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High School Baseball – Sectionals Revealed and Weekend Action

Kevin Kelley
Columbus North bounced back from a 13-2 loss to Cathedral on Friday with a gritty 2-1 ten-inning win over Terre Haute North on Saturday, thanks to a walk-off run by Brock Kintner. Jayce Emmitt, Javier Uscanga, and Kintner combined for a strong day on the mound.
Columbus East outhit Bloomington South Friday night but couldn’t cash in, falling 2-1 in eight innings. JD Rotert and Ryker Stott combined to allow just four hits on the mound.
Class A No. 6 Hauser kept rolling in conference play, blanking Southwestern 8-0 behind Stryker Gill’s five-hit shutout and 10 strikeouts.
Sectional matchups are now official for the postseason, running May 28 to June 2:
  • Class 4A Sectional 14 at Columbus East: Columbus North faces Whiteland in the opener  Columbus East takes on Franklin
  • Class 1A Sectional 60 at Jac-Cen-Del: Hauser squares off with the host Jac-Cen-Del.
Actual dates and times of the games will be given a week before the Sectionals.