MHS - Baseball / May 30, 2021 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane baseball team won their 12th regional championship this season and made the trip to Salina last Thursday, May 27th to face Clearwater in the first game of 4A State.
The Wildcats scored the first run in the 2nd inning as Mason Ellis singled on a line drive to left field and Garrett Olson drove Mason in with a single to left field. Clearwater took the lead in the 6th inning but the Cats tied things up with another Ellis single and Keaton Herd drove Mason in with another single. 
The game remained tied until the 8th inning when Clearwater was able to single and double to take the game.
Mason Ellis led things off on the pitcher's mound for Mulvane Wildcats Varsity. The pitcher went five and a third innings, allowing two runs on zero hits and striking out three. Hunter Seier threw two and two-thirds innings in relief.
The Mulvane Wildcats had 8 hits in the game. Mason Ellis, Julien Myers, Garrett Olson, Ian Comer, Keaton Herd, and Hunter Seier each had hits in the game for Mulvane. Mason Ellis and Julien Myers both had 2 hits to lead the Wildcats.
The Mulvane Wildcats stole 4 bases during the game with Mason Ellis, Ian Comer, and Tab Creekmore all grabbing stolen bases.
| 4A State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Mulvane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
The Wildcats finished the season with a 15-8 record and 5-5 in AVCTL D4 league play. "The season ended on a little bit of a disappointing note losing in round one of state," said Coach Nelson. "But when we step back and think about the season we had and what we accomplished, I couldn’t be more proud. We had so many questions coming into this season after not playing last year. These young men stepped up and exceeded all expectations. As I told them after the game in Salina, I am blessed to coach where I do and coach the young men I do. They fought their tails off for me all season and that is all I will ever ask. I’m very proud of all of them and proud I get to coach baseball at Mulvane High School."
