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2021 MHSAA Tournament: Division 3 State Semifinal - Traverse City St. Francis vs Richmond


Dylan Hefflinger
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2021 MHSAA Tournament: Division 3 State Semifinal - Traverse City St. Francis vs Richmond

EAST LANSING - 

HOT TAKES

CO-PLAYERS OF THE GAME: Tough call to make for player of the game with numerous options, but we are going to go with Jack Hitchens and Aidan Schmuckal. Hitchens came in relief and after allowing the tying run to score, was lights out after, allowing just the one hit in 2.2 innings of relief. Schmuckal was 2-3, with two doubles, a run scored, two RBI, a walk and threw a runner out trying to steal.

WHAT A 4TH INNING: Bases loaded, no outs ... Back-to-back-to-back strikeouts from Charlie Peterson ended the threat.

DEFENSIVE MISCUES: After Peterson's 4th straight strikeout, a HBP, double, and two errors led to a pitching change and a tie game followed.

EXECUTED TO PERFECTION: After Richmond tied it in the 5th inning, St. Francis answered with the go-ahead run. A single, bunt, RBI put St. Francis in front before Jake Hitchens sat Richmond down in the next frame one-two-three.

LINESCORE

Richmond            001 030 0 - 4 5 1
TC St. Francis     130 010 0 - 5 7 5

Records: Traverse City St. Francis 28-9, Richmond 30-6

Winning Pitcher: Jake Hitchens (2.2 innings, 0 runs, 1 hit, 2 strikeouts, 0 walks). Other: Charlie Peterson (4.1 inning, 4 runs, 1 ER, 4 hits, 8 strikeouts, 3 walks).

Losing Pitcher: Hudson Davenport (2 inning, 1 run, 1 ER, 2 hits, 3 strikeouts, 0 walks). Others: Jake Ball (1.1 innings, 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 strikeout, 2 walks), Ryan Nettles (2.2 innings, 0 runs, 3 hits, 1 strikeout, 1 walk).

Leading Hitters: (Richmond) - Carson Gee single; Reese Rinna single; Hudson Davenport single; Jackson Jones double; Denny Salagan double. (St. Francis) - Aidan Schmuckal 2 doubles; Cody Richards 2 singles; Josh Groves single, double; Ayden Ferris single.

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