What a week it has turned out to be! From despair and disappointment to excitement and pride in a bunch of boys who have exceeded most, if not all expectations and have pushed forward showing a rare level of commitment, despite the difficult things that are required of them.
First of all, the ability to play well and maintain a high level of concentration and competitiveness despite several days in a row of triple digit temperatures is a feat worthy of respect. Saturday, especially reached a staggering 106 degrees and our boys had to play two afternoon games. We unfortunately won the first game handily and followed that up with a loss to a team that is compiled of all but two signed and committed college players, led by a D-1 pitcher who rarely threw a pitch under 90mph unless it was a nasty breaking ball to keep our hitters off balance.
Throughout the unbelievably trying events on Saturday, Matthew struck out three times and managed to get one line drive base hit into center field which made for a long, depressing ride home, expecting to be denied an opportunity to play at all on Sunday.
Imagine our surprise when we were notified that we would get a chance to play a final game at noon on Sunday. Not the championship game, mind you, but a chance for the boys to redeem themselves.
Tyson Joseph pitched a gem on Sunday backed up by some amazing field plays at third base, short stop and especially left and center field, where several amazing catches were made at crucial times that kept the game within manageable limits.
Matthew had an RBI base hit in the second inning and followed it up with another RBI base hit in the 5th inning to account for our only two runs giving us a 2 to 1 victory and surely a mental momentum shift for a very talented team that had had it's share of recent difficulties.
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