Basketball season, at least for the fans, has come to an end at YSU

Basketball season, at least for the fans, has come to an end at Youngstown State University. It was a long disappointing season, but hopefully one that will lead to a bigger and better future.

Now it’s on to other things and it appears that we won’t have to wait very long thanks to Mother Nature.

The YSU baseball team will open the home portion of its schedule Tuesday afternoon, St. Patrick’s Day, and let’s hope that a little luck of the Irish is with the Penguins when they play host to Pittsburgh at 3 p.m. at Eastwood Field.

The YSU softball team will be making its home debut Saturday when it begins Horizon League play with a doubleheader against Loyola at McCune Park in Canfield. The games are 1 and 3 p.m.

If that’s not enough to get excited about, then how about this: three weeks from today will be the opening session of spring football practice.

Read more in Monday’s Vindicator and on Vindy.com.