Well, the formal league and post season play has now come to an end for Sean’s baseball season. The season culminated with his All Star team earning second place in the double elimination district tournament made up of 10 regional teams.
The team they faced in the championship had beat them earlier in the week in the semi-finals, putting Sean’s team in the position of needing to win the final game of the loser’s bracket on Wednesday night, which they did.
As Thursday’s game time approached it was revealed that Sean was going to get the ball as the starting pitcher in the championship game. The opposing team in the championship game had scored 18, 21, 11, and 11 runs in the games leading up to this one. Needless to say, we, along with his coaches and teammates were anxious to see how Sean would manage this challenging situation. While they ultimately were not victorious in the end, Sean pitched the best game of his young career. He took a 1-1 tie into the 5th inning before giving up a few hits and turning the game over to the bull pen.
What a wonderful season it has been!
Great job, Sean!! It is hard to come in second—but it sounds like you did amazingly well in a real tough situation!!!
Congratulations Sean!! What a wonderful season you have had. We are very, very proud of you. Besides being a great baseball player, you show great sportsmanship with your fellow ball players. Keep up the good work and get ready for next year. Watch out teams, he’ll be back next year!!!! Love to all.