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Adam Lavelle makes a nice
running catch on a ball hit into the gap in right center.
Lavelle then doubled off the runner at 1st to end the
inning. |
Big (6'4", 220 lb) sophomore
rightfielder David Sutton moves nicely to a ball hit towards
the line. |
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Sophomore Taylor Doggett
grounded out on this swing but later had the game-winning
RBI on a bunt single. |
Freshman Tanner Kirk filled
in nicely at shortstop for senior Josh Scheffert who was on
the mound. |
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The Jobafather, Harlan
Chamberlain, still likes to get out to a high school ball
game, but leaves no doubt about who his favorite team is.
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OK, young hitters, when your
coach uses the word "extension," this is what he's talking
about. Take a lesson here from Professor Scheffert.
School is in session. |
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Silver Hawks' senior catcher
John Mulgrue picks up the sign from the dugout. |
Sophomore third baseman Will Herman unloads a
throw. |
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Adam Lavelle picks up the sign from Coach K
and smiles as he sees that the "get up there and hit the
heck out of the baseball" sign is on. |
Unfortunately, Lavelle hits the heck out of
the ball right to the Knights' left fielder, Travis Miller,
who makes the catch at the warning track. |
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Southwest shortstop Rylan
Cotton slides into third as the Silver Hawks mount a fourth
inning scoring threat. |
Back out in the field, Cotton
fields a ground ball as second baseman Ryan Haas backs up
the play. |
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Scheffert develops a lot of
velocity with his powerful legs and upper body. |
The future Husker gets off
the mound quickly to field a bunt. |
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| Southwest pitcher Adam Peters displayed
confidence and poise on the mound. |
Cotton draws a bead on a
ground ball as Lavelle comes up to assist. |
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Freshman shortstop Tanner
Kirk takes a quick inventory to make sure that (a) his hand
is still attached to his arm, and (b) the screaming grounder
off the bat of Mark Korsakas is really in his glove, then
calmly throws to 1st for the out. |
Coach Doug Kaltenberger
signals for Dustin Bloch to slide as 2nd baseman Jordan Kirk
prepares to throw the ball to third in an attempt to get the
runner. |
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Dustin gets a good dustin' as
he dives headfirst into third with a one-out triple.
The winning run is now only 90' feet away from the plate.
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With the game on the line,
the entire Knights' infield meets at the mound to discuss
defensive strategy. |
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With the Knights' defense
pulled in to guard against a squeeze play, Bloch creeps down
the line towards home. |
On the second pitch Taylor
Doggett gets a fastball down the middle and is able to push
it to right of the mound. (Ball in extreme lower left
corner) |
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Doggett turns and sprints towards first as
Scheffert goes to his left to field the ball. |
Although not likely to receive a high rating
on style points, Bloch's kneeling slide gets him to the
plate for the winning run before Scheffert can get the ball
home. |
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Winning pitcher Adam Peters celebrates with
his teammates. |
Young Taylor Doggett (center) came through in
the clutch. |