Fairmont pitcher Spencer Chirpich, right, celebrates with teammates after defeating Roseau 3-2 in their Class 2A state high school baseball quarterfinal game at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud Thursday, June 14, 2012. Genevieve Ross/Special to the Star Tribu
Forget about age. Year in school is meaningless. It’s experience that matters and it was experience that made all difference for Fairmont Thursday.
The Fairmont Cardinals edged out the Roseau Rams for the Class AA quarterfinal on Thursdsay with a final score of 3-2. Both starting pitchers went the distance, with Fairmont's Spencer Chirpich giving up only one earned run, two total, to the Rams.
Fairmont scored two with two out in the bottom of the first on a single, a walk, and a double. Bryce Holm singled in Mitch Pfingston in the bottom of the fourth for the eventual winning run.
The Cardinals will face Holy Family Catholic on Friday at 12:00 on Dick Putz Field for the AA semifinals.
-Kristi Bostrom, MN Baseball Hub Staff
1. Spencer Chirpich, Fairmont
Only a freshman, he took the hill and started mowing down Rams from the start. Allowing only one earned run, Chirpich faced only six more batters than the minimum.