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Vargas helps Calhoun nail AA crown

Calhoun's Alex Vargas reacts to his game-winning two-run

Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke | Calhoun's Alex Vargas reacts to his game-winning two-run double in the ninth inning to beat Connetquot 6-5 in the Class AA final. (June 5, 2012)

Redemption is such a beautiful thing. Calhoun's Alex Vargas experienced the absolute high and low of a baseball game in the span of about 15 minutes.

Vargas came on in relief in the top of the ninth inning of the Long Island Class AA championship game Tuesday and allowed two runs against a Connetquot lineup that had been on fire throughout the playoffs. He was on the hook for the loss.

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