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slickphipsi · 11-19-2017, 10:08 PM

The post-game wrap ups were taking me out of the flow I was taking with the team. With a 14-game schedule, it is easy to get into a flow with a team and want to ride it. And boy, did the 1898 Schuykill Hawks go on a run. In my last update, the team was 3-4 through half of the season. The team went on a 6 game winning streak to put themselves in a tie for the league lead going into the last weekend of the season. In total, three schools were tied for the lead on the final weekend: Holland, Diplomacy and Schuykill.

Schuykill was hosting defending champions Dover State, who were eliminated, but had a 7-6 record, good for fourth in the circuit. Down in Washington, Diplomacy was hosting Holland. If Schuykill won, they would face the winner of the Holland/Diplomacy game for the crown. If they lost, the winner of that game would be champion.

On a cool late spring day on the Philadelphia Main Line, seniors poured their hearts out on both sides of the diamond as they competed. One team wanted to spoil the others title chances. And, they did. In heartbreaking fashion, Dover State won 7-5 in 13 innings to ruin Schuykill’s championship hopes. Through 49 plate appearances, the visiting Rams held the host Hawks to eight hits and four walks.

In the bottom of the ninth, down by a run, senior 1B Bill Clark showed the Hawks heart as he plowed through a catcher to score the game tying run. But it was not enough, as the team succumbed in extra innings. Afterwards, captain Jason King refused to talk with the media as the heart wrenching loss was etched on his face.

In Washington, Holland took a 4-1 decision over Diplomacy, led by pitcher Casey Rouse’s complete game. Holland jumped from finishing last in 1897 to winning the league in 1898. Based on tiebreakers, Diplomacy finished second, followed by Schuykill.

Dover State and Empire State tied at 8-6, followed by Virginia Maritime at 6-8. Hudson Tech finished in seventh with a very strange year: they lost the first five games, won the next four, then closed out the season with five losses in a row. Lord Baltimore finished last, with 12 consecutive losses.

11-19-2017, 10:08 PM	#13
slickphipsi Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 66	1898 Season End The post-game wrap ups were taking me out of the flow I was taking with the team. With a 14-game schedule, it is easy to get into a flow with a team and want to ride it. And boy, did the 1898 Schuykill Hawks go on a run. In my last update, the team was 3-4 through half of the season. The team went on a 6 game winning streak to put themselves in a tie for the league lead going into the last weekend of the season. In total, three schools were tied for the lead on the final weekend: Holland, Diplomacy and Schuykill. Schuykill was hosting defending champions Dover State, who were eliminated, but had a 7-6 record, good for fourth in the circuit. Down in Washington, Diplomacy was hosting Holland. If Schuykill won, they would face the winner of the Holland/Diplomacy game for the crown. If they lost, the winner of that game would be champion. On a cool late spring day on the Philadelphia Main Line, seniors poured their hearts out on both sides of the diamond as they competed. One team wanted to spoil the others title chances. And, they did. In heartbreaking fashion, Dover State won 7-5 in 13 innings to ruin Schuykill’s championship hopes. Through 49 plate appearances, the visiting Rams held the host Hawks to eight hits and four walks. In the bottom of the ninth, down by a run, senior 1B Bill Clark showed the Hawks heart as he plowed through a catcher to score the game tying run. But it was not enough, as the team succumbed in extra innings. Afterwards, captain Jason King refused to talk with the media as the heart wrenching loss was etched on his face. In Washington, Holland took a 4-1 decision over Diplomacy, led by pitcher Casey Rouse’s complete game. Holland jumped from finishing last in 1897 to winning the league in 1898. Based on tiebreakers, Diplomacy finished second, followed by Schuykill. Dover State and Empire State tied at 8-6, followed by Virginia Maritime at 6-8. Hudson Tech finished in seventh with a very strange year: they lost the first five games, won the next four, then closed out the season with five losses in a row. Lord Baltimore finished last, with 12 consecutive losses.