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Eagles defeated in sectional finals

May 29, 2012

AUBURN — After a lopsided win over DeKalb Monday afternoon, Columbia City’s baseball team suffered a lopsided loss in Monday night’s sectional final game at DeKalb.

Carroll beat the Eagles 13-2. The Chargers jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first four innings.

Çolumbia City’s first run of the game came off a home run by Connor Slavich. Travis Herbst scored the final run of the season for the Eagles off a hit by Connor Reed.

Columbia City used Slavich, Austin Clark and Jordan Bickle at the mound.

Carroll won 9-1 over East Noble in Monday morning’s semi-final game.

Churubusco drops out of tournament

May 29, 2012

FORT WAYNE — What goes around comes around.

Churubusco’s baseball team very aware of that saying after suffering a 6-5 loss in the sectional semi-final game against South Adams Monday.

Last Thursday against Eastside, the Eagles squeezed out a 4-3 win with a walk-off single to keep their tournament hopes alive.

The Starfires avenged Eastside Monday afternoon, winning with a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning to win 6-5 and end Churubusco’s season.