DeWitt was hoping to make an appearance in the Division 2 baseball state final and came close. The Panthers had a high-scoring offensive machine that got them into the final four. Their bats exploded for 14-8 and 14-7 victories over Portland and Linden in the regional.
The bats stayed hot in a nine-inning, 12-7 victory over East Grand Rapids in the quarterfinal.
But dramatically, the DeWitt bats were quiet in a 2-1 loss to the Richmond Blue Devils in the semifinal game.
The game was a battle between Zach Leah of Richmond and Sam Smith of DeWitt. Leach allowed one run on four hits, walking two and fanning five. Smith allowed two runs on eight hits, walking two and fanning five.
Richmond scored single runs in the third and sixth innings. Dillon McInerney doubled home the winning run for Richmond in the top of the sixth.
DeWitt scored in the fifth on a wild pitch, which brought home Chris Ruby.