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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

Western Wins First Baseball State Championship

The Western Panthers knocked inning. The Braves put their first run Michael Paisley, Nic Meyers,
off the Brebeuf Jesuit Braves 8-1 on on the scoreboard with a two out single and Jacob Wischmeyer each had
Friday to win the Class 3A baseball to left center field by senior shortstop a hit for head coach Andy Mc-
state championship at Victory Field. Michael Paisley with two out in the Clain’s Brebeuf Jesuit team, which
The game was the first appearance bottom of the fifth. finishes the season with a record
in the IHSAA baseball state finals for of 21-9.
either team. The win marks Western’s The Panthers answered in the top
second state championship in school of the sixth and loaded the bases with Evan Warden and Austin
history and first in a boys’ sport with one out after a single, a walk, and an LaFollette both recorded two
the other coming in girls’ golf in 2001. error. Two runs scored after senior RBI in the win for head coach Ty
first baseman Jake Florek reached on Calloway and his 640th win in his
Western jumped out to a quick 4-0 a fielder’s choice and another Brebeuf 35th season. Junior Ronnie Smith
lead and never looked back. The top error. Western tacked on one more is credited with the win, his 13th of
of the first inning started with a walk, run in the sixth as junior Cameron the season. Western scored eight
a single, a two RBI double, a hit by Kuntz came on to pinch hit and re- runs on five hits as the Panthers
pitch, and another two RBI double with corded an RBI to stretch the Western wrap up their state championship
the first four batters of the night cross- lead to 7-1. season with a 25-9 record.
ing the plate to score for the Panthers.
Evan Warden hit a triple to center
After the top of the first inning field followed by junior Dakota LaMott
there were no hits until Brebeuf Jesuit hitting a sacrifice bunt in the top of the
senior Jacob Wischmeyer hit a leadoff seventh to make the score 8-1.
double to start the top of the fifth

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