Douglass Advances to Championship Game with 9-0 Win

Dawson…… 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 – 0 8 2
Douglass …  2 0 1   0 1 5   x – 9 7 1

Douglass took advantage of early Dawson walks and errors and then produced some of their own big hits to carry the Indians to a 9-0 win and a berth in the 1A State Championship Game on Thursday. Grant Holland gave up 8 hits but he came up with big pitches with each threat to hold Dawson scoreless. Holland walked only 1 and struck out 9.

Notes

Dawson outhit Douglass 8-7. They also gave up 8 BBs compared to 1 by Douglass.

Kolten Rhodes was 2-3 with a triple and a RBI. He also scored twice.

Bryce Westbrook was 1-2 with an RBI and scored 3 runs.

Matthew Wallace hit a 2 run Home Run in the grassy knoll over the left field fence.

Dawson had only given up 6 runs in their 5 playoffs games before the state semifinal game today.

This is Dawson’s Chris Sexton’s first year as a Head Coach.

Grant Holland Photo Courtesy of Donald Boyles.
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