Phillip Santos

Three Iowa State graduates attended the Randy Hundley Chicago Cubs Baseball Fantasy Camp Jan. 25 - Feb. 1 in Mesa, Ariz. The campers were placed on eight teams, practiced, and played 10 games in five days with former Chicago Cubs players as coaches at the Chicago Cubs minor league spring training facility. On the second to last day of camp, the campers played a game against the former Cubs players at Hohokam Park, the spring training home of the Cubs. Phil Santos* (’97 civil engr.), Streamwood, Ill.; Matt Schwab* (’96 statistics), McKinney, Texas; and Joel Jess (’82 an. sci., DVM ’86), Pekin, Ill. were the participating ISU alums. Phil writes, “Matt and Joel were wearing Iowa State shirts in the clubhouse and I introduced myself as an Iowa State graduate. Matt and I were actually involved in one play. I was playing centerfield and Matt hit a sinking line drive and I made an attempt at a diving catch. As I dove and caught the ball, I landed on the ground and the baseball jarred loose from my glove. Matt ended up on second base with a double.”