Bosqueville finishes long journey to state tournament

DREAMING OF AND WORKINGTOWARD THIS FOR A LONGTIME.

THEY DESERVE IT.

ANDWE'RE JUST EXCITED TO GETDOWN THERE AND PLAYSOME BASEBALL."THE COUNTDOWN IS ON.IN JUST TWO DAYS-- THEBOSQUEVILLE BULLDOGSWILL MAKE THE TRIP TOROUND ROCK FOR THECHANCE TO PLAY FOR ASTATE TITLE.AND WHILE THE JOURNEYHAS BEEN SOMEWHATUNPREDICTABLE- THEDESTINATION HAS BEENPRINTED IN INK SINCEBEFORE THE SEASONBEGAN.TRACK 1YOU DON'T HAVE TOLOOK FAR TO SEEBOSQUEVILLE'S GOALS.JUST LOOK AT THE BACKOF THEIR PRACTICESHIRTS.TWO NUMBERS--COORDINATES OF THEPITCHING MOUND ATDELL DIAMOND AND THEU-I-L STATETOURNAMENT.ALL YEAR LONG, WE'VESAID NO MATTERWHERE WE ARE AT, NOMATTER WHAT GAME,WE HAVE THIS MANYMILES TO GET TOROUND ROCK.

FROMBOSQUEVILLE, IT'S 95MILES.""IT JUST REMINDS US THATTHAT'S BEEN THE GOALSINCE THE START OF THEYEAR.

TO KNOW THAT THAT'SOUR GOAL... WE'RE THEREBUT THE JOB'S NOTACCOMPLISHED YET.""IT'S MY FAVORITE THING TOLOOK AT.

AT PRACTICE,WHEN YOU SEE THOSECOORDINATES ON THE BACK,YOU KNOW THAT THAT'SWHAT WE'RE WORKING FOR.THAT'S BEEN THE GOALSINCE DAY ONE.

THAT'S THEONLY GOAL WE'VE HAD IS TOWIN STATE AND WE'RE ONESTEP CLOSER NOW."TRACK 2THE LATEST STEP-- ADOMINANT 7-0 SHUTOUTOF LINDSAY IN THEREGIONAL FINAL--COMPLETE WITH A NO-HITTER FROM PITCHERJOHN YOUENS.IT'S THE LATEST IN ALONG STRING OFBLOWOUT WINS THEBULLDOGS HAVEENJOYED THIS SEASON."IT'S A GREAT FEELING.LAST YEAR, WETHOUGHT WE HAD AREALLY GOOD SHOT,AND THIS YEAR, WEKNEW WE HAD A REALLYGOOD SHOT.

WE JUSTCAPITALIZED AND NOWWE'RE AT THE STATETOURNAMENT AND JUSTHAVE TO WIN TWOMORE."TRACK 3IN ROUND ROCK-THINGS WILL BE A LOTMORE DIFFICULT.THE BULLDOGS WILLPLAY GARRISONWEDNESDAY IN THESTATE SEMIS- WHERETHEY WILL TAKE ON APAIR OF EFFECTIVEPITCHERS WHO WILLTRY TO SLOW DOWNTHEIR OFFENSE- WHICHHAS AVERAGED MORETHAN 13 RUNS A GAMEDURING THE PLAYOFFS."EVERYBODY 1-9 IS INTOLINE DRIVES ANDGROUND BALLS, BEINGON TIME.

I FEEL LIKE IFWE CONTINUE THAT WEWILL BE SUCCESSFULTHIS WEEK."TRACK 4AND AS THEY MOVEUNDER THE BRIGHTLIGHTS AT DELLDIAMOND-- ANDERSONBELIEVES THEY WON'TGIVE IN TO THEPRESSURE."THEY'RE USED TO ITAND THEY UNDERSTANDWHAT'S ON THE LINE.THEY'LL BE READY TOROLL."TRACK 5AFTER ALL- THE END OFTHE JOURNEY HASBEEN MARKED SINCETHE BEGINNING.ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TOFINISH STRONG.BOSQUEVILLE COULDTAKE SOME TIPS ONFINISHING STRONGFROM THE BOSQUEBOYS.M-C-C RETURNED TOWACO WITH NATIONALTITLE IN TOW.THE HIGHLANDERS WONTHEIR FIRST WORLDSERIES CROWN INNEARLY 40 YEARS OVERTHE WEEKEND-WINNING MORE THAN 20STRAIGHT GAMES TOFINISH THE SEASON.THEY HOPE THE WINWILL BE A LAUNCHPADTO MORE SUCCESS INTHE NEAR FUTURE.I JUST THINK THAT WILLCONTINUE TOOPEN DOORS.

AS KIDS SEETHAT THEY CAN WINNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPHERE, THEY CAN BE THE NO.1 PICK OVERALL BY MAJORLEAGUE BASEBALL, THEYCAN ADVANCE FROM HERETO PROFESSIONAL BASEBALLOR HIGH-LEVEL DIVISION IBASEBALL.

IT JUST MAKES ITEASIER TO GET THE NEXTBUNCH OF GUYS HERE."THAT WILL DO IT FORSPORTS.REPORTING IN WACO--JACK ALLEN.25 SPORTS.JIMMY KIMMEL IS UPNEXT.GOOD MORNING TEXASIS ON THE AIRTOMORROW AT 5 A-M.THANKS FOR JOININGUS.

HAVE A GOODNIGHT.-30-