Kimberly baseball heading to State

I was deeply concerned at this game. Baseball... God knows I love it... but darn... you'll stand there for 5 innings and nothing will happen. You might even have a score of 6-6 and nothing has happened as far as making pictures is concerned.

Thankfully this brave right-fielder gave his all for a foul ball and raked his face through the gravel warning track. Now that's dedication!

Of course, shortly after the attempt, his coach yelled from the bench that had he really been sprinting he would have caught it. Nothing's ever good enough is it?

Appleton North High School right fielder Steve Lichtfuss (6) slides into the gravel warning track in an attempt to catch a foul ball in the seventh inning against Kimberly High School in the WIAA sectional final in Appleton, Wis., Tuesday, June 3, 2008.

Kimberly High School's Luke Van Handel (17) gets congratulated by teammates after scoring a tying run (6-6) in the third inning against Appleton North High School in the WIAA sectional finals in Appleton, Wis., Tuesday, June 3, 2008.