Caesar Rodney Rider baseball Steven Donigan shutout Sussex Tech to advance to state championship. Photo by Nick Halliday
In the fist of two DIAA semifinal baseball state championship games the No. 2 Sussex Tech Ravens hosted the No. 6 Caesar Rodney Riders. These two teams met here earlier in the season as Tech walked it off 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh in a pitchers duel. Well history repeated itself with another pitchers duel but this time there was a different outcome.
Ravens starter Gavin Hudson and Riders starter Steven Donigan both went five hitless as well as scoreless innings. Neither starter faced much adversity though the first five, but both were able to pitch their way out of lead off batters advancing and getting into scoring position with less than two outs.
Then in the top of the sixth inning the Riders put up a run to break the scoreless inning streak of Hudson at five. With two outs William Lorentz knocked in Graham Buckson who reached on a fielder’s choice to take the 1-0 lead.
The Ravens looked to answer right back in the bottom of the sixth. Braydon Hazzard and Sean Ely each reached safely with one out. Tech attempted a double steal but Hazzard was thrown out at third base by the Riders catcher Ethan Wisler. Donigan again answered the call as he struckout Hudson to end the inning and hold a 1 run lead.
Donigan came back in the bottom of the bottom of the seventh to continue his great pitching performance. He got the first two outs, one on a ground ball to third, then struckout Kobe Tindely, but had to exit due to this pitch count. Colby Rall entered in relief of Donigan to close the game out for the 1-0 victory.
The Riders advance to the DIAA Baseball state championship this Saturday 7pm at Frawley Stadium . They will face the winner of Sussex Central and Salesianun who play at 2pm today.
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