According to The Minnesota Star Tribune, Champlin Park High won the Class 4A, Section 5 Championship on Thursday by defeating Rogers HS behind the arm of Marissa Rothenberger.
Champlin, behind Rothenberger, also beat Rogers 2-0 three days prior. Rothenberger also pitched the whole game in a 4-2 win against Maple Grove HS on May 23.
Rothenberger’s squad opened the Class 4A, Section 5 Championship by trouncing Osseo 10-0.
Champlin Park enters the state tournament for the first time in its history — with a 21-2 record — after being “perennial bridesmaids for most of the past decade.”
