COLUMBUS — Will Nichols has seen a lot of baseball in his 19 years as Triad’s head coach, but he says he has never witnessed anything like he is experiencing right now.
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Triad’s baseball team celebrates after winning its Division IV state semifinal game 6-0 against Cuyahoga Heights Friday in Columbus. The Cardinals will play for the state championship tonight at 7 p.m. (EXAMINER PHOTO | MATT HAMMOND) |
Nichols on Friday saw his Cardinals dominate Cuyahoga Heights 6-0 behind a one-hitter from junior Shane Ford in a Division IV state semifinal at Huntington Park.
Triad (26-7) plays defending champion Newark Catholic (23-9) at 7 p.m. tonight in the state championship game.
It will be a rematch of the 2004 state title game in which the Cardinals fell 3-1.
“I can’t explain this,” said Nichols with a smile. “Everything is working right now. In six tournament games, we have scored 42 runs and given up one. That is crazy. I hope we can keep it at one.”
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