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American Legion Baseball: Game-ending double play sinks Post 125′s rally

Princeton Post 125

MANLIUS – Princeton Post 125 rallied from 4-0 deficit, scoring two runs in its final at-bats only to have the potential tying run thrown out at the plate, and fell 5-4 to Sterling GW 17U Wednesday night at Bureau Valley High School.

Trailing 5-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh, Post 125 went to work, loading the bases with walks by Cayden Benavidez and Noah Suttles and a single by Brendan Boudreau.

Luke Smith drew a bases-loaded walk to score Benavidez and make it 5-3. Princeton’s Jace Stuckey then singled to left, plating Suttles to make it a one-run game.

Nolan Kloepping flew out to the left fielder, who in turn threw Boudreau out at the plate with the potential game-tying run for a game-ending double play.

“We went against baseball rules 101, never make the third out at home,” Post 125 manager Dave Camp said. “Kloepping hit a short fly ball to left and our coach had Boudreau tag up [from] third. Took the gamble of the kid making a good throw home and he did. Kudos to the left fielder.

“It was one of those games we should have won, but the baseball gods said, ‘Not today.’ ”

Stuckey (RBI) and Boudreau led Post 15 with two hits each. Suttles added a RBI double in the fifth inning.

Starter Nolan Van Duzer (3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K) took the loss.

Post 125 (6-4) returns to action at Limestone at 11 a.m. Saturday. Thursday’s game at Annawan was canceled.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL