Might have wished they had him last night since the Cali amateurs put 4 past their current keeper. That was the most shocking result for me from USOC round 2. I bet Coach Irving is livid.

they had an academy kid from Savannah playing last year on and off

Yes - Nico Rittmeyer from Savannah - a great kid and great player. Clark Brisson and the SCU Battery Academy have done a fantastic job developing players and then providing them with opportunities like playing for the Battery.

Wonder if we will see any other Academy players coming up over the summer (read: Hamilton Carlin)?

Nico last year was great and I didn't think he looked out of place.

There were a few that trained during the player trials and I thought they did well enough.

The experience for this kids is great. Just to suit up against a guy like Henry would put me over the moon!

The MBFC Mutiny are a Pro team in the NPSL, and as I understand it no NCAA eligible players can play WITH a pro team, but it's perfectly alright to play with an amateur team AGAINST pro teams. I think the NPSL may have more of these pro teams in the future.

The Mutiny and Battery have come to some sort of loan agreement with Duckworth-- Cody Ellison has already been loaned to MB earlier this season and I wouldn't be surprised if other Charleston bench players come north to the Grand Strand to get some game time.

The Wilmington keeper who always seemed to get loaned to Charleston was Kyle Polak (now the Hammers back-up and GK Coach.) I think he may have been there earlier this year.

the NCAA rules are a minefield and while the recent changes made it possible for amateurs to play with pros they can only do it before they reach NCAA eligibility. I remember seeing a discussion somewhere that explained fairly well. but I can find it now.

Polak played as the back up this year up in Richmond for our first match. Klasila is close to coming back but don't know the exact date.

Dykstra back until June 10 and looks to start on Saturday.