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Central Alabama Community College players celebrate Saturday after defeating Palm Beach State (Fla.) College 7-3 to win the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series championship at Suplizio Field. One night after playing a 4½-hour marathon game, the Trojans got clutch hits and key pitching to win their first World Series crown.
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Blaine Miller flopped face-first on the grass between home plate and the pitcher’s mound.
The traditional championship dog pile came seconds later, gloves tossed high in the air.
Two players made baseball’s version of snow angels on the infield grass.
Handsprings, cartwheels and bear hugs followed the Central Alabama Community College baseball team’s first Alpine Bank Junior College World Series championship Saturday night, 7-3 over Palm Beach State (Fla.) College at Suplizio Field.
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