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Eagle '9' using defense, plate discipline in their victories

  The Frankenmuth varsity baseball team slayed a MHSAA Division 1 power at home last Friday afternoon, May 2.

  The Eagles welcomed Midland High to town and took a double dip from them, winning game one 2-1, and the nightcap, 4-3.

  The following day, they traveled to Goodrich and dropped two hard-fought contests, 4-2 and 5-3.

   In the Midland opener, both teams scored single runs in the fifth inning, however, ‘Muth won in dramatic, walk-off fashion. With the game knotted at 1-1, Hagan Wascher singled in the bottom of the seventh inning, plating the winning run.

  Both teams were strong on the pitcher’s mound, with the Eagles fanning five Chemics, and Midland also striking out five.

  An error led to Midland scoring their lone run, while a Wascher single to left field in the bottom the fifth inning tied the game.

  Jae Shobbrook earned the win in relief, giving up one hit and no runs across two innings; he also struck out three Chemics and walked one. For Midland, Noah Wall was tagged with the loss in relief. He tossed one inning, allowing one run on three hits, one walk and no strikeouts.

  Luke Purves started for Frankenmuth and was on the bump for five innings, allowing four hits, one run, fanning two, and issuing three walks.

  Wascher was 3 for 4 at the plate from his lead-off position. Donovan Hatch, Tanner Kroeger, Brady Frahm and EJ Bernthal all had one hit apiece.

  Game two was also a one-run triumph for the Eagle 𠆉’. .....

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