Sunday, July 23, 2017

Southern's Seniors Conclude Pool Play With Loss

In regional pool play Sunday, Southern was defeated 2-0 by Ohio in a pitching duel. Nick Lambert, Joe Collins, and Micah Baerman pitched for Southern, allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits. Southern also had four hits by Jack Billo, Peter Kratt, Luke Passinault, and Luke Elzinga, but couldn't get a run across today.

Pool play is concluded with Southern having one win and one loss. Southern is now the #4 seed and plays District 20 Illinois host at 8pm Eastern Time Monday. If they win, they play Tuesday in the semis against the winner of the #1 seed Ohio vs the #8/#9 winner. The regional championship game will be Wednesday at 6pm Eastern.