The Marshall Redhawk varsity baseball team has just knocked off another obstacle on their way to the state Division 2 baseball championship. Under the coaching of Jerry Triece, Marshall defeated Gull Lake in the state quarterfinal this afternoon 5-3 to advance to the state semi final game Friday against either Chelsea or St. Mary's at Battle Creek's C.O. Brown stadium in Bailey Park. Pitcher Ryan Sharpley relieved starter Darren Langford with one out and two men on in the sixth. After throwing two strikes to Gull Lake's Taylor Schultz, Sharpley's next pitch was drilled back to first baseman Ryan Underhill who caught the drive and stepped on first for the double play to end the inning with Marshall leading, 5-2. In the last of the seventh, with two outs, Sharpley walked the bases loaded and then walked in a run to make it 5-3. Facing Gull Lake pitcher Rob Frost at the plate, Sharpley struck out Frost on three pitches to earn the save and return the Redhawks to the semi-finals for the second straight year.Frost suffered his first loss of the season; he entered the game with a 14-0 record.
Following the game, coach Triece was doused with a cooler full of water for the third time this post-season.
Marshall 300 020 0 - 5
GullLake 010 010 1 - 3
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