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Ottawa comes back to top Kaneland 6-4, share I-8 title · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Ottawa comes back to top KALIN sixty four Share I
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  eight title written by Brian Hoxey. This article is being
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  read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  Ottawa senior Adam Swanson was truly in his element as
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  he walked to the plate at Kingfield in the sixth
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  inning of Monday's Interstate eight conference game against Canland that
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  was resumed after a suspension earlier this season. Swanson stepped
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  into the batter's box with the bases loaded, one out
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  and the Pirates trailing by two. Like he has multiple
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  times already this season, Swanson came through. Swanson lined a
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  ball that one hopped the center field fence to drive
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  in two and tie the game before a Knight's infield
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  error allowed the winning runs to score in Ottawa's six
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  to four victory and clinch a tie for the conference
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  championship with Hanland. It's Ottawa's first conference title since twenty thirteen.
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  It was the sixth straight win for Ottawa November one, sixteen,
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  ten to five, while Canland December first, fourteen ten to
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  five had a five game winning streak snapped. Oh yes,
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  that's my moment, Swanson said, I live for those situations.
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  With Ottawa trailing four to two, Lucas Faribaul led off
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  the inning with a single off Canaan Backsley, Alexio Fernandez
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  doubled and Rory Moore walked. Then, after Reliver Hayden Foster
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  picked up a strikeout, Swanson tied the game. Foster then
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  induced a grounder back to the mound for the second
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  out before Colt Bryson's grounder was misplayed to allow More
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  and Swanson to score. The guys in front of me
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  all did their job to put me in that spot,
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  Swanson said, walking up to the plate, all that I
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  was thinking was hit the ball hard somewhere on a line.
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  It was a first pitch breaking ball that I stayed
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  back on. Swanson win five and two thirds IP eight
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  H fourty R one BB five K, who started the resumption,
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  recorded the final out via strikeout with Cannelan runners on
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  first and second. Adam just comes through in those spots,
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  Ottawa coach Levi Erickson said, he has excelled in those
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  moments whole career here, but he's been unbelievable this season.
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  He wants to be in the big situations, and so
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  do we because we know he's going to come through.
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  I didn't have my best stuff today, but you have
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  to find a way. Swanson said, I felt good in
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  my warm up, had velocity, but everything was in the
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  middle of the plate. When that's happening, you just have
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  to trust you defense, which is what I did. Canelan
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  tied the game at two two in the third as
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  Joey Potzy and Caleb Cornell singled to start the inning. Baxley,
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  who finished four for four, singled in Potzi while Cornell
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  scored on a double play. The Knights took the lead
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  in the fifth on an RBI double by Aiden Wildon
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  and a run scoring ground out by Brady Alstott. Baxley
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  four IP three H three R three BB five K
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  suffered the loss. This was a really competitive game and
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  our guys really came out ready to go and battled
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  all the way. Caitlin coach Brian e Versa said, we
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  were able to get the two runs back right away,
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  tie it up, and then took the lead. Ottawa is
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  a very hot team right now. Swanson is won the
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  better pitchers in our conference, so we knew this would
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  be a really good challenge. In the sixth, they were
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  able to get some guys on base. Swanson came up
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  with a big hit and then we just didn't make
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  a play defensively. That said, I was proud of the
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  fact that we found a way to get the tying
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  run to the plate in the seventh. Ericson said he
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  couldn't be happier for his players. After we got swept
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  by Morris in late April, the last two games on airs,
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  late we were one four in conference play, Ericson said.
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  We then turned around our next game and got ten
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  runs at Limestone in our worst game of the season.
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  We had the challenge talk who do you guys want
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  to be? Since then we are eleven to two overall
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  and put ourselves in the position we were in today.
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  It's a credit to these kids for all we've accomplished
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  so far. Canlan came out today and punched us in
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  the mouth by taking the four two lead, but this
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  team just refuses to give in. Both teams are back
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  in action Tuesday, as Canlan hosts Crystal Lakes South and
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  Ottawa entertains rival Streeter