09/18/2025
When a sports season comes to an end it is often bittersweet. There can be many ups and downs along the way. This particular Vikings baseball season was no exception.
However, in this coach’s opinion, the ups definitely outweighed the downs.
Yes, we came up short of our goal of a Regional title tonight. We lost to a very talented and very well coached Carthage Blueboys team. Their bats were hot and their pitching was the best we had faced all season. Losing sucks, but losing is a part of life. When we met after the game I told the boys that the response we would have to this loss is to use it as fuel. We will use the feeling to push ourselves to want more, to work harder, to expect more out of ourselves, and to achieve more goals in the future.
We want to wish the best of luck to Coach Burling and the Blueboys…. hopefully they bring a State Title back to Hancock County!
Our final record for this year is 9-6. All of you know the improvement that was for us. We made it to the regional championship as a 2 seed in our regional. We saw great team performances, amazing individual performances, and so much growth as ball players and as young men this season.
Be proud! I know I am. I promised these boys that I’m not going anywhere! I’ll be there helping them as Vikings and in the future as Titans. The future is bright for these boys and I feel blessed to be a part of it.
The rebuild is complete, now we reload and set our sights higher!
Go Vikings!
- Coach Smith
