In their fourth game of the LHSAA baseball playoffs, the Glenmora Wildcats were finally scored upon Wednesday.
But just like in the other playoff games, Glenmora came out on top. The Wildcats held off Pitkin 3-2 in Sulphur to complete their impressive run to the Class B state baseball championship.
Glenmora never trailed in a matchup of the top two seeds in the Class B bracket. The No. 2 Wildcats jumped on top in the first inning on an RBI double by Logan Eaves.
Eaves scored in the sixth inning on an infield single by Logan Cloud for a 2-0 advantage. Cloud later took advantage of a rundown and scampered home safely to get Glenmora a three-run lead – with that run proving pivotal.
Pitkin rallied for two runs and had the tying run at third base with two outs, but the comeback stopped there on a groundout and Glenmora (19-6) celebrated its first-ever state baseball championship.
Pitkin (19-5) was the defending state champion, aiming for its 15th state title.
“There’s no better feeling than this right now,” said Wyatt Gillespie, who threw six shutout innings, scattering five hits while striking out three, and earned the game’s MVP award.
“Words can’t even describe it,” said Eaves, speaking with KALB TV. “We all came together, minds were right, and we just competed. I couldn’t ask for anything better. Everybody pulled through and did their job. Wyatt absolutely did great on the mound. He’s the guy we needed for this.”
Eaves, Cloud and Brayden Holloway, who threw a shutout Tuesday in the semifinals, each delivered two hits for the Wildcats, who had eight total.
When the team returned home, supporters who couldn’t make the trip to join a big crowd of Glenmora fans in Sulphur were on hand at the school to greet the state champs.