High school baseball advanced to conference tournaments with the Southcentral Conference baseball tournament opening play Thursday in Palmer.
The baseball conference tournament will qualify two teams to the ASAA Baseball State Championships, baseball has only one classification.
Baseball: Southcentral Conference Tournament @ Palmer
Thursday’s Opening Round Results
SoHi 11 – Houston 1
The Soldotna Stars recorded an opening round 11-1 victory over Houston; then, advanced to the winner’s bracket semi-final to face Wasilla.
Kenai 1 – Palmer 6
The Palmer Moose downed Kenai 6-1. Paul Steffensen pitched four innings for Kenai, allowing one, earned run and went 4 for 4 from the plate.
Colony 12 – Homer 11
Thursday’s Semi-final Winner’s Games
Wasilla 3 – SoHi 2 9 innings
The Stars fell 3-2 to the Warriors. Matthew Daugherty pitched 6 2/3 innings for the Stars, allowing two, unearned runs. Tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Warriors plate the game-winning run in the extra inning contest on a throwing error with the winning run scoring on a play at the plate.
Palmer vs Colony Postponed due to rain Resumes at 9:00 a.m. Friday
Friday’s Schedule
10:00 a.m. Kenai vs Homer
3:00 p.m. SoHi vs Winner of Kenai vs Homer
Championship Game @ 7:00 p.m. Wasilla vs Winner of Palmer vs Colony @ Herman Brother’s Field
Saturday’s Schedule
10:00 a.m. 2nd Place Semi-Final @ Herman Brother’s Field
1:00 p.m. 2nd Place Final @ Herman Brother’s Field
