As good as the Bellaire Cardinals are, their run to the State Baseball Tournament proved you have to be good and lucky. In some ways it came down to a coin flip. Bellaire and Westside flipped a coin to determine whether their series would be a one game playoff, or a best of 3 series.
Bellaire coach Rocky Manuel won the flip and opted for the best of three series. The rest is history, and the Cardinals will be gunning for their 8th State Title this weekend. Bellaire went for the series because they have more good pitchers than Paris Hilton has shoes. They proved it, blanking the Wolves twice on Saturday. "We really have 7 or 8 pitchers who could start for us at anytime," pitcher Jeff Rohrback told me. Right hander Tyler Duffy has 11 wins this season and he says it's a blessing having some much depth. "Its almost like a safety net, if I don't do to well one game there is always someone there to cover my back for the next two." After finishing 3rd in the District, the Cardinals are now eyeing a semifinal matchup against Southlake Carroll on Friday night. You can bet the farm the Cardinals will show up armed and Dangerous.

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