This is the same Gorman team that finished the high school season disappointed after failing to reach the championship game, in which they thought they might unseat Green Valley as state champions. We've been to the regional three times now, and we didn't go there just to participate, we went there to win the thing. And I think the kids really believed it. The Gaels have used an unusual formula to win both the state and regional tournaments. That formula is coincidental.
Injuries often ruin a team's chances at a championship.
In Gorman's case, they may have helped the cause. But the big three in Gorman's rotation all had injuries this summer, forcing other pitchers to step up and carry the load. Boesch was kept off the mound by a bad back, and arm troubles sidelined Wurts. A sore arm kept VanMeetren from pitching regularly. And that opened the door for Fouts, who had struggled during his junior year.