Shortly after Libby Hroch connected to the FaceTime call with Katy softball coach Meghan VanEtta, she saw the smiling faces of all her teammates. It was an emotional moment, to say the least.
Hroch desperately wanted to be there on the field in Corpus Christi with her friends. But just a few days earlier, she underwent surgery to repair her torn Achilles tendon and was unable to travel.
With a 6-1 victory against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo in the UIL Class 6A semifinals Friday, the Tigers secured the best-of-three series sweep and clinched their spot in the state championship game…