There are four teams in contention for the state Quad-A baseball championship, and Indiana is one of them. This afternoon, Indiana takes on Fleetwood High, the third-place finisher in District 3, at Bellefonte High School in the state semifinals.
Indiana beat Bellefonte in the first round of the state tournament and knocked off District 3 champion East Pennsboro in the quarterfinals last Wednesday while Fleetwood has beaten two WPIAL teams in the first two rounds, North Catholic and Montour.
Indiana Coach Dan Petroff says Fleetwood is different than East Pennsboro and other teams they’ve faced, with a focus on “small ball”.
Petroff says a key for Indiana will be playing their type of baseball.
Indiana beat Bellefonte at Bellefonte in the first round, and Petroff says they are comfortable there.
The other Quad-A semifinal features District 1 champion Holy Ghost Prep against District 4 champ Danville.
This afternoon’s game will be streamed on Renda Digital TV, presented by Mark Arbuckle Nissan and Thomas R. Harley Architects, starting at 3:40. First pitch is at 4.
The winners of the semifinals will meet for the state championship at Penn State University this Thursday at 1:30.
PIAA
There’s another PIAA playoff game this afternoon at First Commonwealth Bank Field in Homer City. It’s a Triple-A game between District 9 champion Punxsutawney and WPIAL champ Avonworth.
Punxsy eliminated WPIAL runner-up Riverside in the first round and WPIAL third place South Allegheny in the quarters. Avonworth cut down District 6 second place finisher Central (Martinsburg) in the first round and took out District 10 champ Fairview in the quarterfinal.
Gametime at First Commonwealth Bank Field is four o’clock.
OTHERS
District 6 Class A champion Bishop McCort plays Faith Christian today, and there’s a good matchup involving another District 6 team today, a Double-A game between Bald Eagle Area and District 5 champion North Star.
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