NORMAN — With chilling wind and mist blowing into his face, Colin Simpson held his body completely still in the batter’s box of L. Dale Mitchell Park and stared at the ball in the pitcher's hand.
Thoughts of wanting to hit a grand slam creeped into the back of his mind, but he pushed them out and forced himself to focus on the baseball as it left the grip of his opponent on the mound.
The bases were loaded for Simpson with two outs, and his Cowboys held a one-run lead on their in-state rival. He swung on a pitch thrown low in the strike zone, and before long he was crossing home plate into a mob of celebrating teammates.