Twitter Tale: Baseball Playoffs On A Hot Afternoon

United South Central's Mariah Anderson is something special. She is a junior who stands only 5 feet, 3 inches, but she is making history that stands tall.

The ballgames had everything fans expected. Umpires being in the right position to make the right calls, coaches spinning their arms to send rampaging runners on down the line to home plate. Warmup pitches concluding and catchers hollering, “Comin’ down!”

As all Minnesotans know, spring can arrive slowly and in fits and starts, but it has never failed to arrive.

The sights, sounds and memories from state tournaments are filled with special moments.