REDMOND AND BEND IN OSAA 5A BASEBALL SEMIFINALS

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The #3 ranked Redmond Panthers (21-6) hosted the defending Class 5-A Champion Wilson Trojans in the State Quarterfinals.

Redmond held a 3-1 lead going to the 5th inning behind left-handed pitcher Cordell McKinney when the Panthers bats came to life, and led them to a convincing 10-1 victory in front of the home Panthers crowd for what proved to be the last home game of the 2013 season.

REDMOND EXPLODES FOR 7-RUN 5TH INNING AIDED BY A 2-RUN DOUBLE HAMMERED OUT BY BRAYDEN BORDGES TO UNSEAT THE DEFENDING CHAMPION WILSON TROJANS

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2 RUNS 5TH

LEFT-HANDED SPOT STARTER CORDELL MCKINNEY ALLOWS JUST 1-RUN WITH 5-STRIKEOUTS IMPROVING HIS RECORD TO 7-1, AND DAZZLES WILSON.

REDMOND’S DEFENSE MADE TIMELY PLAYS, TOO, AS WILSON PLATES THEIR ONLY RUN OF THE GAME, BUT GET CHOPPED DOWN AT 2ND BY THROW FROM RIGHT FIELDER CAM PETERS….

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WILSON RUN AND PUTOUT

THE PANTHERS MAKE FINAL OUT AS DAN THOMAS CLOSES ON THE MOUND FOR REDMOND WHO ADVANCES TO OSAA SEMIFINALS AT SHERWOOD TUESDAY.

VETERAN HEAD COACH OF WILSON MIKE CLOPTON SADLY ADMITTED, “WE JUST GOT OUR BUTTS KICKED TODAY BY A GOOD TEAM.”

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REDMOND FINAL OUT QF

SENIOR CAPTAIN MATT DAHLEN  CLAIMS THE KEY WAS JUMPING ON TROJANS EARLY, AND NOW HIS TEAM HAS PITCHING ACE J.D. ABBAS READY TO ROLL OUT TUESDAY….

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REDMOND MATT DAHLEN

Redmond advances to play at #7 Sherwood (23-6) Tuesday in the State Semifinals with the winner earning a State Championship appearance against either Bend, or Wilsonville (17-12).

The 2nd ranked Lava Bears (19-8) from the IMC smashed Corvallis, 9-2, and will travel to Wilsonville in the other Final-4 showdown.

Bend battled and lost to the eventual State Champion Wilson Trojans in last year’s Semis, while Redmond’s last trip to the Final-4 was a 12-4 loss to West Salem in 2006.