"The Final Inning - My View From the Stands" (8/8)
The 2018 Seniors Official practices began in February of 2018 for Bryce’s senior baseball season. The last rodeo. Man… I was not ready for this to end. Adding to the emotions of this final season was the fact that he had decided about a year earlier that he would not be seeking to play baseball in college. That revelation hurt a little bit. He had certainly developed his skill-set to the point where he could have played college ball somewhere. But this was his life and his choice. I did my best to mask my disappointment. I had visions of four more years of chasing him around the country as he played at the next level… just as I had with three of his sisters. But this was totally selfish on my part. He didn’t make the wrong decision. He made the decision that best suited his plans for the immediate future. Good for him. But… ugh! We started the season in Kentucky, just east of Louisville. And… not much went right, unfortunately. Mother Nature decided she was goin...