It’s in the hair

When Senior Benny Roebuck moved to Texas, he expected everything to be bigger than in his home state of Ohio. When he got here, things were not as different as he had thought. He was looking forward to joining a new baseball team, but he didn’t expect them to all be wearing mullets.

“In Ohio we didn’t really have a look, everyone just did their own thing,” Roebuck said. “I think it’s cool that everyone has a look, like they all want to do the mullets.”

This tradition began when the 2017-18 varsity baseball team all decided to get mullet cuts at the beginning of the season. After they finished their season with 29 wins and only 13 losses, the team decided to keep the tradition. While some players believe it brings them good luck, others just love seeing people’s reaction.

“The first day back is definitely the best part, the funniest part. Everyone just looks at you differently,” senior Sam Hunt said.

Besides setting the players apart in the hallways and on the field, getting the haircuts brings the team closer together.

“It’s fun for us to do, and it solidifies us as a team,” Hunt said. “We play for each other, we don’t play for anyone else.”