Wow, I had a fun week watching high school baseball, and I picked some great games to attend. Congratulations to all six of these teams, as intensity was high and the importance of every pitch was obvious. (I'm sure I missed plenty of other great games, so let's hear about the dramatic highlights...)
Monday: SL Carroll at Coppell
SL Scores 2 in the top of the 8th, and Coppell is down to its last out when young Adam Toth drills an oppo line drive double that was past the third baseman before he could get his glove above his head. Coppell stays undefeated in district.
Tuesday: McKinney Boyd at Plano
Boyd, ahead 3-1, has Plano down to its last out in the seventh when Randy Mann, who pitched fantastically, may have lost his process pitch-by-pitch focus and started thinking about winning the game. He got behind in the count versus sweet-swinging Brett Johnson and had to come in with a 2-0 FB. Johnson didn't miss, drilling a triple off the RF fence. Plano wins 4-3 to stay in the running for a district title.
Friday: Red Oak at Poteet
Poteet uses several trick plays to add to the entertainment value, including running off the field after a strikeout for the second out of the inning. This was well orchestrated. The runner knows there's only two out, so he takes off for second, after a bit of hesitation. Poteet's outfielder is standing at the bag at second, and someone (I'm not sure which guy) had picked up the ball the catcher had rolled towards the mound. Easy throw for the putout.
But I digress. Red Oak had a 7-3 lead at the halfway point, and Poteet chipped away until they were down to their final strike when Ryan Moody hits a 2RBI single to LF to tie it. Moody then gets the walk-off GWRBI in the 9th.
Congrats to all.
-Aaron
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