RESERVE — There’s no place like home.

The East St. John baseball team certainly knows that.

Since Hurricane Isaac swamped the area with flood waters in August of 2012, the East St. John Wildcats have been more like the East St. John Nomads.

They were able to play a few games on their home field behind the school on Airline Highway in Reserve in 2013 and 2014, but their few home games in 2015 were played at Regala Park while the school underwent construction.

“The bases were still 90 feet and there was a pitcher’s mound,” said Jade Falgoust, the Wildcats’ former assistant coach who is about to begin his first year as head coach. “But it just felt different. It didn’t feel like a high school game.”

With construction on the school now complete, the Wildcats will get to return to their home field for the 2016 season, which officially opens Monday throughout the state. Teams may participate in jamborees today.

East St. John will begin its campaign at 3:30 p.m. Monday on the road at St. James. Its first home game will be played on March 24 against Thibodaux. Falgoust also is planning a bigger homecoming celebration on April 2.

The East St. John Lady Wildcats will open their season at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at home  against Hammond. They will also host Donaldsonville at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

West St. John’s first baseball game is at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Donaldsonville.

Riverside Academy’s softball team opens at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Central of Baton Rouge. The St. Charles Catholic softball team opens at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Covington.

St. Charles Catholic’s baseball team will not begin its season until 3:30 p.m. Thursday, when the Comets play in the first game of the annual Comets Classic Tournament. That tournament, which also includes Lutcher and Mandeville, will continue through the weekend.

Falgoust said his field has been through a lot over the last few years. First came the flood water brought by Hurricane Isaac, then came the football team. When the football team’s practice field was taken over by construction crews, the football team took over the baseball field.

There has been quite a bit of wear and tear, Falgoust said.

“It certainly needs some improvements, but it looks like Yankee Stadium compared to what it looked like before,” Falgoust said.

RA baseball coach Frank Cazeaux also is ready for the season to get underway.

“I’m excited to get going,” said Cazeaux, who is about to embark on his second season as coach of the Rebels. “I’m excited because we have some quality players and they’ve been working hard to get ready. I’m ready for the curtain to rise on the 2016 Riverside baseball season.”

It’s too bad, then, that there’s an 80 percent chance of rain for Monday.

“Aw no,” Cazeaux said. “Really?”