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China Spring prevails in extras: Walk-off walk lifts Cougars past Liberty-Eylau in Texas 4A state baseball title

The Cougars beat nationally ranked Sinton in a UIL state record 12 innings in Wednesday's 4A semifinal

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

In the end, China Spring refused to run out of gas.

The day after beating nationally ranked Sinton in a Class 4A state record 12-inning semifinal, the Cougars outlasted Texarkana Liberty-Eylau 3-2 on a walk-off walk in another 12-inning bout to win the state championship on Thursday night at UFCU Disch Falk.

China Spring loaded the bases in the bottom of the 12th after six scoreless runs. That set up Trevor Black to score the title-winning run from third when sophomore Jacob Klement was walked.

Black drove in the game's first run — junior JC Hughes — in the bottom of the third on a triple to right center

Liberty Eylau put one run on in the fifth and tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the sixth — sophomore Daylon Garton darted home on a fielder's choice tag out at second base. 

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ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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