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The Evergreen Vikings baseball team ran up against a very talented Elmwood Royals squad and lost 8-1 in the OHSAA Division VI Baseball Regional Finals held at Patrick Henry High School on Saturday afternoon.  The loss ended a Cinderella run the Vikings went on once they finished the regular season with a record of 11-10 and a Co-Championship of the NWOAL with the Archbold Blue Streaks.  

Great pitching and defense carried Evergreen through the first four games of the State Playoffs.  Chris Owens’ boys defeated the Northwood Rangers 10-0 to win a Sectional Title then blew through the next level, beating the Huron Chiefs 9-0 and the Gibsonburg Golden Bears 10-6 to capture the District Championship.  The Vikings easily handled the Colonel Crawford Eagles 6-0 in the Reginal Semi-Finals before meeting the Royals for a chance to compete in the Division VI State Baseball tournament.  However, Elmwood banged out nine hits and took advantage of five Viking errors to get past Evergreen. 

The Regional Finals was the furthest any Evergreen Viking baseball teams had ever gone since the 1975 Vikings who lost to the Bryan Golden Bears in what was then the Class AA Regional Final.  The 2025 Vikings finished the season with a 15-11 record and three overall championships.

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