Runcible Owl Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 ⚾ Final from Legends Field per Eric Chumbler. Ben Higdon and Jack Bennett homered as the No. 4 Mustangs scored early and often in support of frosh pitcher Russ Aldridge. The victory sends McCracken Co. (34-5) to it's fifth consecutive semi-final. 😄 Yikes! The Mustang's will face the winner of tonight's No. 2 Danville vs. No. 9 Lafayette, Friday in Lexington. McCracken Co.: 2-6-4 0-1 \ 13 ML Collins_____: 0-0-2 0-0 \ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Tracy Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Never in the history of Kentucky High School Baseball has a team reach the final 4 teams 5 years in a row. It's been 61 years since anyone from the 1st region has won the State Title. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runcible Owl Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 UK PR staffer Corey Price did a data dive and discovered Mc Cracken Co. is the third team, after Ashland and Elizabethtown, to make five consecutive semi-finals appearances. Below is the "KHSAA Baseball State Championship Game History." The 1960 State championship team @Joe Tracy alludes to is county rival Paducah Tilghman. State finalist teams from the1st Region include: 1956 Murray 1960 Paducah Tilghman - State Champion 1963 Lone Oak* 1970 Paducah Tilghman 1974 Paducah Tilghman 1979 Murray • (* Lone Oak, Heath, and Reidland High Schools consolidated to form McCracken Co. HS in 2013.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchs_uk9 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Joe Tracy said: Never in the history of Kentucky High School Baseball has a team reach the final 4 teams 5 years in a row. It's been 61 years since anyone from the 1st region has won the State Title. It has actually happened two other times, but it hadn't happened since the late-1970s. I believe Eric Chumbler on twitter had researched as far back as the KHSAA scoreboard site would allow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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