{"id":26793,"date":"2025-05-29T09:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T13:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=26793"},"modified":"2025-05-29T09:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T13:45:46","slug":"patriots-dominate-marion-for-postseason-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/patriots-dominate-marion-for-postseason-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots dominate Marion for postseason win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW HAVEN – Landon Lybarger and Max Mirelez combined to hold Marion to two hits Wednesday and Cam Rauner drove in three runs as the Heritage Patriots defeated the Giants, 8-0, in their postseason opener at New Haven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Z Team wraps up a shutout victory for the Heritage Patriots over Marion Wednesday night at the New Haven baseball sectional. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cam Rauner hits one of his two doubles against Marion. (Photo by Dean Jackson)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The victory pits the Patriots in a rematch against Bellmont on Thursday afternoon for a spot in the sectional championship game. Norwell and New Haven will play the second semifinal afterwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lybarger escaped an early jam when the Giants put two on with two out in the first inning, making a great defensive play off the mound to get the final out. He did not give up his second and only other hit until the fourth inning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Landon Lybarger allowed just two hits and two walks in his six innings of work Wednesday, earning the victory over the Marion Giants. (Photo by Dean Jackson)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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By the fourth inning, Heritage already had a 2-0 lead. Eli Rauner and Beau Stoppenhagen led off the top of the third with singles and Iastyn Roe loaded them up with an infield single, setting up Cam Rauner for his big moment. The shortstop drove in both runs with one of his two doubles, this one to left field to open the scoring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cam Rauner reaches on an error in the seventh inning. The shortstop went on to score the Patriots’ eighth run on a single by Max Mirelez. (Photo by Dean Jackson)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That 2-0 score held until the fifth inning, when Rauner doubled again to make it a 4-0 game, scoring Lucas Taylor with a hit to center field. Rauner later scored on a wild pitch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Max Mirelez pitched the seventh, replacing Lybarger, who threw 84 pitches and struck out six. Mirelez worked around two walks and was aided by a great throw by Brady Boyle, gunning down a runner to erase one of those free passes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heritage head coach Dean Lehrman examines his scorebook during the Patriots’ 8-0 win over Marion at New Haven. (Photo by Dean Jackson)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Beau Stoppenhagen and Landon Lybarger also had two hits, like Rauner, in the victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With their third win in a row, the Patriots are now 16-5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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