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- Game Date
- May 25, 2018
- Score
- : 4
EDWARDSBURG HIGH SCHOOL: 5
A Hunter Bedell sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 6th proved to be the game winner for Edwardsburg who looks to go deep in the Division 2 state tournament. Gull Lake jumped on the board in the 1st inning after Justin Mansager beat out an infield single then stole second. He moved up to 3rd after Hunter Hazel flew out to right field. Dylan Stanton drove in Mansager with an RBI single. Gull Lake would pick up 2 more runs in the top of the 4th. With 2 outs Kole Warren and Luke Scoles singled. With runners on 1st and 2nd Jake Allen singled driving in Warren, and courtesy runner Korbin Griffin moved to 3rd. Griffin would score on an error while Jake Allen stole 2nd. Edwardsburg would cut in to the lead scoring 2 of their own runs in the 4th. Devin Pulling led off the inning with a single and would come around to score on a Landen Cebra RBI single. Chris Griffin who reached on base with a fielder's choice scored on a Hunter Bedell sacrifice fly. At the end of 4 Gull Lake 3, Edwardsburg 2.
Edwardsburg would take the lead in the 5th inning scoring 2 runs when Caden Goggins scored on an RBI single by Matt Hepler, Chris Griffin would come in to score on the same play when Gull Lake’s right fielder Brandon Ruge had trouble fielding the ball. End of 5 Edwardsburg 4, Gull Lake 3.
Edwardsburg’s lead was short lived when Gull Lake was able to tie it up in the top of the 6th. Cade Stanton led off the inning with a hit by pitch. Jacob Gleason singled and a pinch hit bunt single by Jack Blesch loaded the bases. Stanton would score when Luke Scoles grounded into a double play, tying the game at 4.
Austin Hurt led off the bottom of the 6th with a single, then made it all the way to 3rd on a pick off attempt that went into right field. Hunter Bedell followed that up with the game winning sacrifice fly to centerfield. Gull Lake was able to get the tying run to 2nd but was unable to push him across. Austin Hurt picked up the win on the mound for the Eddies, while Avery Eastman was handed the loss.
Edwardsburg will host Schoolcraft on Wednesday May 30th, and Gull Lake will host Sturgis on Tuesday May 29, which will be Senior Night.