Mundelein pitcher Shae Johnson battles heat illness in team's first state championship appearance
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Bobby Narang
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Mundelein senior pitcher Shae Johnson led her team to its first-ever Class 4A state championship game appearance. Despite struggling with heat illness and vomiting on the mound, Johnson insisted on staying in the game. Coach Heather Ryan trusted her star pitcher's determination, highlighting Johnson's leadership and the standard she has set for the program.
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· 2 pulledI've had battles with Shae before of me wanting her to come out of the game. We have to go with her. She got us here. When she said she was going to finish it off, that's all it took for me.
She wasn't feeling great. I wa
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