Short season, no summer ball make staying sharp a challenge

Florida State NCAA college baseball player Elijah Cabell runs to third during a game against the Univ. of Maine, Feb. 16, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla. If all had gone as he hoped, Elijah Cabell and his Florida State teammates would be playing for the College World Series championship this week. Instead, Cabell treks to a ball field in his neighborhood in Winter Park, Florida, most days to work on his game in solitude. (Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)

Florida State NCAA college baseball outfielder Elijah Cabell (19) bats against the Univ. of Cincinnati, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, in Tallahassee, Fla. If all had gone as he hoped, Cabell and his Florida State teammates would be playing for the College World Series championship this week. Instead, Cabell treks to a ball field in his neighborhood in Winter Park, Florida, most days to work on his game in solitude. (Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)

Florida State NCAA college baseball player Reese Albert, right, takes a bite of a cookie as he fist bumps teammate Elijah Cabell after Albert hit a home run against the Univ. of Maine, Friday Feb. 15, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla. If all had gone as he hoped, Elijah Cabell and his Florida State teammates would be playing for the College World Series championship this week. Instead, Cabell treks to a ball field in his neighborhood in Winter Park, Florida, most days to work on his game in solitude. (Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)