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Despite dropping their final two games of the regular season, both to Mogollon in shut outs, and finishing the regular season with an overall mark of 5-7, the Wildcats have still qualified for the post season and will face fifth seeded Williams in the opening round of the 1A State Playoffs at 4 p.m. on Reds Field No. 4 of the Goodyear Baseball Complex this Friday, May 3.
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If the 12th seeded Wildcats can pull off the upset win they would face either No. 4 Superior or No. 13 Arete Prep in the second round on Saturday.
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Hosting the Mustangs in a double header last Tuesday, things didn’t go well for the Wildcats. Joseph City lost the first game 10-0 in five innings. The Mustangs took the lead with five first inning runs and never looked back.
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Joseph City scattered five hits in the game. Cameron Baldwin went three for three, with one double; and KJ Kinlicheenie went two for three.
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Avery Buckley pitched four innings giving up 10 runs on seven hits, with seven strikeouts and walked five. Westover worked one inning giving up no runs and no hits with one walk.
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The second game went much like the first. This time Mogollon scored eight runs in the top of the first, then tacked on the final three in the fourth inning of the 11-0 shut out win.
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Joseph City had just two hits in this game with Colter Westover going one for one; and Baldwin finishing one for three.
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Kinlicheenie, Kaden Moss, Baldwin, and Karter Lampsa combined to pitch four innings, giving up 11 runs on just five hits with four combined strikeouts and collectively walked seven batters.
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