Winning Slide
The Boerne Greyhound baseball team faced
number one ranked Corpus Christi Calallen in a best of three series for the
Regional Championship. The winner would advance to the state tournament in
Round Rock.
Wolf
Stadium in San Antonio
The
Wildcats answered with a score in the fifth inning, tying the game which stayed
deadlocked at 1-1 until the 11th inning. What happened next is the
stuff that memories are made.
Russell
Moldenhauer and Bradley Suttle each hit singles. Chris Southerland laid down a
bunt to reach first, but Moldenhauer was forced out at third. Suttle then stole
third base and Taylor Spalla drew a walk. After a strikeout by a Hound batter,
Suttle stood on third with two outs in the bottom
of the eleventh inning.
“I
was thinking the pitcher has a real slow windup and I didn’t want to go another
inning.” Looking over at Coach Chuck Foster Suttle said, “I’ve got to do this.”
Foster told him to go for it.
In the middle of the pitchers windup Conrad
Srp squared off to bunt, Suttle, the master of the understatement, broke for
home. He beat the tag by the catcher who, in attempt to make the out had
dropped the pitched ball. A celebration ensued as the Hounds won the critical
opening game 2-1.
I was standing in the dugout with my camera
focused on home plate when Suttle made his move. The picture shows Suttle
sliding around the catcher who is desperately searching for the ball. Boerne
went on to win the best of three series and advanced to the state tournament at
Del Diamond in Round Rock. They beat Port-Neches Groves in the semi-final and
Denton-Ryan for the 2004 state championship.
Suttle signed with the University of Texas
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