ESCANABA---The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves met for one final time on the baseball diamond Wednesday night before heading their separate ways at regional tournaments this weekend. This game was a scrimmage and didn't count, but it gave kids on both teams valuable practice. Gladstone won the eight-inning game, 3-1.
The game was played with no umpires and no scoreboard, with assistant coaches serving as umpires. There were no walks, no hit-by-the-pitch.
The goal for both teams was to get several pitchers an inning or two of work, and to get in some swings before regionals.
Escanaba faces Newaygo in the Division 2 regionals in Cadillac on Saturday. Gladstone faces Traverse City St. Francis in the Division 3 regionals in Traverse City.
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Justin Jurek drives home Garling in scrimmage
The goal for both teams was to get several pitchers an inning or two of work, and to get in some swings before regionals.
Escanaba faces Newaygo in the Division 2 regionals in Cadillac on Saturday. Gladstone faces Traverse City St. Francis in the Division 3 regionals in Traverse City.
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Escanaba's Ben Kleiman tags Gladstone's Christian Tackman on a stolen base attempt. Tackman was safe.
Escanaba's Sean Bissell is tagged by Gladstone's Brandon Cooper on a stolen base attempt. Bissell was safe.
