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Martensdale-St. Mary's escapes English Valleys with walk-off win
Jul. 25, 2011 1:52 pm
UPDATE: Do you believe in miracles? Almost.
This Class 1A state baseball tournament quarterfinal at Principal Park looks like a monumental mismatch on paper.
Martensdale is 41-0, top-seeded, top-ranked, the defending state champion and winner of a national record 84 straight games. English Valleys finished the regular season with a 5-15 record. The Bears (9-15) stunned four opponents in the postseason to make it to state for the first time, led by 20-year-old head coach Matt Snakenberg.
But EV fired the first shot in this one.
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English Valleys fans have come out in droves to support their Cinderella baseball team. (Jeff Johnson/The Gazette)
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