Before a raucous crowd of 833 fans at Veterans Memorial Field, the senior righthander scattered 10 hits and induced two double-play balls, including one to end the game, as Ely downed Luverne 8-4 in the Division II state semifinals.
Ely, now 22-8, will take on Eden Valley-Watkins at 2 pm Saturday for the state title. Both teams will advance to next week's Division II regional at Viroqua, Wis.
Greg Helget's squeeze bunt in the bottom of the second gave Post 248 a jumpstart and Ely bolted out to a 4-0 lead.
Luverne countered with three runs in the top of the third, but Ely answered right back with two runs in the bottom of the frame, aided by a pair of errors.
Koschak gave up a run in the fourth but escaped a two-on, one-out jam in the fifth.
Wes Snyder, meanwhile, had a run-scoring single in the fourth and a run-scoring double in the sixth to provide valuable insurance.
Koschak had his only perfect frame in the sixth and started a 1-6-3 double play to finish the game and bring the large crowd to its feet.
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