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Baseball: Huskies Fall in First Round of State Tourney
Flint Hill shut out against No. 2 Benedictine
The Flint Hill Huskies fell to the Benedictine Cadets 5-0 in the first round of the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association tournament Wednesday.
The No. 2 Cadets outhit the No. 7 Huskies 7-3, and scored four of their five runs on four hits in the first inning.
Right-hander Jared Knoll pitched all six innings for the Huskies, striking out six and giving up seven hits to seven different Benedictine batters. He did not give up a walk or a home run.
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The Huskies' three hits came from David Belt, Michael Palma and Harrison Gray. Belt and Davis each drew a walk, and Nick Bazzarone got hit by a pitch twice to give the Huskies seven base runners in the game.
Flint Hill is still in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament. They will host Sidwell Friends in the championship game at 4:30 p.m. today.
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