Mitchell Kuebbing pitched a complete game throwing 110 pitches striking out 11. The kid was throwing mid 80's in the 8th inning.

 

Game went to extra innings as Highlands couldnt plate a run in the Bottom of 7th with 2 runners on and 1 out.

 

Crusaders Craig Rose drove in all 3 runs for St. Henry

 

Congrats to both teams but good luck to the Cru as they take on Ryle next.

Great season Bluebirds! Congrats to St. Henry and Kuebbing and Rose and Niemer and Conradi. All great kids from great families. Good luck against Ryle.

Congratulations to the Cru. Kuebbing was sensational.

Interesting in that three of the #2 seeds advance which is probably not normal. Shows how even the teams were this year. Congrats to the Cru on a hard fought win. Baseball is such a crazy game. Birds were quite a bit better than last year IMHO yet go home early.

Birds still return some very nice players including pitchers their #1 and #2 in Jones/Cochran.

Both are good pitchers and I'm sure the Birds will continue their winning ways with Coach B at the helm. Kuebbing is the best in the region and showed his tenacity tonight. Congrats to H on a nice season.

Props to St Henry's Alex Conradi on two doubles that he crushed off the left field wall... The second one almost cleared the fence! Impressive performance by Mitch Kuebbing too!

Don't want to say I told you so, but I believe I told you so. The kid can pitch!

 

Congrats Cru.

Interesting in that three of the #2 seeds advance which is probably not normal. Shows how even the teams were this year. Congrats to the Cru on a hard fought win. Baseball is such a crazy game. Birds were quite a bit better than last year IMHO yet go home early.

 

Two of those #2 seeds are the top 2 teams in the region in wins so no surprise to see them win. St. Henry over Highlands is an upset, except when you consider Kuebbing is arguably the top pitcher in the region it becomes more of a tossup game than an upset.

Great game for both teams! Played hard!!

 

As I have said before and was denied many times on this site: Kuebbing showed that he is one of the best pitchers in the league. He was backed up by a great defense tonight with timely at bats. The SS for St Henry got key hits, made some great plays and then got a double to move Conradi around to 3rd in the 8th. It takes a team to win games like this.

 

Hats off to both teams and the seniors who played.

Highlands

Jones: 6.0 IP, 2R, 2ER, 6H, 4K, 2BB, 92 pitches

Cochran: 2.0 IP, 1R, 1ER, 2H, 3K, 2BB, 37 pitches

 

Ramey: 2-4, 2B, R, RBI

Schultz: 2-4, 2K

Q. Murray: 1-3, 3B, R, K, HBP

 

St. Henry

Kuebbing: 8.0 IP, 2R, 2ER, 6H, 11K, 0BB, 3HBP, 110 pitches

 

Conradi: 2-4, 2 2B, R, K

Rogers: 2-4, R

Markgraf: 1-2, R, 2BB

Rose: 1-3, 3RBI, K, BB

Well played game by both teams. Hits and runs were at a premium with solid arms on display for both sides. In the end, it came down to 2 out hits. Cru got 1 in the 1st and the Birds couldn't square it up or get a bleeder on those occasions. Good luck to St. Henry against Ryle.

 

Huge thanks to all of the SRs and particularly the 6 (Murray, Schultz, Molina, Lester, Heck & Liggett) that started when the program was rebuilding and in rough shape. They all went through times where I am sure it was tough to go to practice, play the games and listen to the Coaches. Like Mitch Meyer last year, they kept grinding and the result is a program that is in a much better place than they found it. It is up to the current JRs, SOs, FR and beyond to insure that their hard work, sweat and tears are not forgotten. #RTB #getbettertoday

 

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Cru scored 2 after 2 outs in T1 on a slow roller IF single, ground rule 2B (lucky for Birds as run would have scored if it didn't bounce out of play), walk and a solid opposite field single after an 0-2 count went to 2-2 and SO Jones had to come to Rose with the bases loaded.

 

Birds failed to capitalize in an eerily similar scenario after 2 outs in B1. SO Ramey and SR Schultz singled and SR Murray was HBP to load the bases. A ground ball on a 1-1 count ended the inning.

 

After a nice DP by the Birds to end T2, SR Lester and SR Collinsworth reached by HBP to start B2. Failure to get a bunt down (pop out) and a K were followed by another ground out to end the threat.

 

B3 saw the Birds get on the board with a leadoff double by Ramey and an RBI single by Schultz. Kuebbing rallied to induce a DP and get a K to end the threat.

 

Pitching and defense reigned until B6 when SR Murray led off with a 3B. JR Allen got down the squeeze bunt on a 1-0 count to tie the game.

 

After 1 out B7, SR Molina reached on a dropped 3rd strike and SO Whitford dropped one in "no mans land" behind the 3B to put runners on 1st & 2nd w/ 1 out. Kuebbing strengthend again to get a fly ball and a K to end the inning.

 

T8, Conradi doubled to lead off and Rogers singled him to 3B (and took 2B on the throw). After the IBB to Markgraf, SO Cochran (who entered the game T7) got LaCorte to pop out to 2B. Rose was walked on a 3-2 count to bring home the eventual winning run. Nice job by Cochran to get a pop out and a K to avoid any more damage and keep the Birds within striking distance.

 

Birds managed a 2 out single by SR Lester but couldn't get any more and the season ended.

Highlands

Jones: 6.0 IP, 2R, 2ER, 6H, 4K, 2BB, 92 pitches

Cochran: 2.0 IP, 1R, 1ER, 2H, 3K, 2BB, 37 pitches

 

Ramey: 2-4, 2B, R, RBI

Schultz: 2-4, 2K

Q. Murray: 1-3, 3B, R, K, HBP

 

St. Henry

Kuebbing: 8.0 IP, 2R, 2ER, 6H, 11K, 0BB, 3HBP, 110 pitches

 

Conradi: 2-4, 2 2B, R, K

Rogers: 2-4, R

Markgraf: 1-2, R, 2BB

Rose: 1-3, 3RBI, K, BB

 

 

Wow! The stat that sticks out to me is 0 BB for Kuebbing over 8 IP and after a long layoff. Props to this young man.

I see Collinsworth listed here, where did he play? What about Jake Heck, Colin Seidl and Mitchell Gesenhues (did they play?) The Birds should be pretty strong going forward with many kids that got varsity experience returning and a successful JV and Frosh season.

I see Collinsworth listed here, where did he play? What about Jake Heck, Colin Seidl and Mitchell Gesenhues (did they play?) The Birds should be pretty strong going forward with many kids that got varsity experience returning and a successful JV and Frosh season.

 

Jac was the AH.