From the Desk

My social media feeds are now full of updates and pictures from professional baseball teams in Florida and Arizona preparing for the new season, and the Liberty Flames have already begun their season as well.

No, the snow has not melted in Virginia, and the temperature still often dips below 32 degrees, but baseball is right around the corner.

But the beginning of baseball season is not the only thing that happens in the spring. The return of spring also signals the rapidly approaching commencement ceremony in May, an event in which many of my classmates and I will be participating.

As much as I do love covering the sport I played for almost 15 years, May is only three short months away, and, hard as it may be to answer, there is always one question that we are asked seemingly every single day — what do you want to do with your life? More specifically for me, with such little time remaining until my professional career begins, is writing about baseball really what I want to commit to?

Trust us, all college students have a pre-prepared answer for the question of career plans, ready to regurgitate in the inevitable instance when we are asked about them. The answer is different for each person, but the real question is how much we believe that overused answer we give. Fortunately, career plans can still change after graduation. The truth is, none of us know for sure. That part is really up to God.

I will be the first to admit that I am no expert on selecting a career path, but if there is one thing I have learned in my nearly four years of college, it is to find what you love and do that. For me, I think that path is covering baseball. As interesting as writing hard-hitting news or features about new businesses in town can be, nothing is as easy or as rewarding to me as getting to tell stories about the game I love.

If you have no idea what you want to do with your life, explore all your options, and do not be afraid to admit your inability to predict your future. If you do know what you love, pursue it. Because once you find that one career path that makes you — and God — happy, telling people about your career choice will never again be a negative thing.