Late rally powers Springfield into district final
From Staff Reports
STRUTHERS–The Springfield baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to rally past McDonald 6-5 in a Div. IV district semifinal Tuesday at Cene Park.
The top-seeded Tigers advance to take on second-seeded Warren JFK in a district final at 5 p.m. Thursday at Cene Park.
The Tigers entered the bottom of the seventh trailing 5-3, but a leadoff triple by Jarrett Orbin and walks to Nick Slike and Brannon Brungard loaded the bases with nobody out. John Slike tied the game with a double before Mitch Seymour was intentionally walked.
Chris Thompson then stepped up and laid down a bunt, driving home Brungard and giving the Tigers the victory.
McDonald scored all five of its runs in the top of the seventh to surge in front. Springfield took a 3-0 lead with three runs in the second.
MD: 0-0-0-0-0-0-5–5-6-3
SP: 0-3-0-0-0-0-3–6-6-2
MD–Shields, lp, (6IP, 2K, 3BB), Nolf (0IP, 0K, 1BB) and Matig.
SP–Thompson (6IP, 2K, 4BB), Seymour, wp, (1IP, 2K, 1BB) and Orbin.