The Washington Warriors baseball team defeated the Perry Maroons 4-0 Saturday to claim the Class 3A State championship.

It was an incredible ending to their third straight Class 3A championship.

Senior Tristin Babbitt had an outstanding performance on the mound, pitching a complete seven-inning shutout with eight strikeouts.

“We were able to get Tristin out early against Silo (in the first game) in case we could use him for Saturday,” said Washington head coach Jeff Kulbeth. “Tristin told me he wanted to come back Saturday. He said he wanted to start and finish it. Before I gave him the game ball I told him that I get to decide when the tank runs out. It was different than a player and coach talking, it was just two adults talking. He said ‘yes sir’ and went out and did it.”

Offensively, Mayson Thomas put the Warriors on the board in the third inning after he was knocked home on a Dax McCaskill sacrifice fly.

Thomas doubled to start the inning.

Owen Andrews scored another run in the sixth inning on Liam Keltner’s single.

Keltner scored in the same inning and the Warriors led 3-0.

McCaskill scored the final run in the seventh inning.

He set up the score by running the bases like his pants were on fire.

“Dax was supposed to keep running unless I stopped him,” Kulbeth said. “I lost the ball and it never made it out of the infield. He went from first to third. Sometimes it’s just better to let them play.”

Easton Berglan drove him in the next at bat.

Kade Norman stayed hot at the plate as well, going 2-3 with a double. He also walked once.

Silo

Game one against Silo started out with a Washington offensive tsunami with the Warriors romping to an 11-1 run-rulevictory.

They scored seven runs in the first inning, with four of those runs coming with two outs.

“Getting seven in the first allowed us to get Tristin out,” Kulbeth said. “It also just lets you play so much more relaxed.”

Norman was 3-4 with two RBIs and he scored two runs. He had a double and a triple.

Andrews was 2-3 with a walk and a pair of ribbies.

Case Taylor also knocked in a pair of runs.

Babbitt went 3 2/3 innings, striking out one while giving up three hits and an earned run.

Jonathen Montoya came on in relief for the final 1 1/3 inning and struck out one batter.

Mount St. Mary

Washington faced off with the hot-handed Mount St. Mary in the semi-final game and posted a 3-1 victory.

“We had split with them in the regular season and they were playing a lot better at the end of the year,” Kulbeth said.

The Washington coaching staff decided to start Marlon Moore in the game.

“I could see it in his eyes he was ready to go,” Kulbeth said. “I told coach (Brad) Lucas he was about to go Victory Marlon on them. I know our players and their mind set and I knew what was going to happen that day.  And he threw an absolute gem.”

Moore pitched a complete seven-inning game, giving up one run. He struck out three batters and gave up one walk.

Moore scored Norman in the first inning.

Mount St. Mary scored in the top of the third and the game remained tied until Washington scored two in the fifth.

That’s when Easton Berglan doubled, scoring Thomas and McCaskill.

“We found enough runs to squeak by,” Kulbeth said.

Washington finished the season with a 34-4 record.

It wraps up one of the most spectacular runs in Oklahoma high school baseball history, with a third-straight State championship.

“We’re just blessed,” Kulbeth said. “Any time you can get yourself a record like that it’s pretty special. One of these days when it’s all said and done I may look back and say ‘that was crazy-stupid’.”