The REPORTER
The Guerin Catholic and University baseball teams both lost in the championship games of their respective sectionals on Monday.
The Class 3A No. 3 Golden Eagles fell to Sectional 27 host Brebeuf Jesuit 3-0. The Braves scored one run each in the second, fourth and sixth innings.
Guerin Catholic had five hits: A double and a single for both Davis Wagner and Karson Smith, and a double from Ian Taylor. Tate Troxell pitched six innings, striking out seven.
In the semifinals, the Golden Eagles beat Shortridge 24-0 in five innings. Grant Beard went 3-for-3 at the plate and drove in five runs, while Nolan Ratcliff hit a triple as part of a 2-for-2 game. Beard hit two doubles, with five other players (Cuinn Morrow, Nate Gremelspacher, Ryan Zimmerman, Taylor and Carson Kail) each hitting one double.
Aiden Ochall scored four runs, with Taylor, Wagner and Gremelspacher all scoring three. Gremelspacher went four innings for the win, striking out nine. Gremelspacher and Max Meyer teamed up for a no-hitter; Meyer threw three strikeouts in the fifth inning.
Guerin Catholic finished its season 22-7.
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University’s comeback fell just short against Covenant Christian, as the Warriors beat the Trailblazers 13-8 in the championship of Class 2A Sectional 43 at Sheridan.
Covenant scored seven runs in the top of the first inning. University put up three runs in the second inning: Owen Schellhase bunted in Ethan Cutsinger for the first run. Later, Jimmy Caldwell and Schellhase scored when Charlie Ranek hit a sacrifice fly.
Schellhase stepped up again in the third inning, blasting a center field double with the bases loaded to bring in Cutsinger, Beckett Suh and Caldwell. With that, the Blazers had cut the Warriors’ lead to 7-6.
A two-run home run in the fifth inning gave Covenant a 9-6 lead. University added a sixth inning run when Ryan Castetter singled in Cooper Cammack. But the Warriors scored four in the top of the seventh to solidify their lead. Caldwell doubled in Griffin Wright in the seventh inning for the Trailblazers’ final run.
Schellhase was 3-for-4, driving in four runs. Mark Hamby and Caldwell both hit a double.
In its semifinal game, University beat No. 4 Cascade 9-4. Castetter doubled in Ranek in the third inning for the Blazers’ first run, then Caldwell smacked a double to bring in Cooper Burnett for a fourth-inning score.
The Cadets scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to go up 4-2, but University came back with five runs in the top of the sixth. Schellhase tied the game with a two-run hit to send Burnett and Caldwell home. Later, Castetter singled in Schellhase and Jasper Owens, then Suh doubled Cutsinger home to give the Blazers a 7-4 lead.
Cammack doubled in Caldwell and Burnett in the seventh inning to finish the game. Caldwell was 3-for-4, including two doubles. Castetter threw five innings for the win.
The Trailblazers completed their season 15-12-1.