"One Game at a Time" Cannon

Here lately I’ve really been thinking about baseball. I haven’t ever been really excited about playing baseball until, the past season. This years Riverside High School team may have been the best yet. And to think that before the season started, I wasn’t even going to play. At the last minute, I said to myself, “why not?” and “what else do I have to do?”

So the day of the first practice, I decided that I was going to play. I don’t regret my decision one bit. Looking back, the decision I made to play baseball that year was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

This year was probably the best season and the best team I have ever been apart of. From going undefeated in conference to being district champs, and to my favorite game of the year when we were the underdog to Woodlawn but ended up beating them 6 to 1 in the second round of the state tournament were just some of the memories. Oh, and not to mention when we beat Walnut Ridge 2 to 1 to gain the regional championship (after they had beat us in the regular season by the same score).

The whole season was full of memories and excitement that I will cherish and remember forever.

Unfortunately, like all good runs, ours came to an end by a devastating 4 to 1 loss to Magnet Cove in the state semi-finals. I will sincerely miss the seniors that were part of this amazing team, but I cannot wait to see what the future holds for Riverside baseball.

Always remember, “Heros get remembered, but legends never die”. I believe that the players of Riverside’s baseball team of 2015 were all legends!