The State Baseball and Softball Semifinals are upon us. On Monday, six District 2 teams will vie for the right to play in the State Final at Penn State on Thursday or Friday. These teams have been working all season for this and they hope their dream will come true. Here are the previews for the Baseball and Softball games.
3A Baseball Semifinal
Holy Redeemer vs Loyalsock
Where: Central Columbia HS
Time: 4:30 PM
Breakdown: Holy Redeemer is here for the first time in school history. Loyalsock on the other hand is one step away from being in another State Championship game. A player to watch for Loyalsock is center fielder Hunter Webb, he had a home run in the State quarterfinal matchup. The Royals pitching staff has been great this postseason, only using two pitchers.
4A Baseball
East Pennsboro vs Dallas
Where: Pottsville HS
Time: 4:30 PM
Breakdown: East Pennsboro is the District 3 champion and are 17-6 on the season. EP's Dalton Miller is hitting .500 this season with four doubles, two triples and 11 RBIs. Dallas is on an eleven game winning streak. Thursday's game was possibly their most impressive. Sophomore Darren Kerdesky pitched great and Josh Lydon finished up the game, preserving the shutout and the win.
5A Baseball
Whitehall vs Wallenpaupack
Where: Marywood University
Time: 4 PM
Breakdown: A tale of two different teams. One team expecting to be here. The other has been playing spoiler to everyone in their path. Wallenpaupack came in as the No 1 seed in their District Tournament and won the title convincingly over Crestwood. Whitehall needed a win to get into the playoffs as an 8 seed on the final week of the regular season. They ended up winning it all and have advanced to this point. If there is something in common with both teams, the teams have great pitching staffs and get timely hitting.
3A Softball
Mid Valley vs Pine Grove
Where: Wilkes University
Time: 4 PM
Breakdown: Pine Grove is coming off a blowout win in their quarterfinal matchup and are the District 11 Champions. Mid Valley comes in as the District 2 Champion after knocking off defending state champion Holy Redeemer.
4A Softball
Tunkhannock vs Bangor
Where: Wilkes University
Time: 6:30 PM
Breakdown: Bangor is the District 11 and knocked off a District 2 team in Wyoming Area. Tunkhannock won the District Title over Wyoming Area and won their state quarterfinal matchup convincingly.
6A Softball
Hazleton Area vs Spring-Ford
Where: Parkland HS
Time: Noon
Breakdown: Hazleton Area is in the State Semifinals for the second consecutive year and are looking to get to the State Final in the State's biggest classification. Spring-Ford comes in as the 3 seed out of District 1.
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