It started as a day just like any other. Then in an instant, the lives of Carver High School’s baseball team members changed forever.
David Pollard, the head coach of the Carver baseball team, had to run to the store to grab chalk to line the field, just like every other coach in America. It was a trip he had made hundreds of times before, but little did he know, this would be his last.
Coach Andy Hicks received a call from the hospital that Pollard was involved in a fatal accident, and Hicks was thrust into two positions: The first was being the bearer of the worst possible news to his players, and the second was becoming the new head coach of the baseball team.
Pollard was such an influential figure to his players and coaches that Hicks knew it would be impossible to replace him. However, Hicks knew that he had to do whatever it took to get his players to return to a sense of normalcy.
Their first game without Pollard was anything but normal.
To view Andy Hicks’s full story, click here.
Quote: “It was like something you would see in a movie,” Hicks said with a smile. “That rainbow and the win. It was the best sports moment of my life.”
In the Game Sports Network / Columbus Valley Magazine / Jan – 2017
Andy Hicks / Carver High School
#3 Top Story of the Year Carver Baseball Team Carrying on Coach’s Legacy
Written by Beth Welch
Summarized by Zack Pine
Photo by George McDuffie
Published in the January 2017 Edition
