Article: Wildcats benefit from HRs: ; High school baseball; Class AAA Region 4 final

RIPLEY - Those who thought top-ranked Nitro might have exhausted all of its offensive firepower in Wednesday night's regional semifinal win over Parkersburg South apparently forgot to check with Wildcat first baseman Matt Frazer.

On the heels of a 5-for-5 showing in a 20-4 rout of the Patriots, the sweet-swinging junior authored another 5-for-5 performance - including three home runs and seven RBI - to fuel a 13-5 win over Spring Valley (17-12) in the Class AAA Region 4 championship game on Thursday at Ripley High School's Ray Swisher Field.

The victory sends Nitro (30-4) into state tournament play for the second consecutive year. The Wildcats will face the winner of tonight's Region 2 ...

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