Yes, you read the title correctly. The Compiegne Marlins are National Champions!
To catch up on the proceedings quickly:
The semi-final was hosted by us against our rivals - the Paris University Club - from just down the road. Well in the forth inning something was said about Louis' mother (yes the 52 year old coach) after getting hit with a pitch... a couple bench clearing brawls later we still hadn't finished the 4th and PUC refused to take the field, citing feeling "unsafe about the situation." Result: Forfeit game 1. The games 2 and 3 the following day: PUC again never showed attempting to win the series in the courts...
Two days before the finals were to played in La Rochelle (west coast of France) we found out that Compiegne had officially won the semi-finals!
The Finals were a simply amazing experience as my parents and lil sis traveled from an ocean away to watch such a monumental moment in my 17-year baseball career. That truely meant a great deal to me and at moments it was tough keeping emotions together on the field. 18 innings later I turned a 4-6-3 double play to seal our victory and our dream season! Dogpiles, medals, trophies, smiles, tears...it was all there.
More details to come!
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Jamie
Thanks for the updates. I don't even enjoy baseball & yet thoroughly enjoy your rendition of the game & spirit of comaraderie as well as total enjoyment of the sport. (: Will try to get an email off to you to get the "goods" on your extracurricular life -
Sherry B.
I haven't read your blog for a lil while, so my apologies this is later. CONGRATS. That is absolutely amazing!!
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