HUNTINGTON — Roddick Page’s two-run double highlighted No. 4 Gilmer County’s three-run fourth inning as part of 10 unanswered runs in a 10-3 win over No. 5 Greater Beckley Christian in the Class A state baseball tournament Saturday at Marshall’s Jack Cook Field.
The Crusaders, making their first-ever state tournament appearance, came out on fire with a three-run top of the first.
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