Five For Fighting – Most impressive outings from the ELITE 8 on the OC baseball diamond

1 Randy Righter (Birmingham Brother Rice) – Picked up the win on the mound in the biggest diamond throw-down this county has seen in quite a while, a 7-3 besting of Lake Orion.  Could be the most undervalued and overlooked pitcher in the whole area……YEAH, I SAID IT!!

2 Mike Murley (MH Bishop Foley) – TEAM SUNDE's junior hurler was in EMINEM-MODE as in MASTERFUL AND MENACING in the Ventures 9-1 downing of Flint Powers

3 Freddy Jehle (Birmingham Brother Rice) – The Warriors' contact specialist was in top form against Lake Orion delivering a 3-for-3 performance, plating a pair of runs and once again and as always showing off his

4 Nate Grys (MH Bishop Foley) – This rare gem of a SHREDDER went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI in the two-time defending champs' victory over Powers that secured TEAM BUSTER a trip to their fourth consecutive FINAL FOUR. Not many two-sport SUPERSTUDS as good (football and baseball) as this sophomore with the Ventures……TAKE IT 2 THA BANK!!

5 Roman Kuster (Lake Orion) – Burney's main man SPECIAL K concluded a tremendous prep athletic career wearing the Green and White (basketball and baseball) aka lots of long tourney runs and league crowns, going 3-for-3 vs. the nasty Brother Rice pitching staff