Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian players celebrated their team's Class 1A championship victory Friday at Caswell Park in North Mankato. Photo: Aaron Lavinsky ¥ aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com
Liz Prins had experienced a state championship before, when Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian won the Class 1A title in her freshman year.
But there’s something special about going out on top.
Prins and her Flying Dutchmen teammates scored a run in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth en route to a 4-1 victory over Badger/Greenbush-Middle River in the Class 1A championship game.
Prins, a senior second baseman and captain, said this time around, the title meant a little bit more. “There’s nothing better than going out with a championship,” she said. “It feels so great.”
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The key to the Flying Dutchmen’s second state championship in four years was their depth. Every game brought a different hero. On Friday, the role was assumed by shortstop Jazzy Prins, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, and pitcher Sierra Van Dyke, who scattered six hits, struck out six and kept the Gators off-balanced all game.
“It was a different player every game,” Liz Prins said. “That’s the great thing about this team. It’s always someone to pick us up.”
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