AKRON — Girard escaped a bases-loaded potential disaster in the bottom of the seventh inning to hold on and defeat Ursuline 4-1 on Thursday in Akron, capturing its first baseball district championship since 1986.

Indians pitcher Dom Tolone flew out Ursuline’s Anthony Triveri to left field for the final out, leaving the tying runs stranded on base and setting off a celebration nearly 40 years in the making.

Moments after taking pictures with the Division IV, Northeast 3 district championship trophy as a team, Alejars hugged his wife and son, Joey, a sophomore on the team, visibly emotional at the weight of the moment.

“It’s not about me, it’s about the G,” Aaron Alejars said, invoking the team’s slogan. “I preach that to the guys. That’s it. There’s nothing else. Like I said, I’m happy.

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