There are so many questions. People feel strongly he was a spy or he was not a spy.

Wilkinson had a lot of high-powered influence in the United States, Spain and France. Wilkinson commissioned Pike, but what were his motives? He had already sent men into New Orleans and Texas (still under Spanish control) on filibusters or spying missions. He was making contact with Spanish viceroys and selling information to Spain (U.S. military arrangements for $12,000).

Originally, the Louisiana Purchase was much smaller, but it ended up this vast area. The Spanish didn't recognize the purchase. Louisiana had bounced back and forth between Spain and France. The French weren't supposed to transfer it to an English-speaking nation, and they weren't supposed to transfer it without notifying Spain.

Pike was a very dedicated soldier on a mission for his young country and filled with patriotism.

You have to remember he wasn't trained. He does make some mistakes.

Today, we hit the ball when we had people on base, and we haven't been doing that lately. I'm just really excited how our kids have bounced back. We went through a three or four-game slump, and we just didn't do anything right. But I haven't given up on them, and they haven't given up on themselves.