District 9 Big League All-Stars World Series Update

District 9 Michigan defeated New Jersey in the first game of pool play at the World Series in Easley, SC. Led by a stellar pitching performance by Southern's own Austin Batka, they won 3-2. Austin allowed only 1 hit in 5 innings. Corey Murphy (Western) and Cody Ritsema pitched in relief to close the game out. Jake Ellis (FH Eastern) led the hitting with 3 hits while Travis Rosinski (Western) was on base 3 times and had a sacrifice bunt. Sam Boeve (Southern) scored a run along with Ellis and Devon Husted (Union).  District 9 plays District 1 South Carolina at 7:30pm tonight. Good Luck!