Pete Frates Center Is A Dream Come True

When I broke into college baseball in the mid-2000s, Boston College baseball always felt like something of a novelty. I was broadcasting in the Cape Cod Baseball League, and its reputation as the premier summer amateur circuit meant it attracted the best collegiate players from around the country. It created a cross-section for baseball factories where West Coast programs like Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton battled alongside traditional Big 12 powerhouses like Texas and Oklahoma. Throw in some Southern players from Florida, Florida State, Georgia and Miami, add a dash of Stanford and UCLA, and watch an explosion of baseball in its truest form.

There were only occasional doses of…