BASEBALL: Senior Night emotions linger as Zebras fall to Bartlesville
Tyler Osgood tried to hold it together as he rounded the bases. With his parents’ message echoing over the loudspeaker and his teammates lined up watching, the Claremore senior took in every step. It was a moment that had nothing to do with the scoreboard and everything to do with the journey.
Claremore [22-11] honored its senior class — Osgood, Lucas Dupont, Gavin Bittle, Ryder Garrison, ...
Tyler Osgood tried to hold it together as he rounded the bases. With his parents’ message echoing over the loudspeaker and his teammates lined up watching, the Claremore senior took in every step. It was a moment that had nothing to do with the scoreboard and everything to do with the journey.
Claremore [22-11] honored its senior class — Osgood, Lucas Dupont, Gavin Bittle, Ryder Garrison, Saxton Pickup, Luke Roberts, Drew Dipboye and Gage Graham — following the game with the now-traditional base-run ceremony, where each player circles the bases while listening to messages from their parents over the PA system. “It was bittersweet,” Osgood said. “They’ve been a part of your baseball journey since you were a little kid, and to see it all come to a close on your high school field is very bittersweet.
Their love and support for me [stood out]. I don’t tell them enough how much I appreciate them and them showing up every single day, and it was nice to hear it [from them]. “That started last year with our senior class,” he added.
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