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St. Paul 18, Baytown Christian 0:St. Paul defeats Baytown Christian to earn spot at state tournament

  • Ethan Easterling and the Cardinal hard ballers play in the state semifinals on Tueday May 17. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Ethan Easterling and the Cardinal hard ballers play in the state semifinals on Tueday May 17. Photo by Mark Lube.

    The Cardinals baseball moved on to the state tournament after mowing down Baytown Christian 18-0 in four innings Friday in Columbus.
    St. Paul scored one run in the top of the second to end a scoreless game, drove in nine runs in the third and eight runs in the fourth.
    Zak Johnson and Jackson Ulcak combined for a two-hit shutout with two walks and eight strikeouts.
    At the plate, Johnson got three hits, had two runs and two RBI;  Fisher Davis was 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI; Noah Boedeker scored three runs.
    St. Paul hitting/offense —  Zak Johnson, 3-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Noah Boedeker, 2-3, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 1 stolen base; Nate Boedeker, 2-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI; Ethan Easterling, 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Fisher Davis, 2-3, 2 doubles, 3 RBI; Sean Humes, 1-3, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 stolen bases; Zeke Rodriguez, 1-4, 1 run, 1 RBIl Jackson Ulcak, 2 runs, 1 RBI; Kade Leist, 2 runs; Jake Yackel, 2 runs.
    St. Paul pitching — Johnson, 3 IP, winning pitcher, 1 hit, 7K; Ulcak, 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 batter hit, 2 walks, 1K.
    St. Paul fielding/defense — Nate Boedeker, 3 putouts, 1 assist; Blaine Humes, 1 putout, 1 assist; Davis, 1 assist; Ulcak, 1 assist.
    The Cardinals were scheduled to play on Tuesday in the TAPPS DV state semifinals at University of Texas-Arlington. The state championship game was scheduled for 9 am Wednesday.
    St. Paul 18, Baytown Christian 0
    Regional
    SP    019    8xx    x    18    13    0
    BC    000    0xx    x    0    2    4