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by Ann Marie Kennon images courtesy Georgetownbaseball.org
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t's been a few weeks since the Georgetown Eagles won their first UIL state championship and head coach Jordon Vierra says it still hasn't really sunk in yet. "It's all very special. I could not be more proud of the kids and the work they've done," he says. "But, still, someone introduced me as the state champion head baseball coach at the All-Star game and it just sounded weird." Jordon says the win was a wonderful testament to what the team committed to and practiced all year and a rare opportunity for him to come full circle in his
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own career. A 2007 GHS graduate, he and his brother played Eagle baseball, his father was a softball coach, and his mom was a principal. Even then, he says, the Georgetown community was always a factor in all the teams' successes. Early in the tournament Jordon told his players, "The more our team wins and advances in the playoffs, the bigger the sea of blue becomes. By the time we reach Dell Diamond there will be 5,000-8,000 people in blue who will want to cheer for you. They will have your back and want to see you succeed." He noted that when the team arrived at the field for the first game, there were generations of fans, Little
