WIAA State Girls Softball: Division 2 Preview
Monday, June 9th, 2014 -- 1:34 PM
The 39th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Softball State Tournament will take place this Thursday-Saturday, June 12-14, at the Goodman Diamond on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison. Here's a preview of the Division 2 Field.....LAST YEAR: New London scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to notch a 2-1 win over defending champion Baldwin-Woodville and capture the Division 2 title.
Thursday, June 12th
Division 2 Semifinals - 6 p.m.
Game-1: New London (18-5) vs. New Berlin Eisenhower (22-7) - 6 p.m.
Game-2: Mosinee (26-2) vs. McFarland (24-2) - 8 p.m
THE DIVISION 2 FIELD: Defending champion New London will make its third State appearance. Prior to winning the championship last season, the Bulldogs finished runner-up in 2005. Their 7-2 win over Wrightstown in the Freedom Sectional final earned them a return engagement in the State Tournament with sights on another title. They placed third in the Bay Conference standings this spring. New Berlin Eisenhower qualifies for State for the sixth time overall and for the first time since 2008, when the Lions captured the Division 2 championship. In the four appearances prior to that, the Lions were eliminated in the semifinal round. Their return to the State Tournament comes by virtue of a 4-3 win over Waupun in the Chilton Sectional final. The Lions are the champions of the Woodland Conference. McFarland qualifies for State for the second time. The only other appearance came in 2006, which resulted in a loss in the Division 2 semifinals. The Spartans ousted Marshall 6-4 in the final of the sectional played at McFarland to capture their berth in the State Tournament field. They are the champions of the Rock Valley Conference this season. Mosinee is experiencing the State Tournament for the first time. The Indians blanked last year?s runner-up and 2012 champion Baldwin-Woodville 2-0 in the Medford Sectional final to advance to the State semifinals. They finished atop the standings in the Great Northern Conference this season.
ALL GAMES STREAMED LIVE: The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals of all four divisions of the WIAA State Tournament will be streamed live on the Internet on foxsportswisconsin.com.
FINALS AIRED LIVE ON FS WISCONSIN: Watch the WIAA State Softball Championship finals of all four divisions live on FS Wisconsin. Check local cable listings for the channel in your area.
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