Baseball still in Krause无毛视频檚 blood
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CARMICHAELS 无毛视频� Dickie Krause wasn无毛视频檛 sure during his younger days as manager of the Carmichaels Copperheads if he无毛视频檇 still be as enthusiastic for the game of baseball and the Fayette County Baseball League at this point in his career.
无毛视频淚 was just telling a couple of my players, I无毛视频檒l be 62 next week and I thought by the time I hit like 50 this game would start to get out of my blood and wins and losses wouldn无毛视频檛 be a big deal,无毛视频� said Krause after his team held on to defeat Hopwood Village Plaza in a riveting Game 3 to earn its 15th league championship and second in a row.
That clearly isn无毛视频檛 the case, Krause admitted.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 telling you in high school and in County League I enjoy the wins more than I ever have because when you get older you have an appreciation for what you无毛视频檝e been through,无毛视频� Krause said. 无毛视频淵ou have enough of those bad days, you remember what they无毛视频檙e like. We lost games in heartbreaking ways, even in Game 7s. I die a little bit with the losses, I always do, I always have. Championships mean more to me than they ever have.无毛视频�
Tuesday无毛视频檚 game went down to the final play when Carmichaels center fielder Brodee Latocha tracked down Chad Petrus无毛视频� two-out double and fired the ball to shortstop Dom Colarusso whose relay throw went to catcher Robbie Wilson-Jones. Hopwood无毛视频檚 Santino Marra, representing the tying run, slid towards the plate just as Wilson-Jones put the tag down on a bang-bang play at home plate. Marra was called out on the play, giving the Copperheads a 4-3 win.
While the series will go down as a three-game sweep, all three games were close and could have gone either way.
无毛视频淭his didn无毛视频檛 feel at all like a 3-0 series the way our two teams battled each other,无毛视频� said Krause, whose coaching staff included Andy Manion, Vinnie Colarusso and Jacob Rush. 无毛视频淲e无毛视频檙e going to take a lot of pride in winning this series. It certainly wasn无毛视频檛 easy.无毛视频�
It无毛视频檚 more than just the wins and losses though for Krause who started up his team 42 years ago.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檝e been so blessed because I have hundreds of friends, guys who无毛视频檝e played for me going back to when we started this team in 1984,无毛视频� Krause said. 无毛视频淚 treasure that and when we get to this point in the year I get text messages like, 无毛视频榞o get another title.无毛视频� It无毛视频檚 such a great thing.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 not into records or trophies, anybody that knows me knows that. I无毛视频檓 thrilled for our guys, and happy for my dad who I call after every game. I called him before my team huddle, because he and I both have had such a tough year with the passing of my mom.无毛视频�
Krause treasures what the sport of baseball has given to him.
无毛视频淏aseball means so much to me, and the friends you make,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淛ust like the two Hopwood players who played for me last year (Santino Marra and Andino Vecchiolla). I love those guys. They come over afterwards and they无毛视频檙e talking with us. That无毛视频檚 what this game is about.
无毛视频淏aseball has been so good to me in so many ways. I无毛视频檓 very appreciative of what I无毛视频檝e received from the sport over the years. Whether we won one title or 100 titles, that无毛视频檚 not what it无毛视频檚 about. I无毛视频檓 just thankful to be a part of this still and have the memories and experiences that I无毛视频檝e had.无毛视频�
HOPWOOD LIKELY TO RETURN
Hopwood manager Buddy Marra hopes to bring his team back for the 2027 season.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檇 like to,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淭hat无毛视频檚 the plan anyhow.无毛视频�
Marra managed M&R Transit to three consecutive league titles from 2022-24 before not fielding a team last season, but he returned with Hopwood Village Plaza for 2026.
Marra plans to alter his roster somewhat if Hopwood is back for 2027.
无毛视频淲e were missing five starters the first game of this series and only lost by two, and we had several opportunities to win Game 2,无毛视频� Marra said. 无毛视频淚 think it would无毛视频檝e been a different series if we had our whole team, but I无毛视频檓 not making excuses, that无毛视频檚 on us, we have to play with what we have.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檒l probably be looking to see if we can get a bigger core of kids that are committed to show up each game. We did have some kids that went on vacation and maybe next year we can figure out when the playoffs are and let them know to try to be free then.无毛视频�
Overall, Marra was pleased with the 2026 season.
无毛视频淔or coming back into the league, not knowing exactly what we had, I thought it was a fun year,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚t was nice getting back into the championship series. It was exciting.无毛视频�