Choctaw baseball bounces back, advances to region finals
Choctaw baseball is bound for the Region 1-4A finals behind hustle, pitching, depth and belief ... belief that brotherhood trumps all.
FORT WALTON BEACH — David Weber and his crew had ample time to stew over Friday night's 3-2 loss to St. Augustine. But the Big Green wouldn't let an error or controversial call by the home-plate ump define their season.
Bouncing back from a 3-2 loss Friday, just their second defeat in the last 18 games, Choctaw left little doubt who the No. 1 seed in the Region 1-4A bracket was with a 9-4, 4-1 doubleheader sweep over the Yellow Jackets to take the best-of-three series and advance to the region finals. "Honestly, we came in here with the mindset of we're not going home," said Choctaw ace Trevor Camden, who fought through soreness to win Saturday's opener and then proceeded to go 3-for-3 in the nightcap.
" I mean, there's a reason why we got the No. 1 seed. And it's mainly because of digging down deep, not giving up.
I mean, that's all it is. All we can do is fight and do our best. "After the loss yesterday, we knew we were the better team.
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