Son's season just ended last night coming painfully short in the state championship. Their team came out of nowhere to surprise everyone. The team was not even in any preseason top 10 conversation and didn't crack the top 10 until after the first 2 weeks of the season. Their school has never been to the state quarterfinals ever, much less contend for a state championship. My son had a very successful season hitting at the top of the lineup. He slashed 464/500/616 for the season facing a bunch of D1 committed pitchers (maybe even some probable draft picks). They had a lot of memorable moments in the season. The best part is how the kids truly enjoyed each other and the relationship they developed with the coaching staff.
They played a really good team in the championship. One of their players is projected to go in the top 3 in this year's draft. That kid really lived up to his reputation in the 2 games we played last night. We played them close the first game. Our pitching kept us in the game but our bat was silent. The second game.... that was a different story. Our pitching staff lost control (not just 1 pitcher but the whole pitching staff). Lots of HBP and walks, and timely hits from the other team coupled with a few errors on our side (i.e. grand slam inside the park home run off a misplayed ball in the outfield and a missed cutoff). Still painful thinking about it right now.
What's exciting is that we have a young team with only 3 seniors who are regular starters. All of our pitchers are underclassman and have some really good position players coming up next year. We should have a really strong team next year.