Battle at the Beach: Biloxi vs. Nettleton
Biloxi hosting Nettleton as part of the fifth annual Battle at the Beach. Indians one of nine different host teams over nine days..
As i've came to find out, over- the last year... everyone seems- to have a "last thing i did - before covid"... kind of moment- i'll never forget mine... as it- pertains to covering- sports... just trying to hold o- to whatever hadn't already- been canceled.- that's where i found myself at- m-g-m park... shooting- highlights of a game between- biloxi and west lauderdale... a- a - part of the fourth annual battl- at the beach.
- now under the pressure of a - deadline... it's a fairly commo- practice, for us sports guys...- to leave in the middle of a - game... once we get enough- highlights to fill a show.....- but not - that night.
- on that friday night... march - 13th, 2020... i stayed... i put- the - camera down... and i stayed.- biloxi shuckers general manager- hunter reed brought me a hot- dog... and i stayed... i stayed- to watch an extra inning... - just one extra inning of- baseball... just six more - outs... - because i didn't know... i- didn't know when the next time- would - be... no one did.
- by the time i came back to work- the following monday... we all- know the rest.- and yet here we are... one year- later... back where i started..- before that last thing i did.
- biloxi hosting nettleton, as a- part of the fifth annual battle- at- the beach... indians one of nin- different host teams... - over nine days of baseball.
- and this was just one of those- games... pitchers denying - hitters - hits... just like covid-19- denied us baseball for so many- months... - patrick galle... tee him up...- and take a sit down... works- - - around a walk to strike out - three, in the top of the- first... what would the - tigers do... with their turn on- the mound?- well... pretty much the same- thing... except northwest - mississippi community college - signee davis oswalt...- actually strikes out the side..- the game started with seven - consecutive strikeouts... and - there really wasn't anything- going on offensively for a long- time.
- eventually... the indians find - way to plate a run... and that'- all - they would need... to make that- home field advantage... a - true advantage.
- hard to believe it's already on- year later... after a year that- felt like 10... here's biloxi - head coach eddie lofton...- reflecting from then to now.- - "well, just to be here right- now, just the - biggest thing is just to be her- playing on the field again out- here with the players, doing- the thing that we all love to d- in front of the fans, in front- of the community, just trying - - - to get back to some kind of - normalcy from what we've been - through over basically- the past year now.
We're a week- and a day away from saturday a- year ago- was our final day to get to pla- and to be able to get back out- - - - here on the field with the guys- it just - it means a lot."- overall... battle at the beach- is featuring 43 schools... and- 86- games.-
Biloxi hosting Nettleton as part of the fifth annual Battle at the Beach. Indians one of nine different host teams over nine days..