After losing a 1-0 shutout in the 6th inning, and falling down 3-1 going into the bottom of the inning, did my boys lay down? No. They scored one in the 6th to make it 3-2, then came back in the 7th and scored two more for a 4-3, walk-off victory. My best hitter led off with a single up the middle that the center fielder let go through his legs, turning a single into a triple. The next guy up walked and took second immediately, just sprinting there while the pitcher looked foolish. The next hitter hit a little grounder up the first base line, and the guy on third scored, tying the game. Then my next hitter got intentionally walked to load the bases. A hard grounder to shortstop that was bobbled got the winning run in.
It was the single most exciting
high school baseball game I've ever seen.
And I remember Frank Tanana's 1-0 shutout of the Blue Jays in 1987, a game won on Larry Herndon's home run in one of the greatest comeback series of all time. So that's saying something.
I came home hoarse, chapped, and excited beyond belief. What a good team we have.
3 comments:
Yay! Congratulations!
Good, I am rooting for you. Go team!
glad your team won!
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