Knight's walk off Wheatland 4-3 in 9
OZARK, Mo–The Missouri State High School Activities Association has set up camp in Ozark.
For the next week, the best high school baseball players in Missouri will compete for a state championship.
Monday was for Class 1 and Class 2.
In Class 1, Wheatland was flying the colors for the ozarks.
The Mules squared off with Faith Christian Academy out of the Kansas City area.
Scoreless in third and the Knights with the chopper to short, Elliot LaFrance scores on the fielder's choice 1-0 Faith Christian.
But Wheatland had the bases loaded in the sixth, and Avery Ohrazda singles to right, that clears the bases, Branden Sawyer, Andrew Dougherty and Lucas Gautieri all score it's 3-1 Mules.
The Knights made it 3-2.
Then FCA's Parker Blanton lays down the safety squeeze, Gabriel Caponetto scores it's 3-3.
Stayed that way until the bottom of the ninth when LaFrance grounds past the drawn in infield, Caedmon Gibler scores and Faith Christian walks it off with a 4-3 nine inning win.
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