It was going to be perfect — something for the storybooks.
Michael Limoncelli was going to bring a state title back to Horseheads High School, 20 years after his father coached the school to its last championship. His father Jeff, still captaining the ship, was going to watch his son capture something the family could cherish for a lifetime.
Having posted just two starts this season, allowing zero hits and striking out 20, he was dominating the opposition, well on his way to making that dream a reality.
But it wasn’t meant to be.