Pair of pitching gems sends Grand Junction Baseball to states

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The Grand Junction tigers swept a regional doubleheader to advance to the state baseball tournament, defeating the Longmont trojans 12-0 and Discovery Canyon 4-1.

The igers, the fifth overall seed in the 4-A bracket, opened the day against Longmont. Grand Junction scored six runs in the first inning and never looked back.

Zyler Fazzi hit a double into the gap that scored two runs, giving the tigers a 3-0 lead. Tyler Johnson followed with a two-run double of his own to make it 5-0 before the tigers recorded an out.

Junior Titus Forsyth pitched five innings and struck out six batters in the win.

In the second game, senior Andrew Henderson struck out 10 batters in a complete game to send the tigers to the state tournament.

Henderson struck out the side in the second inning, catching two Discovery Canyon hitters looking.

The game remained scoreless early as Henderson and Discovery Canyon pitcher Pierce Hafferkamp matched each other.

Grand Junction broke through in the third inning when Forsyth hit a one-out single past the Discovery Canyon third baseman, driving in Kaleb David to give the tigers the lead.

Henderson hit a home run to right field to extend the lead to 3-0.