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Pleasant Grove pitcher Michael Wacha was brilliant, Liberty-Eylau’s defense wasn’t.

“If we catch the ball we win the game 1-0,” a frustrated L-E coach Tom Middlebrooks said after watching Pleasant Grove (13-6, 1-0) score two unearned runs to win its District 16-3A opener Tuesday at H.E. Markham Park over the Leopards, 2-1.

Five infield errors allowed the Hawks to overcome L-E’s early 1-0 lead and preserve Wacha’s pitching gem. The lanky right-hander retired 15 of the last 16 batters he faced, finishing with a two-hitter and 11 strikeouts. He struck out the side in the s...