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during the first inning at Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Gilbert’s Alden Short (12) hits the ball for a single against Ballard during the fourth inning at the Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Ballard’s Eli Rouse (12) hits the ball for an RBI double against Gilbert during the third inning at the Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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during the first inning at Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Ballard shortstop Brady Hillebrand (11) attempts to score as Gilbert’s Tripp Sturgill (30) slides safely into third base during the first inning at the Gilbert baseball field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert , Iowa.
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Ballard pitcher Jacob Luster (8) throws the ball against Gilbert at the Gilbert baseball field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Gilbert’s Ean Eldred (10) scores as Ballard catcher Jake Oldenkamp (10) tags out at home plate during the first inning at the Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Gilbert’s Alden Short (12) scores as Ballard catcher Jake Oldenkamp (10) waits for the ball during the first inning at the Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Ballard first baseman Owen Greco (2) catches the ball to force out Gilbert’s Micah Leyva (27) during the first inning at the Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Ballard right fielder Jakson Fleischmann (22) catches a fly ball to go out against Gilbert during the second inning at the Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Ballard’s Nicolas Schonhorst (20) hits the ball for an RBI double against Gilbert during the third inning at the Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Ballard’s Eli Rouse (12) scores as Gilbert catcher Blake Bell (15) waits for the ball during the third inning at the Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Ballard’s Sid Farmer (36) hits the ball for a double against Gilbert during the fourth inning at the Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Gilbert, Iowa.
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\Gilbert’s Josh Grouwinkel (6) touches the ball against Ballard during the fourth inning at the Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Gilbert shortstop Ean Eldred (10) catches the ball as Ballard’s Owen Greco (2) safely steals second base during the fifth inning at the Gilbert baseball field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Gilbert first baseman Tripp Sturgill (30) catches the ball against Ballard during the fifth inning at the Gilbert baseball field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Gilbert shortstop Ean Eldred (30) catches the ball thrown late as Ballard’s Sid Farmer (36) slides safely into second base during the fifth inning at the Gilbert baseball field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Gilbert, Iowa.
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Ballard’s Nicolas Schonhorst (20) slides as Gilbert third baseman Josh Grouwinkel (6) tags at third base during the fifth inning at the Gilbert Baseball Field on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Gilbert, Iowa .
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