La Grange Takes Home 3A Crown

On June 6, 1973, the La Grange Leopards won their first state championship in baseball; 40 years later La Grange defeated the defending state champion Pleasant Grove Hawks 10-2 to take home the 2013 3A State Championship (4th in school history). The Leopards’ head coach, Brad Harbers, will go out a champion as he is retiring from baseball and going to work in administration for La Grange.

The Leopards were led by senior pitcher Logan Vinklarek who went 2-2 at the plate with 1 RBI and one run scored; Vinklarek also went the distance on the mound to pick up his ninth win of the season: 7 IP, 5 hits, 2 earned runs, 3 walks, 1 K on 95 pitches. Shortstop Tanner Fritsch also had a great game at the plate going 3-4 with 2 RBI’s and one run scored.

Here is a link to the official box score of the state championship game: http://www.uiltexas.org/files/athletics/state-baseball/boxscores/3afinal.htm