ASIJ's Billy Freund went 3-for-3 in the Mustangs' 2-1 win Saturday over Kinnick. (Photo by Lauren Casey/Special to Stripes)
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – Drawing inspiration from a handful of Mustangs who won Far East titles before him, Billy Freund closed his high school baseball career a champion.
The senior right-hander pitched six innings of three-hit ball, allowing three walks and striking out 12, as American School In Japan won its record ninth Division I baseball title and second in three years, downing Nile C. Kinnick 9-2 in Saturday’s final.
Freund also helped himself at the plate, belting a solo home run to left field to lead off the bottom of the sixth innings.
He finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs. He moved to shortstop in the final inning and assisted on the game’s final play, a fielder’s choice groundout from Freund to second baseman Ray Takizawa.
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