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(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Second-seeded Rochester John Marshall made Farmington's stay in the Section 1AAA tournament a short one, handing the 11th seeded Tigers a 12-2 opening round defeat Saturday, May 28, in Rochester.
"The kids appeared to be ready before we left for Rochester," coach Mike Winters said, "but I could tell they were a little nervous because our pre-game was a little shaky...We didn't pitch well. Nine walks to three strikeouts isn't going to get it done this late in the year."
John Marshall (16-5) put the contest away early, roughing up Tiger starter Jonathan Ellis (one-third of an inning) and reliever Zach Wallace for six runs in the home half of the first inning.
The visitors got on the board with a run in the third on Quinn Eden's double and a single by Jake Baskerville. Zak Payne accounted for the other run with a solo homer in the top of the fourth.
The Rockets outhit their guests 12-6 in the game shortened to six innings by the 10-run rule with Baskerville leading the Tiger attack with a pair of hits, a walk and a run batted in.
The loss dropped the Tigers' final record to 4-17 but Winters said the season was better than the final numbers showed.
"Statistically, it was a rough year," he said, "but the kids did a good job of showing up every day with a positive attitude."
