Wolverines rally late to beat Lions in sectionals

St. Joseph Christian looked like they were on the way to the quarterfinal round of the Class 2 state baseball tournament, until a late surge from Maysville brought the Lions season to an end.

Monday afternoon, the two foes met again in the Class 2 sectional for a rematch of a tight contest earlier in the 2025 season. Maysville won that game 7-6, and would claim victory again on Monday 4-3 in comeback fashion.

Settling in on a big stage in the state playoffs wouldn’t take long for the Lions, the Class 2 District 15 champions. With a runner in scoring position in the top of the first inning, sophomore Nate Gerling sent a pitch up the middle to bring in the game’s first run, accelerating the confidence of the group.

In the second inning, St. Joe Christian worked the bats again, scoring two runs in the inning with RBI singles from seniors Logan Hubble and Nick Orscheln, the starting pitcher on the mound for the Lions on the day.

The starting pitcher Orscheln set the table for his offense to feast in the early going to capture the 3-0 lead. Orscheln retired the side in the first two innings, keeping the Wolverines from gaining any ground.
However, the struggles would begin to kick in during the bottom of the third inning. Orscheln walked the first three batters of the inning, leaving a bases loaded situation for a Maysville batter to knock in a run, and potentially a second run had the wet field conditions not kept the baserunner from second slipping rounding third base. 

With the score 3-1 throughout the third, fourth and fifth innings, the Wolverines would eventually surge for three runs in the bottom of the sixth. As Maysville was cashing in on run opportunities following the second inning, the Lions would do the opposite. Christian left two runners stranded in the top of the fourth and left the bases loaded in the top of the sixth.

The win for Maysville puts them in the quarterfinal round of Class 2, whereas the Lions finish their season with a record of 20-6 overall, the best record in program history.