{"id":14306,"date":"2023-06-12T20:07:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T00:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.13thregionmedianetwork.com\/?p=14306"},"modified":"2023-06-12T20:07:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T00:07:49","slug":"from-setback-to-triumph-whitley-countys-journey-to-state-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.13thregionmedianetwork.com\/?p=14306","title":{"rendered":"From setback to triumph: Whitley County\u2019s journey to state championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WILLIAMSBURG \u2014 Whitley County&#8217;s journey to a state championship actually began on May 25, 2022, just moments after their disappointing 7-3 loss to Middlesboro in the first round of the 13th Region Baseball Tournament.\u00a0<br>Despite winning the 50th District championship and entering the tournament with a 13-game win streak, Jeremy Shope&#8217;s squad fell short of capturing their second straight region crown.\u00a0<br>The loss left the Colonels to ponder what could have been, while also shifting their focus to the 2023 campaign.\u00a0<br>The setback only fueled their determination to come back stronger and achieve their ultimate goal of winning a state championship.<br>\u201cI think last year\u2019s loss in the region tournament hurt our feelings. It humbled us,\u201d Shope said. \u201cBaseball has a funny way of doing that. That\u2019s why I love it. It teaches us so much about life. You have two choices in life \u2014 either lay down feeling sorry for yourself or go back to work. Life is about how you handle the good times and the bad times.<br>\u201cThis group of guys graduated the back-to-back region player of the year and their starting catcher,\u201d he added. \u201cTwo big shoes to fill. They excepted the challenge. This group of seniors has led by example. They excepted the challenge.\u201d<br>Whitley County began the season focused on the matter at hand \u2014 get back to the region tournament, and make a deep postseason run.<br>The Colonels did just that by starting 8-0, which included winning the Kentucky 2A, Section 7 title by defeating Corbin, 7-5.<br>By the time spring break had ended, they were rolling into 50th District play with an impressive 13-2 record.<br>\u201cThis team is blue-collar because of our work ethic. We put a lot of time in,\u201d Shope said. \u201cThey brought it every day. They brought it regardless of being tired, regardless of the early success, regardless of the rankings, regardless of the social media \u2014 I could go on and on.<br>\u201cI could feel the it factor from early on,\u201d he added. \u201cI could see them improve with each practice and each game. I was afraid of the early success that the season had brought but they handled it extremely well. They always played day to day, pitch by pitch regardless of the outside noise.\u201d<br>The Colonels continued to impress, going undefeated at 6-0 in district play, outscoring their opponents, 73-19.<br>Whitley County continued to roll, heading into the 50th District Tournament as the No. 1 seed while garnering a 31-3 record.<br>The Colonels cruised to an easy, 13-3, semifinal win over Williamsburg before seeing their 11-game win streak come to an end with a 7-1 loss to Corbin in the 50th District finals.<br>With less than a week to prepare for another first round matchup with Middlesboro, Shope and his players continued to get to work. \u00a0<br>\u201cThis team has been special because of how they handled the good times and the bad times. They\u2019re just steady,\u201d Shope said. \u201cThey go back to work even during the toughest of times. We play for each other. I\u2019m a firm believer that this game will reward those that respect it and play it the right way.\u201d<br>The loss didn\u2019t seem to bother Whitley County, who beat the Yellow Jackets, 7-4, before cruising past North Laurel in the regional semis with a 9-2 win.<br>That set up a fifth matchup between the Colonels, and their rivals, Corbin.<br>Whitley County has won three of the four meetings between the two teams, but the Redhounds had just defeated the Colonels the week before.<br>Shope\u2019s squad jumped on Corbin early, and never looked back, cruising to a 7-1 win while earning their second region title in three years.<br>\u201cOur program just believes in hard work,\u201d Shope said. \u201cWe believe in playing for the guy next to him. We don\u2019t worry about anyone else. We worry about us. We believe that with a whole lot of love and a whole lot of hard work that anything is achievable.\u201d<br>Whitley County ran the table at State Tournament play, defeating LaRue County, South Warren, Henderson County, and Shelby County to be crowned state championship for the first time in program history.<br>\u201cTo be the first 13th Region team to win the state championship is a dream come true,\u201d Shope said. \u201cSoutheastern Kentucky is special to me. There are so many good people here. We wanted to show everyone that anything can be accomplished if you have the right mindset. Honored to represent the 13th Region.\u00a0<br>Twenty-years from now that state championship banner will still be hanging, but the most important thing to me will be that these guys will be remembered for their love for each other, their blue collar work, and they\u2019re love for the game,\u201d he added. \u201cEvery guy on our team had a role in our team\u2019s success. Every one of them excepted their role and became the best at their role. That\u2019s why this team is special and why this team is state champions.<br>\u201cWe have the best coaching staff,\u201d Shope added. \u201cWe all know our role. We have a deep love for one another. That is contagious to our team, that is contagious within our school, that is contagious in our community. It was a blast to get to see all of that. I\u2019m so glad that it ended in a state championship. Nobody wanted this season to end. We got to end with a win. 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