SJO Baseball falls to Tuscola in Sectional

BY FRED KRONER
fred@sjodaily.com

A pitcher’s duel on Saturday ended when Tuscola scored a run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning at Illinois Wesleyan University to edge St.  Joseph-Ogden 1-0 in a Class 2A sectional baseball tournament game.

SJ-O, which had a 10-game winning streak ended by the 29-2 Warriors, outhit Tuscola 4-2.

Crayton Burnett was the hard-luck loser. He pitched all 6 2/3 innings, allowing two hits, two walks and striking out six. Burnett carried a no-hitter into the bottom of the seventh inning.

Spartans with hits were Adam Rose, Nicholas Boggs, Zack Martinie and Blake Primmer.

SJ-O ends the season with a 27-9-2 record.

The Spartans’ seniors are Nicholas Boggs, Adam Frerichs, Kaden Jacobs, Caleb Johnson and Adam Rose.

Tuscola advances into the Elite Eight and a super-sectional game on Monday against Pleasant Plains.