{"id":32701,"date":"2022-06-12T10:46:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T10:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/?p=32701"},"modified":"2022-06-12T10:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T10:46:13","slug":"washington-baseball-wins-third-at-2022-ihsa-class-3a-state-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/washington-baseball-wins-third-at-2022-ihsa-class-3a-state-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington baseball wins third at 2022 IHSA Class 3A state finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JOLIET \u2014\u00a0Easton Harris came down off the mound and dropped into a crouch, head held in his hands moments after he led a team that wore its collective heart on its sleeve to one last triumph\u00a0Saturday.<\/p>\n

The best baseball team Washington High School<\/a> ever had rallied to beat Crystal Lake South, 2-1,<\/a> and take the third-place game in the IHSA Class 3A baseball state finals<\/a> at Duly Health and Care Stadium.<\/p>\n

They will be remembered as a team\u00a0led by Harris and Gus Lucas, a pitching tandem headed to Bradley next season. They will be remembered as a team that never flinched, a team that produced a historic record in the Mid-Illini Conference.<\/p>\n

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“It was such a big moment,” said Harris, of his emotional reaction after striking out the final two hitters to escape a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning and seal the victory. “Bases loaded, I just felt I owed it to myself and to this team to get it done, get that third-place trophy.<\/p>\n

“This was a generational team. A team people will remember.”<\/p>\n

A team that hoisted the third-place trophy and then began the process of saying goodbye, with nine seniors departing.<\/p>\n