Baseball playoffs: Russellville vs. Madison Academy (Game 3)
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Russellville's Canyon Pace, left, is greeted by Grayson Thorpe (8), Eli Gipson (21) and Ethan Oliver (14) after hitting a three-run home run in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Samuel Pace surrendered just three hits in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Samuel Pace motions his jersey toward the Madison Academy crowd after winning Game 3 of Friday's semifinal series. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Samuel Pace blows kisses to the Madison Academy crowd after Russellville's win Friday to secure another trip to the Class 5A title game. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Russellville's Grayson Thorpe high-fives his coach after singling against in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Russellville's Reed Hill fouls off a pitch in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Russellville second baseman Andrew Hatton gets ready to throw out a runner at first in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Russellville's Reed Hill shows his glove to the first base umpire to confirm on out in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Russellville's Casen Heaps slides back to first base in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Russellville's Eli Gipson sits in the infield after being called out at second base in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Cayden Johns (11) jumps for joy after Canyon Pace's go-ahead home run Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Samuel Pace, left, yells in excitement to catcher Canyon Pace after the Golden Tigers turned a double play in Friday's Game 3 win over Madison Academy in the Class 5A semifinals. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Russellville celebrates Canyon Pace's three-run homer in Game 3 of the semifinal series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Canyon Pace receives the Russellville sledgehammer after hitting a home run in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. The Golden Tigers use it for home run celebration as an homage to Mississippi State. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Casen Heaps yells at the Russellville dugout after a two-run double in the sixth inning in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Emitt Green, middle, welcomes his teammates back to the dugout in his own unique way in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Samuel Pace (16) is mobbed by teammates after his strikeout clinches Game 3 of the Class 5A semifinals series against Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Brayden Heaps (12) yells in excitement at the Madison Academy section following Russellville's win in Game 3 of the 5A semifinals series on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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Russellville celebrates securing its second straight trip into the 5A championship series after beating Madison Academy on Friday. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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After Friday's win, Russellville now has a chance to repeat as the Class 5A state champion. [DAVID GLOVACH/TIMESDAILY]
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