All I needed to see was an inning or two.
Long before I got up from my seat and headed back to the office to layout the pages, I knew, without a single shred of doubt, the game I was watching, was over.
That's how I felt while watching Arcata senior pitcher D.J. Hancock and St. Bernard's junior gunslinger Andrew Ayers go to work during the North Coast Section baseball playoffs over the past week and a half.
After covering at least three high school basketball contests that went into overtime (or double OT), I was not surprised that my first baseball game of the 2008 season ... went into extra innings. 3-2, St. Bernard's over Mack. Man, the weather feels nasty when the sun goes in, the breeze picks up and the temps drop. North Coast baseball in March is way different from the warm, sunny SoCal climate. By the way, the folks who do the field at St. Bernard's are to be commended for their excellent work on the infield. It looks in great shape. Even with Vince Ayala and Mike Dominick graduated, the Crusaders have five junior pitchers, so I think they will be tough again.