Life just isn't fair
The old adage is true: Sometimes, life just isn't fair.
That can be true in love, the work force, pursuit of happiness ... even on a baseball field.
The latter was proven last Monday in Fox Chapel.
Knoch was taking on Hopewell in a WPIAL Class 4A playoff game. The Knights were coming off a first-round bye and a section championship season.
Their reward for that success? Facing Hopewell and 6-foot-4 senior left-hander Joey Rock. Since the Vikings opened the playoffs six days earlier, they were able to pitch Rock again against Knoch.
One of the more dominant pitchers in the WPIAL, Rock is likely headed to Oklahoma University to continue his career. He had a 1.62 earned run average and 84 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched entering the Knoch game.
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