See photos as Traverse City St. Francis faces off against Marine City for D3 baseball state title

Marine City battles but falls in Division 3 baseball state championship

EAST LANSING – Ryan Felax wasn’t surprised when his Marine City baseball team cut a 5-0 deficit to a single run in the state Division 3 championship game against No. 14 Traverse City St. Francis on Saturday. He was probably more surprised that the Mariners didn’t complete the comeback. “It’s kind of what they always do,” Felax said after the Gladiators held on for a 5-4 victory in the game at McLane Stadium on the Michigan State campus. “They ba…

See photos as Traverse City St. Francis faces off against Marine City for D3 baseball state title

EAST LANSING, MI -- Traverse City St. Francis are state champions after topping Marine City in the division 3 baseball championship, 5-4.