Spring Break 2016 - Bearcat baseball WOK party

Spring Break 2016 - Bearcat baseball WOK party

Maryville, MO - The Bearcat baseball coaches and their wives put together a WOK party for the team during Spring Break. Mrs. Creason took charge with coordinating the event. It was great for everybody to relax and hang-out over food and fellowship with their teammates. While things were getting prepared, the guys were outside throwing around a football, playing two-ball, and enjoying the outdoors. A thunderstorm came through and forced the cooking in a covered garage. That did not deter the night's fun. As the B2R looked throughout the room, it was heart-warming to see all the smiles and people enjoying each other's company. The food was great. The company was even better.

The WOK party was set-up on a trailer equipped with several red bricks that essentially radiated heat. 7 large metal disc woks with legs were placed for people to stand and cook their food. In the seven stations, charcoal was placed under each wok for the heat source. The woks were each placed over a pyramid of charcoal. On the other side of the covered garage was a couple of tables set-up with a spread that would make a major league baseball team jealous. On one of the tables were 28 pounds of chopped sirloin steak and 16 pounds of chicken breast. There were several bowls that you could put your meat in, and, over 1 dozen different sauces or marinades to soak or cook the meat or chicken including soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, Frank's Red Hot Sauce, Tapatio, bbq sauces, A1 Steak Sauce, Italian dressing, and others. Then, there were chopped vegetables that you could also cook in your wok including green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers, onions, peas, tomatoes, as well as eggs, white rice, and brown rice. The white rice and brown rice were already cooked. The player would essentially grab 3 bowls (meat, veggies, rice) and wait for a wok station. Once at the wok station, several containers of cooking oil were placed for cooking. The player would then put the meat on, cook it, add the egg and veggies, cook it, then add the rice at the end. While you are cooking, you would stand and chat with your neighbor. For dessert, a big sheet of marble cake with green & white butter-cream frosting with "Bearcats baseball" and the N-paw written gave everyone a a sweet ending to the night. The cake was supposed to feed 100 people. The 35-ish baseball players could not tackle the cake and there were a few pieces left at the end of the night.

It was great to see the team have so much fun, eating great food, and enjoying themselves. It is also great to see all the different MLB teams' hats the guys were wearing - Royals, Twins, Mets, Blue Jays, just to name a few. I even saw one NHL hockey hat of the Anaheim Ducks. Most importantly, its great to see the guys outside of their jerseys and see them as college kids having a home cooked meal. I am certain the team will take away fond memories of the Spring Break 2016 WOK party well into the future. I am also proud the team is treated like family with several individuals working hard to give the players such an incredible experience at Northwest Missouri State University. Once a Bearcat, Always a Bearcat.

Go Cats!!

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