<br /> <p>A high school baseball game in Saint Paul, Minnesota, ended with a touching moment on June 6 when the winning pitcher stopped to console his childhood friend before joining his team’s celebration.</p><p>Mounds View defeated Totino-Grace in a thrilling 17-10</a> game that saw two childhood friends face each other in the final out. Mounds View pitcher Ty Koehn struck out Totino-Grace’s Jack Kocon to seal the victory that allowed the Mounds View tea to advance to the state championships.</p><p>The move set off wild celebrations by the Mounds View team except for one – Ty Koehn. Koehn had immediately rushed to Kocon’s side to console him.</p><p>The two are close friends and played youth baseball together before parting ways in high school, local media report.</a> Credit: John Hakes via Storyful</p><br />
