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D-I State Final Four: #7 Westerville Central vs #9 St. Ignatius



By Dylan Hefflinger
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

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D-I State Semifinal: #7 Westerville Central vs #9 St. Ignatius

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Top Performances on the day

Gavin Lyon: 5.1 IP, 4 R, 2 ER, 9 H, 1 BB, 12 Ks. 1-3 with an RBI double.
Daniel Kreuzer: 1.2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K. 2-4 at the plate with a run scored.
Drew Wallace: 2-4 at the plate with a single, double, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored.
Kyle Keifer: 1-3 with a huge 2-run triple.
Jeremiah Clarke: 1-4 with a huge 2-run triple and a run scored.
Nick Buchanan: 2-4 with two singles, a run scored and 2 RBIs.
Sam Fuller: 3-3 with 3 singles, a run scored, 2 RBIs and 2 stolen bases.
Dennis Grosel: 2-4 with a single, double and run scored.
Jake Kucia: 3-4 with three singles and a run scored. 

Linescore

St. Ignatius             000 005 0 - 5 10 3
Westerville Central  105 031 x - 10 10 2

Records: Westerville Central 27-6, Cleveland St. Ignatius 27-6.

Winning pitcher: Gavin Lyon (5.1 innings, 4 runs, 2 ER, 9 hits, 12 strikeouts, 1 walk). Other: Daniel Kreuzer (1.2 innings, 1 run, 0 ER, 1 hit, 1 strikeout, 0 walks).

Losing pitcher: Connor Adams (2.2 innings, 6 run, 3 ER, 6 hits, 4 strikeouts, 1 walk). Others: Murphy O'Brien 2.1 IP, 4 Ks, Luke Diggs 1 IP, 2 Ks.

Leading hitters: (Westerville Central, 10 hits) - Daniel Kreuzer 2 singles; Jeremiah Clarke triple 2 RBIs; Nick Buchanan 2 singles 2 RBIs; Zach Dahman single; Drew Wallace single, double, 2 R, 2 RBIs; Kyle Kiefer triple, 2 RBIs; Gavin Lyon double. (St. Ignatius, 10 hits) - Sam Fuller 3 singles, 1 R, 2 RBIs, 2 SB; Mullen Socha single; Dennis Grosel single, double, 1 R, 2RBIs; Alex Panstares single; Jake Kucia 3 singles.

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