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STICKS BEAT TYNDALL TWICE TO ADVANCE TO STATE
The 14-and-under Sticks needed to beat Tyndall twice on Wednesday if they were going to return to the VFW State Tournament. They did, and it wasn’t even close. Playing in the championship round of the Region 7B Tournament the evening of July 17, Freeman/Marion walloped the host team, winning both games by a combined score of 24-3. The Sticks, who lost to Tyndall in 4-3 in the semifinals on Tuesday and 3-2 during the regular season, staved off elimination in Wednesday’s first game thanks to a 13-2 victory and then punched their return ticket to state with an 11-1 win to close out the tournament.
Baltic 14U Wins Opening Round Game in Regions
The Baltic 14U baseball team started Region 4B play in Parker on Monday, July 15th. Baltic cruised to a 19-6 win over Garretson to advance to the second round. A five-run top of the first inning put Baltic in control from the start of the game. Garretson got two runs in the bottom of the inning, but Baltic exploded for 12 more runs in the top of the second. Another two runs came home for Garretson in the bottom of the inning, and after two innings of play, Baltic led 17-4. Garretson scored one run in the bottom of the third. Baltic added two more in the top of the fourth, and Garretson got their final run in the bottom of the fifth.
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