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.....

Senior Ian Bergman celebrates his masterful day, when masterful meant the Versailles Tigers moving on to the regional final. Bill Sturwold's Tigers showed all the signs of a team prepped for an ultimate matchup Wednesday wit a state Final Four bid on the line. Read more in Wednesday's Press Pros.

Versailles couldn't have started worse, or finished better...Tigers get a miraculous relief performance from Ian Bergman (above), overcome a 5-run first inning deficit, and benefited from some old Bill Sturwold synergy to beat Carlisle in the Division V District Semi-Final, 12-5.