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Thursday, June 17, 2010

A pretty good rebound for a baseball player




Last Saturday, in one of the biggest games of his life, Chris Ostrowski had the kind of game that every that every pitcher has nightmares about.
The senior, who has been almost untouchable all season, lost his stuff during Saturday's Division 3 regional semifinal against Clinton.
His pitches couldn't find the strike zone, and his control seemed to not have made the trip to Grass Lake with the Fighting Irish.
Ostrowski beaned three of the first four batters and walked the other. He got the hook from coach Greg Lenhoff before even registering an out in the first inning.
"I just stunk out there," Ostrowski said after the game. "I just didn't have it."
Ostrowski's story could have ended there. A solid high school pitcher who choked away a chance to help his team advance.
But that's not the kind of kid he is.
Despite his struggles from the mound, Ostrowski found a way to help his team. He decided that if he couldn't pitch the Irish to a win, he would help them from the plate.
During the fourth inning, with the score knotted up at 6-6, Ostrowski grabbed a bat. With two outs and two strikes, the senior put a charge into a pitch and sent it up the middle, scoring teammate Connor Dishman.
The Irish never looked back after that, eventually winning 8-7.
"It's nice to be on a team where you can have a rough game, and your teammates can pick you up," Ostrowski said. "That's what my teammates did for me today."
They sure did.
But it also must be nice for the rest of the Gabriel Richard baseball team to know that even when one of their best players has a nightmare of a game, he's not going to roll over. He's going to do what ever he can to help the squad win.

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