Page 24 - 2017-18 Baseball State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals in Review

South Bend St. Joseph Earns First Baseball Crown

South Bend St. Joseph scored a pair of runs in two differ- In the fourth, Andrew Washburn sent a sacrifice fly to
ent frames and shut out Jasper 4-0 to take the IHSAA Class left to score Voss. The throw to the plate was late and then
3A Baseball State Championship at Victory Field. a throw by the Jasper catcher to first base was off target and
It was the school’s 10th state championship overall went into right field allowing JR Haley to score.
but first in baseball in their initial visit to the state finals. St. St. Joseph’s Michael Dunkelberger (7-2) held Jasper
Joseph became the first South Bend school to play in a state to just three hits and struck out four going the distance for
championship game since South Bend Washington in 1985 the win. Voss ended 2-for-3 with two runs scored to lead the
and the first to win a title since South Bend Clay in 1970. John Indians.
Gumpf is the 10th year leader of the Indians (25-4). Second-ranked Jasper (30-5) was appearing in its state
In the second inning, Luke Houin walked with one away. record-extending 16th baseball state finals under 30th year
Jacob Hoover pinch ran for Houin and moved to second on head coach Terry Gobert. It was the Wildcats’ fourth runner-up
Alex Voss’ single through the right side. Three batters later, finish to go along with their five state titles.
Patrick Farrisee singled to left scoring both Hoover and Voss.
Uhland’s Extra-Inning Solo Blast Carries Cathedral to Undefeated Season

helped Cathedral complete a perfect 29-0 season. The Irish
became the fourth undefeated state champion and first since
2007. It was the third baseball crown for the Irish (2001, 2007)
and the school’s second title this year joining the volleyball
team which carried home its own big trophy last November.
Head coach Ed Freije led the team to the championship in his
first season as coach. He also doubles as the school’s girls
basketball coach.
Penn (27-7) jumped in front in its first at-bat as Trevor
Waite led off with a triple to right center and was batted in on
a infield grounder.
Second-ranked Cathedral answered in the top of the
second as Nick Eaton tripled to right field. Ross Kirkpatrick
pinch ran for Eaton and scored two batters later on an infield
grounder to the second baseman. The Irish added runs in the
top of the fourth and fifth innings to take a 3-1 lead.
Penn rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning with two runs
to tie it at 3-3 when Brock Boynton, pinch-running for Nolan
Metcalf who singled, scored on Payton Kerr’s double to right
field. Nate Lovisa then sent a sac fly to center field allowing
Ryan Lynch to score from third. Lynch had reached base on a
fielder’s choice and advanced to third on Kerr’s double.
Uhland finished the game 3-for-4 with two runs scored
Evan Uhland’s blast over the left field fence was the and the solo homerun. Nick Eaton (11-0), who pitched all eight
difference as Indianapolis Cathedral took a 4-3 extra inning innings for Cathedral, allowed six hits and struck out seven
victory from Penn in the Class 4A state championship game at Kingsmen batters. Metcalf led Penn going 3-for-4 at the plate.
Victory Field in Indianapolis. It was the first loss in a state championship game for
Uhland’s solo homer off Penn pitcher Chase McKenzie Penn and 30th year coach Greg Dikos after winning all four of
led off the top of the eighth inning, broke a 3-3 deadlock and its previous appearances.
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