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DUNDAS, Minn. — Mayo just couldn't make the big defensive play or get the clutch hit when it needed to on Saturday in Section 1, Class 4A baseball and as a result the Spartans saw their season come to an abrupt end. Mayo entered the day unbeaten in section play but suffered close losses to New Prague in the semifinals and Farmington in the elimination bracket to end the season in frustrating fashion again.

“In each of these games it came down to a hit or a ball in play and unfortunately for us we were on the wrong end of it,” Mayo coach Senne said. “And that’s what always stinks. For the past four years it seems we were always on the wrong end of things the last few games.



” The fourth-seeded Spartans held a narrow 1-0 lead against No. 2 New Prague the entire way and were just one out away from advancing to the championship game but they weren't able to close out the Trojans. New Prague scored with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning on a throwing error to tie the game at 1-1 and then used another throwing error to set up the winning run in the bottom of the eighth as the Trojans rallied for a 2-1 victory.

ADVERTISEMENT Mayo nearly had the game won. With two outs in the seventh, a Trojans runner was caught off third and he raced toward home but a wild throw allowed the tying run to score. “The play they tied the game on, we make the right play and we just didn’t execute it,” Senne said.

Mayo just missed scoring in the top of the seventh to extend its.

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