PUEBLO, Colo.-
Left-handed pitcher Kenan Gooden went the distance for Eads in an 8-5 victory over neighboring Granada to give the Eagles their first baseball state championship in the Class 1A title game Saturday.
Eads (15-2) defeated Community Christian 19-3 in the morning semifinal to reach the title game. Granada (14-5) advanced with a 10-6 win over Haxtun in eight innings.
Eads was able to save Gooden, a senior, to pitch the title game.
“We had a little advantage,” Eads coach Billy Koehler said. Gooden (8-1) struck out nine and allowed seven hits.
The score was tied 4-4 before a four-run outburst from Eads in the fourth inning.
Kevin Lindholm, A.J. Bolin and Hayden Uhland each had two hits for the Eagles.
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Information from: The Pueblo Chieftain,
