ANAHEIM – This was their World Series, the biggest game of each special season, because it’s held on the field at Angel Stadium “where the big boys play baseball,” said Rancho Niguel Padres third baseman Dylan Connolly.
Dylan, 15, was breathless Saturday morning, having just sprinted home from second base, speeding, head down, through the third base coach’s stop sign, intent on scoring a run.
His father and coach, Michael, met him at the plate to slap hands in celebration. Dylan, yelling “Homer!” because just playing baseball always feels like hitting a monster shot, jogged over to the bench to sit with his teammates.