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May 23, 2007
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Irish advance to second round

SALEM " Riddle used a big inning and got another quality pitching performance from Chad Hanson to advance to the quarterfinals of the Class 2A/1A state baseball playoffs on Tuesday.The Irish scored five runs in the top of the fifth inning and got a complete-game from Hanson, a senior right-hander, en route to knocking off fourth-ranked Salem Academy, 6-4, on the Crusaders' field.Riddle (19-8 overall) will host No. 6 Cascade Christian, a 7-0 winner over Union/Cove, Friday."We're ecstatic. I'm real happy for the kids," said Riddle coach Jim Titus. "That was probably our best offensive performance of the year. We …

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