Have you ever done something in your lifetime that you wished you could take back? Maybe something that could have cost you a chance at greatness?
How did you deal with it? When you look back at the situation does it really matter anymore?
When things like this happen it can be hard to deal with, but you can’t change what happened and there is no magic button to push to rewind to moments before that hiccup.
The only thing you can do is let it go, although I know it can be a really hard thing to do. Just put it in the past and learn from it.
The Titan baseball team had one of those hiccups happen to end its season this weekend.
The team was in an elimination game in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges’ playoffs and the game was tied 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning against Southern Region rival Mt. Hood when the team lost on an error off a throw by the Titan catcher.
While the result of the throw may be what people will remember about the finish, it isn’t the whole story.
The team’s catcher, Jordyn Van Atta, may have made the throw, but he was also playing with a busted throwing hand that had kept him out of the game hours earlier.
He played great, with his hand heavily taped up, at the plate even with a possible broken hand by stopping multiple pitches that were in the dirt and making key throws throughout the game.
So, I refuse to judge the guy on one throw.
For anyone to judge him on the play would be ridiculous. He was a valuable piece in the team’s run at a championship and he will be here next year to get the Titans back up in Longview again.
Throughout the regular season Atta led the team in doubles and was second in home runs and RBIs.
So going into next year this guy looks like he is going to be a force to be reckoned with.
His body of work speaks for itself and it outweighs the throw if you were to ask.
As far as the rest of the playoffs go, the guys played their hearts out and I couldn’t be more proud of the way they left it all out there.
To the sophomores on the team, thank you so much for the memories over the last two years.
See you next year!
Sports Editor Alan K. Fox can be contacted at 541-463-5657 and alanfoxjr@gmail.com
