Five members of that basketball team are also on the softball roster. Elmwood's march to the regional final has been orchestrated with the talents of nine returning lettermen, seven of them seniors, and some quality underclassmen. But Hoiles doesn't separate the Royals by grade. There are no freshmen on this team. We're just one wheel, and everyone is a spoke on that wheel.
Baseball can be a pretty easy game.
Throw the ball. Catch the ball. Hit the ball. Those are the fundamental part of the game and definitely the most important. A good case in point was Riverdale's 5-4 regional semifinal loss to New Riegel Friday at Lima Bath in which a throwing error and failure to cover first base were costly to the Falcons.