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Evansville clinches Rock Valley baseball title

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Edgerton's Riley Clifton gets a pat on the head from Keith King after the left fielder made a running snag at the wall to end the second inning against McFarland.

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Edgerton's Kyle Johnnson dives back to first base ahead of a pick-off attempt to McFarland's Casey Haferty.

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Edgerton's Kyle Stearns hurls a pitch against McFarland.

It was Championship Thursday in Rock Valley Conference baseball.

Evansville High locked up a second straight title by walloping East Troy, 13-3, to finish 13-3 in the Rock Valley North.

The Blue Devils share this title, however, with Edgerton, which ended 13-3 in the North by topping McFarland, 6-2.

Beloit Turner outlasted Clinton, 10-7, in a battle for the South Division title, giving the Trojans their fourth championship in five years and seventh in the last nine.

Derek Cashore went 4-for-4 to lead Evansville’s 16-hit attack at East Troy. The Blue Devils finished off the Trojans with a five-run seventh.

Edgerton, which beat McFarland, 5-1, in 13 innings last week, took the lead for good with a first-inning run. Kyle Johnson then hit a grand slam in a fourth-run fifth, giving the host Crimson Tide a 6-0 lead that produced Edgerton’s first title since 1999.

Turner spoiled Clinton’s title hopes with a seven-run fourth inning.

EDGERTON 6, MCFARLAND 2

McFarland 000 002 0—2 8 1

Edgerton 101 040 x—6 7 3

Komplin, Hagerty (6) and Voelker; Stearns, Gregory (6) and Johnson, Stearns (6).

Leading hitters—Christiansen (M) 2x4, Bergeman (M) 2x4, Engelhart (M) 2x3, Clifton (E) 2x3, Johnson (E) 2x3. 2B—Christiansen (M), Gregory (E). HR—Clifton (E), Johnson (E).

SO—Komplin (M) 2, Stearns (E) 3. BB—Komplin 1, Stearns 1.

EVANSVLLE 13, EAST TROY 3

Evansville 301 013 5—13 16 1

East Troy 011 100 0—3 9 2

Lund, Johnson (5) and Cashore; Harryman, Campion (6), Hanke (7), Longstreet (7) and Douglas.

Leading hitters—R. Weaver (Ev) 2x4, Cashore (Ev) 4x4, J. Weaver (Ev) 3x5, Johnson (E) 2x3, Koch (Ev) 2x3, Mosely (Ev) 2x5, Douglas (ET) 2x4, Longstreet (ET) 2x4, Muench (ET) 2x4, 2B—Longstreet, Muench, Windle (ET). 3B—Cashore. HR—J. Weaver.

SO—Lund (Ev) 1, Johnson (Ev) 2, Harryman (ET) 7, Hanke (ET) 1. BB—Lund 2, Johnson 1, Harryman 3, Campion 1, Hanke 1, Longstreet 3.

TURNER 10, CLINTON 7

Clinton 021 040 0—7 6 4

Turner 210 700 x—10 7 2

Wisowaty, Hesebeck (4) and Brandl; M. Jacobs and Conway.

Leading hitters—Roth (Cl) 2x4, Ace (BT) 2x2, A. Jacobs (BT) 2x4. 2B—Jones (BT), A. Jacobs, Roth.

SO—M. Jacobs (BT) 5. BB—Wisowaty (Cl) 5, M. Jacobs 7.

PARKVIEW 20, BRODHEAD 1

Parkview 170 75—20 13 0

Brodhead 000 01—1 1 6

Cash; Murray, Welch (2), Maveus (4).

Leading hitters—Dimry (OP) 3x5, Woodstock (OP) 2x2, Dykstra (OP) 3x4, Woodworth (OP) 2x5. 2B—Woodstock, Woodworth. HR—Dykstra.

SO—Cash 5, Welch 3, Maveus 4. BB—Murray 2, Welch 4, Maveus 1.

PALMYRA-EAGLE 5, BIG FOOT 4

Big Foot 010 000 3—4 6 2

Palmyra-Eagle 001 022 x—5 10 3

Hertel, Cochran (6) and Earnest; Guthrie, Kinjerski (3) and Hein.

Leading hitters—Dowden (WBF) 2x4, Kunes (WBF) 2x2, McMillan (PE) 2x4, Kinjerski (PE, 3x4, Poulson (PE) 3x4. HR—Poulson.

SO—Hertel (WBF) 2, Cochran (WBF) 3, Guthrie 1, Kinjerski 8. BB—Cochran 1, Guthrie 2, Kinjerski 1.

JEFFERSON 9, WHITEWATER 2

Jefferson 001 620 0—9 6 3

Whitewater 001 001 0—2 4 5

Bare, Cottrell (6) and Neils; Haskins, Hammerstad (4), Kolo (7) and Christophersen.

Leading hitters—Cottrell (J) 2x3, Hammerstad (W) 2x2. 2B—Torres (J), Haskins (W). HR—Hammerstad (W).

SO—Bare (J) 8, Haskins (W) 4, Hammerstad (W) 2, Kolo (W) 1. BB—Bare 1, Cottrell 1, Haskins 5.