THE BONDS WITHIN BASEBALL

Austin Tressler stood out on the field, glove open, ready to catch the ball. The warm air surrounded him as he took a moment to take in his surroundings. As a junior playing varsity baseball for Rocklin High School, a lot of Tressler’s time was dedicated to the sport he loved so much. That week had been spent in San Luis Obispo, surrounded by his family, friends, and teammates — the people who really mattered in his life. He would remember that trip as one of the best parts of high school. To him, it represented the foremost lesson he learned in his years of playing baseball: never to take relationships for granted. Austin continued to play baseball the rest of high school.