The Tigers tied the game with two outs in the seventh, then went ahead in the 11th in the second-longest title game.
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Springfield pitcher Sam Baier (left) and Isaac Fink celebrated after the Tigers defeated Parkers Prairie 4-2 to win the Class 1A championship in 11 innings Monday at Target Field. Photo: Jerry Holt * Jerry.Holt@Startribune.com
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune06/19/2019, 3:47pm CDT
Self-described “small-town boys’’ from New Prague, playing in the program’s first state tournament in 39 years, are one victory from the Class 4A championship.