. Playing in Pullman, in out east in Washington, it gets really cold.”

That prompts a question of East and West. And West. Teammate Darick Hall is from Arizona.  “It’s always hot there so, pick your poison. In the desert, it’s never really fun playing in 100 degrees or in Pullman, which you can play in 15 degrees.  Out here, it’s pretty similar.”
One can see his point. Of course, 15 degrees seems unlikely the next eight weeks.
 “I had a roommate actually play here last year, he loved it. And I had some teammates from years passed from my college play here. This is kind of a hotspot for a bunch of players from our college. Coach has a good reputation and Mr. Watterson, here so it’s working out.

His host family is Dwight Haskell and Ann Pratt. “They give us everything we need, they care about us. My teammate last year stayed with them. I have an advantage, there is some familiarity. They’re like Mom and Dad.”