As Sounders FC’s preseason winds down ahead of Saturday’s season-opening contest at the Houston Dynamo (5:30 p.m. PT | Matchcenter), another preseason stint at Starfire Sports Complex is just beginning.
On Wednesday, S2 broke camp with its first training session ahead of its third USL campaign. The group included a few familiar faces, such as returning players Lorenzo Ramos and Irvin Parra, plus a contingent of the club’s selections at the 2017 MLS SuperDraft in January.
Also of note, four players from the offseason’s open tryouts, which were held at Starfire and in North Carolina, began the preseason as trialists: forward Alcides Thomas, defender Eyosiyas Atsemegiyorgis, and goalkeepers Hector Gutierrez and Jordan Hadden.