Participating in co curricular activities is much more than just learning the physical skills of a game. Teamwork, self-discipline, understanding the value of hard work and resiliency are but a few of the lifelong lessons that can be learned by taking part in school activities. Trojan Proud of our high school baseball team for overcoming adversity and demonstrating that hard work pays off. Hear their story in coach Petro's own words;
After an entire season lost to Covid two years ago, an 0-16 season a year ago, & an 0-18 start to this season, the Pottstown Trojans Boys Varsity Baseball Team could have rolled over & finished this season the same way it started it. However, they continued to compete! After earning their 1st victory of the season (and 1st under 3rd year Head Coach Chris Petro) with a 15-0 blowout on Tuesday, they found themselves in a 7-0 hole after 2 innings in their season finale. That's when Jadon Wiszumerski, an extremely talented Freshman, took the mound. He simply shut the opposition down by throwing 6 innings of shutout baseball that included striking out 12 batters!
That performance allowed the offense to chip away at the deficit. They scored 1 in the 3rd, 4 in the 4th, & 2 in the 5th inning to tie the game at 7-7. After 2 scoreless frames, Freshman second baseman Evan Draucker singled with 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th. After stealing 2nd & moving to 3rd on a ground ball, Senior Joey DeLeo stepped to the plate with the winning run 90 feet away! DeLeo, who had pitched magnificently the day before to earn the victory, lined a ball down the 1st baseline. As the ball found it's way past the first baseman, Draucker raced toward home plate with the winning run!
The tremendous effort that these young men gave, even when no one would have blamed them for packing it in, gives all of us yet another reason to say "Proud to be from Pottstown!"