![]() Mattawan in the Division 1 baseball semifinals Caleb Walker’s bunt was popped up down the third-base line, but Mattawan threw the ball into left trying to get the lead runner at third, scoring the go-ahead run. Trevor Reed led off Novi’s 10th-inning rally with a single, then Johnny Aurilia drew a walk, putting two on. “That was pretty scary, but I was just - I got ahead on the last batter and then I just tried to throw a fastball by him,” the sophomore said. Novi reliever Uli Fernsler had to work out of a jam in the ninth, allowing a leadoff double to Cole Garza, but stranding him at third after Mattawan bunted him over, getting a line out to right, and a strikeout. So I was a little excited as you may have been able to tell.”Ĭzapski’s single up the middle scored pinch runner Jaden Vondrasek to tie it up, then Abler retired Mattawan 1-2-3 in the bottom of the inning to send it to extras. “It was a high fastball, which, you know, normally I’m not the best at hitting, but recently, I’ve been able to stay down and get to some of those. So he trusted me to do what I did there,” Czapski said. … He just put his faith in me because, you know, he, like I said, he’s known me a long time. Because, you know, we’ve known each other for a long time. Our family has been playing for this team for a long time. You know, he’s, he’s coached my older brothers. Green chatted with his senior while Mattawan held a meeting on the mound. All I gotta say is I love this group and I’m so happy to be playing in two more days with them.”Īndrew Kummer drew a one-out walk in the final inning of regulation, then Garza plunked Thad Lawler with two outs, setting the stage for Czapski. “And the fact that it’s all coming together right now and - even the games where are our bats don’t, go we make it up with everything else. I mean, I love this group that we we’ve known we had this kind of a team for a long time,” Czapski said. on Saturday, at Michigan State’s McLane Stadium for the right to hoist the D1 championship trophy. ![]() Novi (31-8) will take on Woodhaven (32-11) at 9 a.m. But I knew that guy (Mattawan starter Brendan Garza) had that tough stuff that was breaking away and that’s the only chance he had - and he did it. You’re gonna come through.’ I said take it up the middle and right-center. Alex Czapski, was our hero to save this game,” said Novi coach Rick Green, who huddled with his senior outfielder before that fateful at-bat. ![]() “I knew if we can get a man on second base something was gonna happen and it did. It took three more innings to break that deadlock, but Novi scored three in the top of the 10th, to beat Mattawan, 4-1, and extend the run two more days, to the title game on Saturday. Lone loss spurred tinkering that helped net Stoney Creek its second state title ![]()
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