Game #1 

Ionia 3 St. Johns 2

Game #2

Ionia 12 St. Johns 3

The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a sweep over the visiting Red Wings from St. Johns.  Improving their record to 24-10.  Senior Daniel McCoy got the start for Ionia.  After giving up 2 runs in the first inning he settled down and only allowed 1 more run over the next 6 innings.  His stat line was 7 innings, 8 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk and 4 strikeouts.  "It was really nice to see Daniel pitch a complete game and get the win for his last game at Frank Ciangi Memorial Field"   We asked hiim how he was feeling and if he wanted to finish the 7th inning and he calmly replied "Yes".  Offensively Carter Castillo finished 2-3, Alex Barr added a hit, Garrett Lee was 1-2 , Daniel McCoy was 1-2 and Matt McCoy and Ethan Bowen both added Rbi's.  

Game #2

The Bulldogs finished the night with a win and a sweep over St. Johns.  Garrett Lee started on the mound for Ionia, after a quick first inning you could tell Garrett didn't have his best stuff and was struggling to throw strikes.  He finished with 2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 4 walks and 3 strikeouts.  Freshman Colt Piercefield came in relief with runners on 1st and 2nd and nobody out with St. John's best hitter up.  Colt came through in the clutch getting him to ground into and 1-4-3 doubleplay and striking out the next hitter to end the rally.  Colt picked up the win for Ionia on 4 innings, 5 hits, 3 runs, 4 walks and 1 strikeout.  Matt McCoy pitched 1 inning and had 1 strikeout. Offensively Ionia put up 19 hits in the second game, led by Matt McCoy who went 5-5 and 4 Rbi's, Austin Currigan 2-4, Kane Lundstrom 2-2 with 3 Rbi's and a double, Alex Barr 3-4 and 2 Rbi's, Carter Castillo 2-4, Ethan Bowen1-4 and a Rbi, Kolson Daugherty 1-2 and a Rbi, Colt Piercefield 1-3 and a Rbi and Lance Atkinson and Daniel McCoy added hits.  

This team is a very special group of young men.  Very proud of them and the season they had!  Special thanks to this group of seniors, Miles Gregory, Lance Atkinson, Kane Lundstrom Ethan Bowen, Austin Currigan, Garrett Lee and Daniel McCoy.  Ionia will now play St. Johns again on Tuesday in district play at Belding with a 5:00 start.