{"id":20407,"date":"2025-10-11T13:17:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T18:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=20407"},"modified":"2025-10-13T10:29:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:29:29","slug":"ntc-baseball-tournament-third-place-and-championship-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/20407-ntc-baseball-tournament-third-place-and-championship-games\/","title":{"rendered":"NTC Baseball Tournament Third Place and Championship Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Altamont 4, Windsor\/Stew-Stras 2\u00a0 FINAL<\/p>\n<p>Altamont picks up third place in the NTC Tournament<\/p>\n<p>Zaine Miller earned the way for Altamont, allowing seven hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out four and walking two. Carter Verdeyen took the loss for the Hatchets, going four innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits, striking out five and walking one.<\/p>\n<p>WSS took a 2-0 lead with single runs in the third and fourth innings, but Altamont scored four times in the bottom of the fourth on two hits and an error.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>North Clay 7, St. Anthony 2\u00a0 FINAL<\/p>\n<p>North Clay wins the championship of the NTC Tournament. It&#8217;s the first tournament championship for the Cardinals since 2021. 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