HS baseball playoffs: Hillgrove tops Mill Creek

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Photos from Georgia HS baseball playoffs: Hillgrove tops Mill Creek, May 2011.

Gimme five: Hillgrove's Max Oberkofler, right, is all smiles as he is mobbed by teammates at home plate after hitting a two-RBI homer to cap a five-run comeback in the 5th inning that tied the game 5-5 with Mill Creek.

After pitching 4 shutout innings against Hillgrove, Mill Creek pitcher Cody Pugh and catcher Jerad Curry react to giving up 5 runs to Hillgrove during 5th inning action.

Hillgrove outfielder Tucker Ehmig soars into home and celebrates with his teammates after hitting a solo home run to tie the game 6-6 with Mill Creek during the 7th inning, sending the game to extra innings in the Class AAAAA state baseball quarterfinal at Hillgrove in Powder Springs on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Hillgrove won the game 7-6 in the 9th inning.

After his game-tying homer, Ehmig fires up the Hawks fans.

Mill Creek head coach Doug Jones is ejected from the game and escorted off the field after arguing a call during extra inning action against Hillgrove.

Hillgrove Tyler Weyenberg hits the game-winning RBI single to beat Mill Creek 7-6 in the Class AAAAA quarterfinals.

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Gimme five: Hillgrove's Max Oberkofler, right, is all smiles as he is mobbed by teammates at home plate after hitting a two-RBI homer to cap a five-run comeback in the 5th inning that tied the game 5-5 with Mill Creek.

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