Two large ice bags enveloped Dripping Springs Tiger pitcher Grant Gaspard’s arm after throwing 105 pitches in a 2-1 win over the Boerne Champion Chargers May 19.

While movement was somewhat limited, Gaspard still smiled and high-fived teammates after securing the program’s first regional semifinal trip in many years.

But the win also broke a “curse” of sorts for Dripping Springs, which closed a two-year streak of season-ending losses at Rattler Stadium in San Marcos.

Grant ...