First report

Senior Hunter Yerks went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles on Wednesday night as Champlin Park rolled Totino-Grace 9-1 at CHS Field in Game 1 of the Class 4A, Section 5 championship.

On the mound, Aaron Kloeppner started for the Rebels and pitched 6 2/3 innings. The righthander struck out three and allowed 10 hits.

Ranked No. 1 in Class 4A by Lets Play Baseball, Champlin Park had its way with Eagles starter Alec Spevacek, scoring at least one run in six of seven innings.

Spevacek pitched five innings and allowed eight runs on 10 hits in the loss.

The Rebels' win forces a tie-breaking game to decide the Class 4A, Section 5 champion, which is set to begin immediately.

Spotlight Game Coverage

Class 4A: Advantage this time to creative Woodbury over Champlin Park
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 06/15/2017, 9:30pm CDT
The Royals, who lost to the Rebels in last year's state tournament, broke a scoreless tie in the sixth with two manufactured runs en route to a 4-1 victory.
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Class 3A: Quick start, strong pitching lift Alexandria past St. Thomas Academy
By Ron Haggstrom, Star Tribune 06/15/2017, 9:15pm CDT
Five runs in the first two innings and five shutout innings from pitcher Carter Stockert keyed a 7-2 victory.
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Class 2A: Pierz scores six unanswered runs to defeat New London-Spicer
By AARON REISS, Star Tribune 06/15/2017, 9:00pm CDT
With their normally stingy pitcher touched for two runs, the Pioneers put togther rallies keyed by an unusual contributor.
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Class 1A: Golfer/pitcher leads Wabasha-Kellogg into semifinals
By Joel Rippel, Star Tribune 06/15/2017, 9:00pm CDT
After a top-25 finish in the state golf meet, Liam Blaschko threw a 2-0 shutout as the Falcons defeated third-seeded Martin Luther/GHEC-Truman.
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4A quarterfinals: Forest Lake rallies twice to defeat Maple Grove
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 06/15/2017, 6:30pm CDT
The winning run scored on a squeeze bunt in the eighth inning, giving the Rangers a 6-5 victory.
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First report

Class 4A: Advantage this time to creative Woodbury over Champlin Park

Class 3A: Quick start, strong pitching lift Alexandria past St. Thomas Academy

Class 2A: Pierz scores six unanswered runs to defeat New London-Spicer

Class 1A: Golfer/pitcher leads Wabasha-Kellogg into semifinals

4A quarterfinals: Forest Lake rallies twice to defeat Maple Grove