Lake Zurich Baseball and Softball Association

The minor 9 baseball season ended with an exciting Championship game as the Dodgers took on the Marlins.  Both teams had to come from behind in the semi-finals to advance to the final game.  The Dodgers rallied in the 5^th inning vs. the Pirates to pull out a 6-2 win.  The Marlins needed extra innings to beat the Giants 11-7.

In the Championship game, the Marlins started off strong posting 4 runs in the top of the 1^st.  The Dodgers responded quickly behind the bats of Jake Green, Lukas Galdoni, Elijah Larson and Lukas Troutman plating 3 runs in the bottom of the inning.  After a scoreless top of the 2^nd, the Dodgers scored 4 runs in the bottom half as Jacob Hustead, Mike Machamer, Andrew Jarcik and Danny Gramm all crossed the plate.

However, the fighting Marlins were not done.  They put up 4 more runs in the top of the 3^rd to make it an 8-7 Marlins lead.  The Dodgers, as they had done previously, responded by scoring 2 runs and taking a lead 9-8 that they wouldn’t relinquish.

The Dodgers added an insurance run in the 4^th and received some outstanding relief pitching from Jackson Galdoni and solid defensive work from catchers Zack Wenzel and Michael Giannos to make it a 10-8 ballgame heading to the 6^th.  In the top half of the inning, the Marlins plated 1 run and loaded the bases.  However, Elijah Larson was able to close the door as the Dodgers won 10-9.

Congratulations to all the teams for a great season!