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Cardinal Win Semi-Final 4-3 in Heart-Stopper in Extra Innings
In the State Tournament semi-final game against Mt. Vernon, the Cardinals once again refused to lose. The game had everything, including huge momentum swings, questionable calls, big play after big play, but mainly excitement and heroes. In the 1st inning, Cardinals' right fielder Josh Sunwall made a super catch near the fence on a long drive from Mt. Vernon catcher Kyle Brewer for the 2nd out of the inning. In the Cardinals' 1st, Donovan Mills hit a one out single and advanced to 2nd on a balk and 3rd on a stolen base. Brandon Schmidt got the RBI single to score Mills for a 1-0 Cardinals lead. In the 2nd, Mt. Vernon cleanup hitter Jonathan Shadell hit one to the right field fence, but he was retired by hustle and a great throw from Sunwall to cutoff man Mills who threw to 3rd base where Schmidt applied the tag for the 1st out of the inning. Catcher Ian Mayfield made the final out of the inning by making an outstanding catch on a popup between home and the pitcher's mound to retire Mt. Vernon's first baseman Cody Masterson. With an out in the 3rd, pitcher Alex Mitchell fanned Mt. Vernon's right fielder Zac Kilpatrick on a nice curve over the outside corner of the plate. Mt. Vernon scored 2 in the 4th to take a 2-1 lead. With the same score and 1 out in the 6th, the Cardinals' Ian Mayfield drew a walk and stole 2nd base. Then, with 2 outs and the pressure on, Cardinals' left fielder Jared Staton launched a towering home run over the left-center field fence to put the Cardinals up 3-2. Mt. Vernon's Kyle Brewer scored to tie the game in the bottom of the 6th. Cardinals' first baseman Zach Mitchell made a game-saving stop on a grounder down the line that took a bad hop from Mt. Vernon's Cameron Caudill and stepped on 1st to send the game into extra innings. The Cardinals' Jordan Deaton got a 1 out triple on a shot to the right field fence. With 2 outs, Relief pitcher Brandon Schmidt smashed a line drive to the center field fence that allowed Deaton to score the go-ahead run. Left fielder Jared Staton made a spectacular defensive play when he was in position to back up a throw to 3rd and then threw a stike to catcher Ian Mayfield at home plate to make the game-ending out and prevent Mt. Vernon's Zac Kilpatrick from tying the game. Ian Mayfield led the Cardinals with 2 stolen bases, and Brandon Schmidt added one. Schmidt had a game high 2 hits and struck out 4 in relief to get the win. Starting pitcher Alex Mitchell held Mt. Vernon to 2 hits while striking out 4 and walking none. The Cardinals now advance to the State Championship game against Hector tomorrow at 6:00 in Dover. It will be the Cardinals fifth game in 7 days, all on the road.
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