CARTHAGE, Texas—Lonnie Henry wasn’t making excuses, although he appeared to have every right to do so.

New Boston’s baseball coach had just watched the Lions’ most successful season (playoff-wise) come to a controversial end with a 7-6 loss to Buna Saturday at Jim Reeves Field, but Henry wasn’t putting the blame on the shoulders of the umpires—at least not entirely.

“The missed call in the top of the seventh ... that didn’t cost us the game,” Henry said. “It sure controlled the outcome, but it didn’t cost us the game. There are a lot of places you can go back and see if...