The Cavaliers (27-6) will play Cincinnati Madeira or Canfield South Range at 1 p.m. Saturday. Cole Frilling will start the final game for Coldwater.
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Coldwater scored five runs in the first, three in the second, two in the third and one in the fourth against Minford (24-3), which was making its first state appearance. The Falcons committed four errors. Seven of the runs were unearned.
Brad Giere pitched a shutout for Coldwater. He allowed two hits and walked one. He struck out two.
Sam Broering went 3-for-3. Alex Wourms and Seth Miller each drove in two runs. Jake Wenning walked twice and scored two runs. Jack Muhlenkamp went 1-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Joey Welsch had a double and an RBI.
Coldwater seeks its seventh state championship. It won titles in 2014, 1992, 1990, 1987, 1984 and 1983.
Coldwater scores five in the first against Minford in D-III state semifinal. Two scored on this two-out single by Miller. Two Minford errors helped. pic.twitter.com/TIvYGXlb23
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) May 31, 2018
Coldwater adds three runs in second and leads Minford 8-0. pic.twitter.com/9RySLluuRr
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) May 31, 2018
Coldwater adds two runs in the third and leads Minford 10-0. pic.twitter.com/6d777rwmBb
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) May 31, 2018
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