Day: June 8, 2022

EVERETT — Counting Monday, the last two PIAA playoff appearances for District 6 runner-up Portage have been heartbreakers to say the least. In their last state tournament appearance in 2016, the Mustangs fell to Serra Catholic on a walk-off squeeze play. Against District 5 champion Everett, Portage saw another defeat take place in its opponent’s final at bat. With the game knotted at 3, Karl Foor hit a ground ball to second base that was misplayed by a Portage infielder, allowing Calvin Iseminger to score from second and give the Warriors a 4-3 victory over the Mustangs, in what was a debacle of a seventh inning at Everett Elementary School. “It was a good baseball game,” Portage coach Larry McCabe said. “Both teams kicked the ball around a little bit. The bottom line is, we f...

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