St. Andrews comes back from a 3-0 deficit against East Union to win game three 9-4 and take its first baseball state Championship since 2018.The Saints’ win ends East Union’s run as 2A state champions. The Urchins had won the last two seasons.East Harmon ace and Mississippi State commit Landon Harmon had pithed 11 scoreless innings against St. Andrews going back to his complete game shutout in game one. The Saints broke that spell in the fifth Saturday on an RBI single by Justin Word. St. Andrews went on to tie it up on two errors and chase Harmon from the ballgame.From there, the Saints poured it on, powered by walks, sacrifice flies and a two RBI single in the sixth by series MVP Blake Bell.
St. Andrews comes back from a 3-0 deficit against East Union to win game three 9-4 and take its first baseball state Championship since 2018.
The Saints’ win ends East Union’s run as 2A state champions. The Urchins had won the last two seasons.
East Harmon ace and Mississippi State commit Landon Harmon had pithed 11 scoreless innings against St. Andrews going back to his complete game shutout in game one. The Saints broke that spell in the fifth Saturday on an RBI single by Justin Word. St. Andrews went on to tie it up on two errors and chase Harmon from the ballgame.
From there, the Saints poured it on, powered by walks, sacrifice flies and a two RBI single in the sixth by series MVP Blake Bell.
