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          p ro ve   e v e ry   d a y .   J u n ­  3 2 3    g a m e s    p la y e d
                                                      t h e y    s c o r e d    7 .4
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                                                      r u n s    p e r   g a m e .
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          le t  down  wao  to   M illard              so n  th e y   have  had  in
          N o rth   e a rly   in  th e   s e a ­      12   y e a r s ,   C o a c h
          so n   lo sin g   4 - 5 .   S e a t ­       C u r t   S h o c k e y   s a id .
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          ing   C r e ig h to n    P re p
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          t h e    Omaha   World-                     t e r    w in n in g    o u r
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          F r e y    s a id ,   “ W e   h a v e       h o p e s  o f  w inning  th e
                                                      S t a t e   T o u r n a m e n t .”
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          ta le n t.  If  one  person  h a s          C re ig h to n   P re p ,  th e
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          w ill  p ic k   th e m   up  a n d   VARSITY  th e   f ir s t   round  o f  th e

          do  w ell  t h a t   d a y .”               S t a t e   T o u rn a m e n t.
                                                         -Karrie   Zereert
























          Junio r utility player Ryan Hayes slides into home plate trying to avoid the tag.
           Hayes was  used  in  many different  positions throughout the  year.  The Rams' top pitcher, Senior Matt Frey, tries to m ake the tag. Frey had a 2.15
           Stacie  Whitley                                                    ERA and a  .386  batting average.  Stacie  Whitley



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