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Marquette Academy of Ottawa celebrates historic state championship in baseball

By: Tom Dermody   -   June 6, 2019   -   Featured Article baseball, Brooke Rick, Jack Snookhip base, Marquette Academy, Ottawa, state champions, Todd Hopkins

Led by their seniors, the baseball Crusaders from Marquette Academy in Ottawa excitedly accept the IHSA Class 1A state championship trophy after defeating Waterloo Gibault 14-5 in the title game at Dozer Park on June 1. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

Sixteen hits and 14 runs led to Marquette Academy’s baseball team being Number One in the state on Saturday. But the Crusaders’ historic 14-5 win over Waterloo Gibault in the Illinois High School Association Class 1A title game at Dozer Park in Peoria had meaning well beyond numbers. When relief pitcher Luke Couch struck out […]