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Class 2A championship preview: St. Cloud Cathedral vs. Minnehaha Academy

By Star Tribune, 06/14/15, 10:01PM CDT

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Class 2A: No. 1 St. Cloud Cathedral (24-0) vs. No. 3 Minnehaha Academy (26-1), 3 p.m.

Class 2A: No. 1 St. Cloud Cathedral (24-0) vs. No. 3 Minnehaha Academy (26-1), 3 p.m.

 

Why St. Cloud Cathedral will win: The Crusaders have outscored opponents 17-9 in the state tournament. Their victories look almost effortless. They have the hitting — Dominic Austing is 4-for-6 with three RBI in the playoffs — and the pitching to repeat as state champs.

Why Minnehaha will win: The Redhawks keep finding a way to come out on top. In the Section 4 title game against Blake, starter Alex Fedje-Johnson went 6⅔ innings but allowed runners to reach first and second base in the seventh inning. Jesse Retzlaff came in and induced a flyout to end the game. In the state quarterfinals, the Redhawks beat Providence Academy 2-1 in extra innings.

Key to watch: Poise vs. pitching. St. Cloud Cathedral has the experience and handed the Redhawks their only loss of the season. But Minnehaha Academy has Fedje-Johnson, who pitched a complete game in the semifinal, and Retzlaff, who pitched eight innings in the quarterfinals.

Did you know? St. Cloud Cathedral is going for its 50th consecutive victory.

Josh Hyber

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