Coming into today our league was 24-7. It's going to make us a better team, but somehow we have to get those eight wins to make the state tournament. |
He could have had one or two runners doubled off on the line drive, but didn't throw the ball for some reason. He struck the next batter out before facing John. |
He fought pretty hard. They had a lot of flares and Texas Leaguers. This gives us a good reference of where we are. |
I loved the way we fought back. We could have tanked it when we got behind 5-0. We're playing the defending (Class M) champions. |
It was an absolute perfect throw. If he doesn't make that play it's 5-4 with runners at second and third and one out. It was a big play. |
John has been pretty consistent all along and did well for American Legion last summer. He's got to be a leader for us and wreak havoc on the bases. He's a good athlete who can run and throw, but he's got to refine his skills. He's fast but not a great base runner yet. He can throw but can be more accurate. This is a big year for him to get noticed by colleges. The thing I love about John is he works his butt off to get better. |
The kids played hard, but we've got to break through and win one of these games. I said from the beginning that we will be tough by the end of the season and I still believe it. |
They strung together a couple of hits and we made some mental mistakes and a couple of errors. It was tough to come back from that. |
We knew he hit it really well, but the wind was blowing in so hard that we were not sure if it would get out. It went out by plenty. |
We won't see a better pitcher all season. |