FROM STAFF REPORTS
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TRAVERSE CITY — Shepherd scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh Tuesday to beat Kalkaska 1-0 in a Division 3 baseball quarterfinal at Traverse City West.
The Bluejays, 38-3, will face Bath in a semifinal Friday afternoon at Battle Creek's Bailey Park.
Kalkaska finished its season 30-5.
Tuesday's quarterfinal featured a pitching duel between Shepherd's Colton Loomis and Kalkaska's Travis Schuba.
The Bluejays pushed across the game's only run in the seventh when Schuba fielded a bunt and threw errantly to first, allowing Mike Lehmkuhle to advance all the way to third. Robert Stack, who fouled off two squeeze attempts, then blooped a double to right to score Lehmkuhle.
Loomis allowed just one hit, striking out 12 for the Bluejays. Schuba (12-2) pitched a four-hitter for Kalkaska. Three of the hits came off the bat of Troy Stressman.
Kalkaska loaded the bases in the fourth, but could not capitalize.
The Blazers had defeated Ironwood 5-4 Saturday to win their first regional since 2005.
