On Friday, May 22, the Latta Vikings defeated the Lewisville Lions 6-4 to claim the 2015 Class A state baseball championship.
Latta picked up one run in the top of the first and held the lead until the bottom of the fourth, when the Lions scored their first run. Lewisville pulled ahead 4-1 with three runs in the bottom of the fifth, but the Vikings responded with five runs in the fifth to capture the win. Both teams had seven hits, with Latta making five errors and Lewisville making one.
John Kever Love earned the win on the mound, pitching a complete game with seven hits, four runs, one earned run, three walks, one wild pitch, and one hit by pitch, striking out 11.
At bat, Eric McGirt scored one run on a walk; Cledus Williams went 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and one run; Jackson Williams went 2-for-3 with a home run, one RBI, and two runs scored; John Kever Love went 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI; Caleb Mishue drew a walk; Austin Miller went 1-for-3 with a double, one RBI, and one run; Jonathan Ray went 1-for-3 with a double and one RBI; and Noah Moody scored one run.
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