The Big Picture

So we lost, 8-5 in the championship. Pretty disappointing loss, and as usual, you always feel like you should have won. Absolutely. Even though we went down like by 6 runs, I was so sure we would put up a big fight and take the game. Just by the way we played all year, I felt like it was almost a fluke that we lost, but it happens.

And now we can go back and think about the big picture. I mean, we played 10 games, across like 3 months so games were few and far between. The 11th was the championship game, because we got a free ride in the playoffs - teams had to drop out, long story. Anyway, it's so few, and it's really a shame we lost but also - do or die! There is no series! Anything can happen, and something did. Our starting pitcher wasn't himself and that's it, no redemption opportunity. And that's really what hurts. We can't go back out and get another chance.

So my focus now is to just focus on all the positives of the season. We put up some huge numbers and really beat up on some teams, but obviously, couldn't do it every time. You can't beat up on yourself after a loss, and it's not like we played badly for a stretch in the playoffs where you can be angry. We lost one game, and we chipped away but too late in the game. At the end of the day, it was a great season.

Now I'm just looking forward to college baseball starting up again. We don't have tryouts until October, but we have weekly captains' practice and I take BP everyday and get my throwing in. Still though, I can't wait to get back on to the field again. It's the time of year where you just put in hours upon hours of work, motivated from last year and for the upcoming year, and hope that the daily focus and preparation will pay off.