(7-15-25) Last night at Kalida the St. Henry picked up their first ever State ACME title coming back from a 5-1 deficit to beat Defiance 7-5.

St. Henry stuns Defiance to win first-ever ACME state championship

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St. Henry’s Owen Zimmerman pitched 5 no-hit innings in relief, while at the plate he went 3 for 3 with a double. Tate Boeckman added the go-ahead 2-run single in the 6th. Jake Schwieterman went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI.

Leading the Bulldogs on offense were James Tracy with a double and Brayden Weaver had 2 RBIs.

Crescent-News by Shayne Nissen – State ACME baseball: St. Henry comeback sinks Defiance in finals

Defiance ACME head coach Gavino Gomez told the Crescent-News –

“I have to give it to Owen Zimmerman, he pitched a great game. He’s legit, he’s one of their better guys so hats off to him, he did his job. We knew the game wasn’t over in the second inning and obviously defense is what hurt us.”

Box Score (R-H-E)

  • Defiance 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 – 5-6-4
  • St. Henry 1 0 0 0 4 2 X – 7-8-0
  • WP – Owen Zimmerman (SH)
  • LP – Drew Allegretti (DEF)
  • 2B – St. Henry: Drew Langenkamp 1, Jake Schwieterman 1, Jack Huelsman 1, Austin Zimmerman 1; Defiance: James Tracy 1

Records: St. Henry 11-8; Defiance 19-10

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