Okay, so I knew the CCSU baseball schedule for 2025 was gonna drop soon, right? The players, coaches, even some parents were buzzing about it. Usually, it’s kinda a pain to track down or get sent as some messy PDF you gotta download every time you forget a date. I figured, heck, why not put it somewhere super easy for everyone to find? Like, just look it up whenever.
The Plan
First thing in the morning, I hunted down the official announcement. Found it buried in the athletic department emails. Classic. Copied the whole thing – dates, opponents, home vs away, times, everything.
The Mess
Big mistake. Just pasted the raw text into my blog draft and it looked awful. Total mess. Like, one giant block of text that gave me a headache just looking at it. No way folks were gonna scroll through that easily. Needed order.
Building the Thing
Grabbed my coffee and got down to it. Started simple:
- Made a big Main Header thingy that screamed “CCSU Baseball 2025 Schedule!” Gotta grab attention.
- Threw in a quick intro sentence explaining what it was and that it was free.
Then came the main event – the schedule itself. Tried a simple bullet list first. Nope. Too cramped. Needed something clearer.
Switched tactics and built a table. Yeah, a simple HTML table. Took a minute to remember how to set up the rows and columns properly (kept messing up the tags, ugh).
- Made columns for Date, Opponent, Location (Home or Away), and Time.
- Went line by line through the raw text, copying each game detail into the right spot in the table.
- Bolded all the Home games instantly. Figured folks would care more about those, easier to spot.
Making it Useful
Just the dates felt kinda… basic. I remembered people always ask “When does the season really kick off?” or “When’s the big rivalry game?” or “When do playoffs start?”.
So, scrolled back up above the table and added a little “Quick Glance” section:
- First Pitch: Opening day date.
- The Big One: Highlighted the Central Connecticut vs. Yale game date.
- Conference Push: Listed the start date for NE-10 games.
- Postseason Hopefuls: Noted when the NE-10 Championship window was.
That felt better. Gave the key dates at a quick look.
Posting Time (Almost)
Did my usual thing – previewed the draft. Made sure the table looked clean, no weird breaks, dates made sense. Fixed one typo I spotted on the URI game time. Good.
Thought about just leaving it as a static page. But then I remembered people might want to print it. They shouldn’t have to wrestle with the website formatting! Used the “Print Friendly” plugin I always have. Clicked the button, watched it clean up the page nice and simple for printing. Perfect. Added a quick note: “Psst! Print this easily for your fridge!”
Hitting Publish
Added my usual tags – “#CCSUBaseball”, “#2025Schedule”, “#GoBlueDevils”, the works. Hit that shiny blue “Publish” button. And boom, done.
Shameless plug: Ended the post asking folks to share it with any baseball fans, players’ families, basically anyone who cared. Spread the word!
Why Bother?
Honestly? Because everyone needs this info easily. Players, parents grabbing days off work, alumni wanting to catch a game, students looking for something fun… It shouldn’t be hard to find. Just a simple, clear schedule, free to access, no downloads needed. Job done. Feels good to make something genuinely useful, you know? Now folks can actually plan their season easily. And I’m pretty darn proud of that table. Hope it helps build the excitement!