This is simply awesome. Watch this high school pitcher strikeout this batter/childhood friend to clinch a state title berth for his team, then instead of celebrating with his teammates on the mound, he consoles his friend...

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After striking out Jack Kocon for the final out to send Mounds View to State, pitcher Ty Koehn made a beeline for the beaten batter and embraced him, all while his teammates rushed the field, celebrating wildly.

But there’s a story behind this act of tremendous sportsmanship, the pair are old friends and have known each other since childhood.

“We are very close friends,” Koehn told BMTN. “I knew him from all the way back when we were 13. We were on the same little league team. It was tough when we went to separate schools but we kept in touch.”

“I knew the game was going to keep going or it was going to end right there,” Koehn added. “I knew I had to say something. Our friendship is more important than just the silly outcome of a game. I had to make sure he knew that before we celebrated.”

“It was more instinct, it just felt right.”

(CollegeSpun)

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MindRiot•70 months

I had a close friend all my life. We played every sport imaginable, and we were super competitive, but super close. The world maybe fawning over this "show" of support, but in that moment, I bet you anything the batter wanted him to just go cebrate with his team. A lot of the guys fainting over this in here, I wonder if you ever really competed in anything?

MindRiot•70 months

Skinny•70 months

I never did this on the field. On the field against friends it was always quick BS stuff. Quick laugh stuff. So I would say something like, "your mom still sunbathing in the nude?" Or, "I heard you got sent down to JV earlier this year man." Just stupid stuff like that. God I miss playing HS ball.

Montezuma•70 months

A mom joke after you just struck em out for the win in the state tournament? Maybe I would say it before, but you already took his soul right there.

FaCubeItches•70 months

"I had to make sure he knew that before we celebrated." Fair point - you've still got the rest of your life to taunt him about it

starsandstripes•70 months

gay

eugene1928LSU•70 months

you

bamafan1001•70 months

gay

jmh5724•70 months

juuuust a bit outside

LSUSUPERSTAR•70 months

Known each other since 13. That is about 4 to 5 yrs, not that long.

tgguy•70 months

Which is a long time when you're young.

GrapevineTiger•70 months

Not Roger Clemmon's son for sure.

Tiger1242•70 months

Cool story but I guess relationships are different now. If I struck out my best friend to clinch a title birth in high school I probably would give him shite about it as much as possible

SwatMitchell•70 months

There will be time, and a time, for that

Hawgnsincebirth55•70 months

Hah gayyyyy

warlock1974•70 months

Might you be a little bit homophobic? Does something like that threaten you? Did it bring up stirrings that you cannot account for or deal with?

Jones•70 months

Go up to him and shake his hand or something. Don't sit there and hug him for 10 minutes like the end of Superbad

emoney•70 months

He could have easily done that after celebrating with his team. It’s a nice gesture, but I know if I’m ever competing against friends, relatives, siblings, etc., I’m extra motivated to win. I’d probably celebrate first, but to each their own.

Happygilmore•70 months

no one i want to beat more than my friends in a competitive environment, but once the game is over, its over and we are still friends after that, props to this kids

Indigold•70 months

I dont know. It’s kind of patronizing. I probably would be pissed if he came up to me and started hugging me.

HoustonGumbeauxGuy•70 months

You seem like an awesome person to be around

Wolfhound45•70 months

That kid knows what true winning is. Well done young man.

SECdragonmaster•70 months

Exactly. Some of the guys in here are less mature than this HS pitcher.

USEyourCURDS•70 months

Nice of his team to consol..

bengalman•70 months

Good Stuff. Quite a few professionals cannot even spell sportsmanship much less show it.