Platte County is all different from those "muscle" Sherman years. Spread offense with perhaps the best gunslinger (certainly on par with Mitchell 2016) they've ever fielded. Like the aforementioned who became a starting catcher at OU Rocco looks every bit the baseball part. The huge key I saw last week is the supporting cast. Not sure how anyone will be able to hold that offense below the 30s the rest of the way but that is, as the old old saying goes, why they play the game.
I look forward to seeing the talent on the field ... I have the utmost respect for the program and the school since I was treated extremely well by everyone when covering games there in 1999 and 2002. Have never had a negative experience with Platte County High School.
Last time I was in Platte City was June 18-20, 2021, my youngest was playing a USSSA Tournament and we played one game Friday night at Platte Ridge Park and then two on Saturday. It was one of those KC Sports 64 team events where you had to go 3-0 or 2-1 to advance to Sunday. My son, knowing that the College World Series had just started in Omaha, knew that if we didn't advance to Sunday, instead of driving back to Carl Junction, we would wake up Sunday and head to Omaha. After they lost Friday night at Platte Ridge, we got to parking lot and he whispered to me, "Omaha is starting to look really good about now."
Sunday morning we stopped at Dairy Queen in Platte City for breakfast, my son noticed the Platte County High School logo is very similar to our favorite college baseball program ... So let's just say if you see someone at Webb City Friday night standing in the northeast corner (my spot as a neutral observer) of the stadium wearing Oklahoma State apparel, it's kind of a dead giveaway.
