Mars' Rick Devereaux (34) beats the tag of lunging Cranberry catcher Brandon Pouch to score the game-ending run Wednesdasy night in Mars' 11-1 Eagle County baseball championship win at Veterans Field in Cranberry Township.

CRANBERRY TWP — Having already taken a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 Eagle County League championship series, Mars kept its foot on the gas in Game 3 Wednesday evening.

Three runs in the first inning ignited an 11-1, six-inning victory over Cranberry Township at North Boundary Park, earning for Mars a third straight league title and ninth crown in 11 years.

Mars' lineup feasted on Cranberry's pitchers — starter Matt Gayda and reliever Cam Kern — tallying 16 hits.

In the three games of the title series, Mars (22-3) plated 35 runs.

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