Back-To-Back Jacks by Nelson, Paulsen Propel Exira-EHK to Walk-Off Win in District Play

Exira-EHK's Easton Nelson & Dane Paulsen on their back-to-back homers in their walk-off win over Logan-Magnolia in the Class 1A District 15 playoffs (7-2-22)

Back-To-Back Jacks by Nelson, Paulsen Propel Exira-EHK to Walk-Off Win in District Play –

(7-2-22) – Every child who plays baseball dreams of it. A pair of Spartans lived it on Saturday.

With their team down 1-0 in the bottom of the 7th and down to their last strike, Exira-EHK’s Easton Nelson and Dane Paulsen would hit back-to-back homers to lift their team to a 2-1 victory over Logan-Magnolia in opening round of the Class 1A District 15 playoffs.

"I thought is was gonna be a pop-up so I was, like, all scared but then they called it a home run and I got really excited," Nelson told KNOD SPORTS after the game.

Paulsen wasn't thinking about being a hero, but he got a pitch that gave him the opportunity.

"Coming up to the plate I was thinking base hit just to get on base to get another run in to win 2 to 1, but the pitch was right down the middle so I just cocked back and drove one over the middle."

The 7th inning excitement overshowed a brilliant pitcher's dual between the Spartans Tyler Kingery and the Panthers Kaleb Kuhl. Each went the distance in the game with Kingery striking out 10 and giving up the one run to get the win. Kuhl was magnificent until the final two batters, as the crafty lefty was pitching a 3-hit shutout up to that point.

Kingery retired the first 10 batters of the game while Kuhl retired his first 9.

Lo-Ma scored their only run of the game in the 4th on an RBI double by Drake Geith to score Gavin Kiger.

Exira-EHK improves to 8-11 on the season and will face Tri-Center on Tuesday. (KNOD 105.3FM). Logan-Magnolia finishes their season 4-21.

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