Normal Community baseball drops extra-innings heartbreaker in 4A semis 2-1

Normal Community baseball drops extra-innings heartbreaker in 4A semis 2-1

JOLIET, Illinois (WMBD) - Gavin Swartz and the rest of the Normal Community Ironmen gave everything they had Friday evening in Joliet in the 4A semifinals. But they would come up just short of a state championship appearance, losing to Libertyville 2-1 in an eight-frame, extra-innings affair. The Iron defense made incredible plays on defense to keep the game scoreless through seven innings. Gavin Michaels earned an unassisted double play in the …