WIAA State Spring Baseball: Division 2 Preview
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 -- 10:57 AM
The 67th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Spring Baseball State Tournament is underway at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. Here's a preview of the Division 2 Field....LAST YEAR: Lodi won the Division 2 title with a 6-2 victory over Notre Dame in the championship final.
Wednesday, June 18th
Division 2 Semifinals - 6 p.m.
Game 1 - Notre Dame (16-11) vs. Jefferson (25-3)
Game 2 - Viroqua (22-6) vs. Ripon (17-6)*
THE DIVISION 2 FIELD: Last year?s runner-up Notre Dame advances to the State Tournament for the second straight season for the third time in the last four years, which accounts for its overall total of appearances. The Tritons lost in the quarterfinals in their only other experience at State in 2011. They earned their way into the State semifinals with an 8-4 win over Freedom in the Chilton Sectional final. The Tritons placed fifth in the Fox River Classic Conference this season. Ripon is making its fifth State Tournament appearance and its first since 2011 when they won the Division 2 State title. The Tigers also won the title in 2000, as well as the Class B championship in 1988. They finished runner-up for the Eastern Valley Conference title this spring and earned their berth in the State Tournament with a 9-1 win over Big Foot in the Evansville Sectional final. Jefferson is returning to the tournament for the first time since 1998 and is also participating in its fifth State Tournament overall. The Eagles? furthest advance towards a State title came in 1994 when they finished runner-up. Their return to the State semifinals resulted from 5-4, eight-inning win over Waupun in the Waupun Sectional final. They are the champions of the North Division of the Rock Valley Conference this season. Viroqua beat Somerset 10-6 in the Altoona Sectional final to advance to State. It is the third overall appearance for the Blackhawks and the first since 1985, when they were the runner-up in Class B. They also posted a second-place finish in their only other appearance in 1981. The Blackhawks finished first in the Coulee Conference this season.
ALL GAMES STREAMED LIVE: The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals of all four divisions of the WIAA State Spring Baseball Tournament will be streamed live on the Internet at foxsportswisconsin.com.
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