Civic Memorial Stuns Marquette Catholic With Walk-Off Triple

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ALTON - Marquette Catholic’s late rally came up one play short Thursday.

The Marquette Catholic Explorers lost to Civic Memorial 10-9 on Thursday when Flowers tripled in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 9-all tie and score the winning run.

Civic Memorial took control early, jumping ahead in the bottom of the first after Clouser singled to drive in a run and Hasenjaegar doubled to bring home three more. Civic Memorial added to its lead in the third when Hasenjaegar doubled down the left-field line to make it 5-2.

Marquette Catholic trailed by five runs in the fourth inning but climbed back into the game. The Explorers closed the gap by scoring on a single, a walk, a single, a double and a single.

Marquette Catholic then moved in front in the top of the sixth, scoring six runs on six hits to take a 9-8 lead. The biggest hit in the inning was a two-run single by Joe Stephan.

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Civic Memorial answered in the bottom of the sixth. Rust singled down the right-field line to tie the game at 9-9, setting up the walk-off triple in the seventh.

Marquette Catholic finished with 11 hits. Stephan, Ethan Dempsey, Keller Jacobs and Chris Hankins each had two hits. Stephan and Jacobs drove in two runs apiece. Kooper Morrissey drew two walks, and Marquette Catholic totaled seven walks.

Civic Memorial had 15 hits. Hasenjaegar drove in four runs from the No. 7 spot and went 2-for-4. Butler, Rust and Clouser each had three hits. Flowers went 2-for-5. Civic Memorial turned one double play.

On the mound, Tony Matthews pitched four innings of relief for Marquette Catholic, allowing seven hits and four runs while striking out three and walking one.

Jack Rea took the loss after pitching 1 1/3 innings and allowing two runs on four hits with one strikeout and no walks. Starter Cohen Green allowed four runs on four hits in one inning, with no strikeouts and one walk.

Wesley started for Civic Memorial and allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits over four innings, striking out one and walking three.

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