Canyon del Oro baseball seniors skip graduation, win Arizona state title

Leland Gordon
Updated

Photo by Mark Jones

The Canyon del Oro baseball team won a state title, and their nine seniors received a title trophy instead of diplomas.

The nine seniors on the Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.) baseball team didn't get their diplomas on Tuesday like they were supposed to.

They were too busy winning a state baseball title.

According to MaxPreps correspondent Jason Skoda, the Dorados' nine seniors skipped graduation ceremonies so they could play for an Arizona Interscholastic Association Division II title. They won the game 3-1, getting the final out when a wild pitch went to the backstop and they caught a Tucson Magnet baserunner at the plate with a relay from the catcher to the pitcher.

Click here to see video from the Arizona Daily Star

If you can't make it to graduation - something that only happens once in your life - you'd better have a good excuse. Judging from the photos after the game, we'd say those nine seniors had a worthy one.




{IMAGE_2978bbe9-da01-e511-ab38-a0369f3c18ea,floatCenter">Photo by Mark Jones