Follow me to the title, Coach....Delphos St. John baseball coach Jerry Jackson follows pitcher Andrew Elwer to home plate as Elwer scored the clinching run Saturday in the Blue Jays' 10-0 win over Liepsic in the Division VII title game in Akron. It marked Delphos St. John's first-ever state title in baseball. Read Hal McCoy in Sunday's Press Pros.

Cam Elwer returns overnight to pitch Delphos St. John to the Division VII finals on Saturday...third baseman Jackson Wiechert's fifth inning triple led to the winning margin in 5-3 decision over #1 Tiffin Calvert. Hal Mccoy writes for Press Pros....

St. Henry coach Mike Gast casts an eye on a diminishing 2-0 lead against Berlin Hiland in the fourth inning of Thursday's Division VI semi-final game at Canal Park in Akron. Three-time champion Berlin Hiland scored six runs in the fourth inning and ultimately ended St. Henry's sparkling season at 26-4. Hal McCoy writes for Press Pros from Akron.

To have two MAC schools competing for a baseball title next week should come as no surprise...and there could have been three.  The reason why there's always a MAC team in the race?  It's the result of simple competitive choice.

One could make the case the cards were stacked against them.  But St. Henry and coach Mike Gast never considered it, fighting through regional 'host' Patrick Henry to advance to Thursday's title round. Read more about the game in Thursday's Press Pros.....