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Marist's Bats Lead War Eagles to 2011 GHSA Class 4A State Title
Sweep over Whitewater helps school clinch back-to-back state baseball championships
The sweep the Whitewater Wildcats 2-0 in a best-of-three series to win the 2011 Georgia High School Association Baseball Class AAAA State Championship.
Marist fell behind early in game 1, after giving up a solo home run to Whitewater outfielder John Mark Rhodes, and a 2-run shot to shortstop Renaldo Jenkins.
The War Eagles' bats finally woke up midway through the ballgame, putting up an eight-spot in the bottom of the fifth inning, capped off by a 2-run hom erun blast by senior right fielder, Kevin Gale.
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War Eagles senior pitcher, Blake Stevens, would settle down and pitch a complete game, as Marist would win Game 1, 11-5.
In Game 2, the Marist bats would pick up right where they left off, scoring five runs in the first two innings, courtesy of a grand slam by senior center fielder, Georges Durot.
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Gale, would also hit 3-run homer in the top of the fifth inning to put the game well out of the Wildcats reach.
Senior pitcher Brandon Leibrandt had a dominating outing in Game 2 and the victory as the War Eagles would win Game 2 easily, 8-1.
The Marist War Eagles finish the season with a record of 33-4, and are back-to-back Class AAAA state champions.
