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Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014 4:15 pm
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After losing its opening game, the Mesa
Community College baseball team rattled off
four straight wins in the National Junior College
Athletic Association Division II National
Championship tournament and play for the title
Saturday night in Enid, Okla.
The Thunderbirds’ opponent in the title game is
either Madison (Wisc.) Community College or
Hinds Community College (Miss.). The teams
play later tonight.
[Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Mesa Community College
Students walk between classes on the Mesa
Community College campus, Friday, Sept. 6,
2013 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
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MCC lost to Vincennes (Ind.) in its tournament
opener on May 24, but rattled off wins over
Lincoln Land (Ill.), Northern Oklahoma,
Southeastern Iowa and Hinds. The 12-0 victory
over Hinds set up a coin flip among the three
remaining teams, all with one loss, which the
Thunderbirds won and thus received an
automatic spot in the championship game.
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The Thunderbirds, who seek their fourth
national championship after they won three
straight in 1970-72, own a 51-13 record heading
into the title game.
MCC features nine players from the East Valley:
pitchers Rio Gomez (Desert Vista), James Grube
(Apache Junction), John Havid (Red Mountain),
Sean McGuire (Desert Vista), Nick Schuman
(Westwood), infielders Danny Garlid (Seton),
Chad Leonard (Queen Creek), Jordan
Zimmerman (Red Mountain) and outfielder
Shawn Maloney (Corona del Sol).
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Stefanie Rose · 4th Grade Teacher at Chandler
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By the way, Mesa won the National championship in 11
innings, Two weeks ago!
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