Anybody attend the 13-inning 1-0 5A baseball final in 1996?

I'll never forget my dad waking me up that morning with the surprise that he was taking me to the big Bro Mart WM game.

Was it in denham or new Iberia?

Prob longest playoff game.

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Damnit! Not again Uncle Rico.

Wow, Yeah, I was there! Here's what I wrote in my journal:

Just hours after dispatching St. Amant in the semifinals of the 1996 baseball playoffs, Brother Martin faced West Monroe for the 5A championship.
David Miller returned to the hill approximately 27 hours after hurling the 1-0 victory over Slidell in the quarterfinals.
Once again, David and his opposing moundsman, Jason Roberson, were on their games, putting up goose egg after goose egg on the scoreboard.
Both teams squandered scoring opportunities in the early going.

The Rebels had a man on second when CF Joe Schick misplayed a line drive in the first, but Miller got the next batter to fly out to end the threat.
In the second, a one out single and a wild pitch moved a man into scoring position, but Miller recorded back-to-back whiffs, two of his finals record 17 strikeouts in 9+ innings.
West Monroe had a runner on third with two outs in the fourth, but Miller went to the K ball to preserve the shutout.
In the meantime, Robertson wiggled out of trouble almost every inning.

The Crusaders moved a man to second in the first two innings to no avail.
In the third, Coach Barry Hebert called for the "force balk" with runners on first and third, but David DiSalvo was thrown out at the plate by the 2B.
A hit-batter and walk to start the fourth created an excellent chance, especially after Donelon bunted the runners over. But Danny Lutterman struck out, and Royce Girouard grounded out.
An inning later, the bases were loaded with one out, but Watson and Miller popped out.
After that, base runners became scarce, and the game drifted into extra innings.

In the bottom of the tenth, the Rebs seemed assured of victory.
3B Jeff Schmidtke's throwing error put the leadoff man on first. After Miller walked the next batter, Hebert brought in Craig Sturiale. David exited to a rousing ovation after giving up just one run in 23 innings of playoff pitching.
The next batter bunted and reached safely when C Tommy Donelon threw low to first.
Sturiale now faced the toughest situation in baseball: sacks full and no one out with the championship run on third. To make matters worse, he went to 3-0 on the batter.
He then threw the "automatic" strike. The next pitch came in high, a sure walk to force in the run, but the batter swung and popped it straight up to Donelon.
The next hitter swung and bounced the ball off the plate. Donelon caught it before it landed, stepped on the plate, and threw to first to complete the inning-ending double play.
Finally, the Crusaders broke the deadlock in the top of the twelfth.

As he had done to start the winning rally against Slidell, Barbier led off with a hit, a double this time.
Watson's bunt single moved Blair to third. Then came a controversial play.
Plate umpire Pat Patterson called a balk on reliever Clay Locklear. But 3B ump Jerry Duplechain ruled that Hebert, coaching third, had caused the balk and nullified the call.
Locklear then struck out Sturiale. Still, go-ahead run at third with only one out.
But an attempted squeeze play didn't work as Barbier was tagged out at the plate.
After first and third and no outs, the Saders now stared at first and second and two outs. But then they got a break.
PH Jeremy Luth hit a grounder to the 3B, who threw into the dirt at first, allowing Watson to score from second.
Sturiale retired the side with the tying run on second to end the tournament-record 4 hour, 20 minute marathon that LHSAA Commissioner Tommy Henry called "the best high school baseball game ever."
It was the Crusaders' eighth victory of the season in their last at-bat.
1996 State Championship Celebration
Celebration!
Post-game comments:
Hebert: It was just a great game with a great effort by both teams. We have a bunch of close-knit guys, who came through for us.
Donelon: All year long, we've been winning the one-run games. We have shown the ability to come from behind since our first game.
Losing pitcher Locklear on David Miller: That pitcher's got heart. I've never seen a pitcher do that. He deserves everything he got.
Miller, Barbier, and Schick earned spots on the All-Tournament Team with David the undisputed MVP.

Photo I took and scanned:

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Anybody attend the 13-inning 1-0 5A baseball final in 1996?

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No.

But how many innings did the pitchers go?

I remember a few years ago, a kid from Jesuit went 15 innings and threw almost 200 pitches and the locals about lost their minds.

When I saw ESPN announce the Last Dance doc I assumed it was in reference to this game. Imagine my disappointment

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remember a few years ago, a kid from Jesuit went 15 innings and threw almost 200 pitches and the locals about lost their minds.

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damn right. These aren’t MLB arms we’re dealing with

Just full disclosure, I was not at the game.

It came from this blog: LINK