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Photos: Olympia edges Puyallup on tag at home to win program-first WIAA Class 4A state championship

An inside look at the back-and-forth dramatic Class 4A state championship game behind the lens of photographer John Keller

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Photos: Olympia edges Puyallup on tag at home to win program-first WIAA Class 4A state championship
Photos: Olympia edges Puyallup on tag at home to win program-first WIAA Class 4A state championship /

PASCO, Wash. — Olympia won its first state baseball championship in the school's 115 year history on a memorable final play Saturday.

The top-seeded Bears beat Puyallup 7-6 in a win sealed by a tag on the tying run at home with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. With runners on second and third, a line drive to right field drove in the runner on third. 

The hit was gathered by Taber Fast, a left-handed pitcher committed to Texas Tech, who launched a throw home to catcher Lane Fuller for the tag at home to seal the win in a back-and-forth, drama-laced game among two of the state's top programs.

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Here is a photo gallery from the game at Gesa Stadium in Pasco. All photos are by John Keller (@johnkellerphotography):

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--Andy Buhler; @AndyBuhler.

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
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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