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A pitchers’ duel for the ages at Victory Field in Indianapolis. In the end, the unranked Carroll High School Chargers defeated number 1 Indianapolis Cathedral in a 1-0 shutout to become the Class 4A State Champions. The win marks the school’s first team state title in any sport.

Carroll senior Curtis Wise won with a complete-game shutout, yielding just four hits. The Chargers scored in the top of ninth for the game’s only run.

Justin Glass hit a two-out single, then advanced to second on a passed ball. After Cathedral intentionally walked Grant Wilson, Carroll junior Zach Vanlandingham hit a single just out of reach of the leaping third baseman’s glove into left field, bringing Glass home to score. Wise then held the Fighting Irish in check in the bottom of the ninth.

The Indiana High School Baseball Coaches rated 3A Leo number 3; just 2 points behind number 2 Brebeuf. They also received a first place vote.

Last week, Leo wrapped up the ACAC conference championship, going undefeated at 7-0. They are 18-2 overall on the season. Senior pitcher Brandon Alger, who is an Indiana Tech signee, is currently 6-1-1 with an earned run average of .4, 80 strikeouts to just 11 walks and WHIP of .688. Junior Jordan Baer is 5-0 with an ERA of 1.56 and 42 strikeouts, and Junior Luke Pepple is 3-0 with an ERA of 1.50 and 27 K’s.

The offense has 4 players batting over .400 (Andrew Suciu, Alger, Mitchell Kumle, and Baer) and four others batting over .300 (Kyle Miller, Drew Adams, Pepple, and Cortlin Simpson). RBI leaders are Suciu and Baer with 21, Simpson 19, Adams 15, and Alger & Pepple 13.

Speaking of Indiana Tech…

Indiana Tech alum, Jush Judy has been promoted to the Cleveland Indians’ Triple-A affiliate in Columbus. The move comes following the Tribe’s trade of reliever Saul Rivera to the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash considerations.

Note: Special thanks to Brad Alger for submitting the information on Leo.