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St. Paul baseball: Cards defeat FWCL 5-4 to win baseball state title

  • Jack Ehrig makes a cut in the state semifinal game against Sacred Heart on Friday. He scored one run. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Jack Ehrig makes a cut in the state semifinal game against Sacred Heart on Friday. He scored one run. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • St. Paul players, coaches and managers mob one another shortly after the end of the state final against Fort Worth Christian Life Preparatory on Saturday. Photo by Mark Lube.
    St. Paul players, coaches and managers mob one another shortly after the end of the state final against Fort Worth Christian Life Preparatory on Saturday. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Senior Nate Boedeker (center) hoists the 2024 TAPPS V Baseball State Championship plaque after the Cardinals’ win over Fort Worth Christian Life Preparatory Saturday in the final. Boedeker scored the game-winning run in the seventh. Photo by Mark Lube,
    Senior Nate Boedeker (center) hoists the 2024 TAPPS V Baseball State Championship plaque after the Cardinals’ win over Fort Worth Christian Life Preparatory Saturday in the final. Boedeker scored the game-winning run in the seventh. Photo by Mark Lube,
ARLINGTON — With bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, St. Paul brought on a pitcher who was close to his limit.In the Division V state game on Saturday afternoon at UTA’s Clay Gould Ballpark and holding on to a 5-4 lead against Fort Worth Christian Life Preparatory, the Cardinals called on junior Zeke Rodriguez to get the final out.Rodriguez threw 98 pitches in the state…

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