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Grosse Pointe Track Stars Shine As Baseball, Softball Gear Up for Postseason

Big week ahead for baseball, softball and track standouts.

We’re going to keep this week’s edition of the Pick of the Week short and to the point.

Why?

Well, it’s because the forecast, for once this season, looks favorable and the state playoffs are about to get under way in both baseball and softball—the district round is slated to start with pre-district competition Tuesday, while the rest of the round wraps up on Friday, in a few cases, and Saturday, in most cases.

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We don’t want to jinx the weather so let’s not spend a lot of time rambling about how teams may come in with less games than normal under their belts, thus tipping the scale to more experienced baseball and softball teams this season more than usual, and get right to the point.

Hold up, first of all, lets take a second to congratulate Trevor Burke, , Austin Montgomery, Stephen Muer, Ryan Kenny, Jalen Storks, Allison Francis, Anajai Gutierrez, Brittany Williams, Sydney Burke, Christina Firl, Natalie Gay, Emily Jackman, Madi Kaiser, , Hannah Meier, Caitlin Moore, Aubryn Samaroo and Veronica Schacht for advancing to the Division 1 state finals this Saturday at Rockford High.

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Now, let’s take a quick look at the postseason district assignments for both baseball and softball.

In baseball, both and travel to Lakeview High with GPS taking on Lake Shore in pre-district action May 31 at 4:30 p.m., while the Norsemen battles Roseville on June 4 at 11:30 a.m.

travels to Marine City Cardinal Mooney for district play.


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