AKRON, Ohio — The Badin High School baseball ended its season Friday with a 4-3 loss against Hoban in the Division II state semifinals.
The Rams led 2-1 after the first inning but Hoban scored three runs in the third to take the lead. Badin left nine runners on base.
"We're not ready to leave," Badin coach Brion Treadway said after the game. "We fully expected to come in and win that ballgame."
The Badin High School baseball team made its 14th trip to the state tournament.
The Rams were a 2021 Divsion II state semifinalist. Badin was seeking its first state baseball title since 1996 and its third overall in program history (1991 Division III state champion).
Treadway said he truly enjoyed every portion of this season. He said that made it more difficult to come to terms with the state semifinal loss.
"They were a lot of fun to coach," Treadway said. "They truly look forward to coming to practice every day. They have fun playing baseball and they have fun being with each other. When that happens it's easy to coach. They get me excited about life. I loved everything about coaching those guys."
Badin (26-7) was ranked No. 7 in the season's final Division II state coaches' poll. The Rams won 10 consecutive games entering Friday's semifinal game.
Hoban, ranked No. 18 in the state poll, was the 2021 Division II state champion.
The Division II state final is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at Canal Park.
