Carroll Kuemper pitcher Chris Halbur did not pertform like a freshman. Halbur tossed a complete game shutout as the Knights blanked Cherokee 3-0 in a 2A opening round game. 

Kuemper coach Randy Snyder says most kids would be so nervous, they wouldn’t be able to throw strikes.  “He goes out there and throws strikes right off the bat,” Snyder says.  “He thinks he should be able to make every play…Chris is a great kid and he works very hard.  He deserves this kind of success.” 

Halbur out-dueled Cherokee standout Cody Ege and benefited from a fifth-inning triple play after the Braves first two batters of the inning reached base.

“We just couldn’t get the hit when we needed it,” Ege says.  “…Things just weren’t falling in place for us today.”

Ege gave up only five hits and struck out nine as the Braves end the seasdon with a record of 17-14.

Coleton Mathew’s bases loaded single into right field in the bottom of the seventh scored the game winner as third-ranked Davis County edged PCM (Monroe) 2-1 in a class 2A quarterfinal round game. 

“We’ve had some timely hits all year and got a senior in a pressure situation.  Couldn’t ask for a better person to be at the plate,” Davis County coach Todd White says.  “A real, big time hit.” 

White’s team rallied from a 1-0 deficit in the sixth inning.  “Our kids were a little nervous and we didn’t capitalize on a few things early,” White says.  “It was a tight ballgame, all the way through the end.” 

PCM broke a scoreless tie in the top of the sixth by scoring a run on a throwing error, but the Mustangs could only manage one hit off Davis County starting pitcher Calvin Mathews. 

“We thought we had to hold them down to a low-scoring game and we were able to do that,” says PCM coach Shaun Hudnut. “…They’re a great team and we’re happy with what we did tonight — making it one heck of a ballgame.”