Show b i C Cottonwood bags A 4 championship Cottonwood High School downed South 53 r 3 on June 1 in lie rhe 4 A 4 A championship baseball contest cion lest which was held in Derks Field The Cottonwood Colts bad had finished in m second place three times limes in m the last lust four years ears TilE THE COLTS scon scored i three runs in the fifth inning to take a 3 1 to 0 o advantage South narrowed the Cottonwood lead to one run 3 to 2 with two runs in the sixth inning Cottonwood added two runs in inthe inthe inthe the sixth inning to take a 5 to 2 advantage South scored one run in the seventh inning to cut Cottonwoods Cottonwood's advantage e 5 to 3 The Colts held onto win the 1977 4 A 4 A title 5 to 3 The winning pitcher for Cottonwood was Dave Smart The loging hurler for South was Dave Tidwell South advanced into the championship final Cinal by defeating Roy Hoy 4 I to 0 O on May 31 |