WIAA SPRING BASEBALL TOURNAMENT PREVEIW: DIVISION 4
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 -- 6:18 AM
The 69th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Spring Baseball State Tournament will take place Tuesday-Thursday, June 14-16, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis.Wednesday, June 15
Division 4 Semifinals - 8 a.m.
Game 1 - Ithaca (21-3) vs. Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran (13-7)
Game 2 - Pepin/Alma (18-7) vs. Rib Lake (19-4)
Thursday, June 16
Division 4 Final - 9:05 a.m.
LAST YEAR: Rio beat Ithaca 1-0 in the Division 4 championship game.
THE DIVISION 4 FIELD: Last year’s runner-up Ithaca makes its third straight appearance, which also accounts for its overall total. The Bulldogs fell in their semifinal match-up in their first State experience in 2014. They scored a 9-8 win over Hillsboro in the Weston Sectional final to earn a return to the State Tournament. The Bulldogs finished in first place in the Ridge & Valley Conference standings. Rib Lake returns to the State Tournament field for the second straight season and for the fourth time overall. The Redmen finished runner-up in Class C in 1981 and fell in the semifinals in 1985 and last season. They notched a six-inning, 11-1 victory over Gresham in the Rosholt Sectional final to remain in contention for the State title. The Redmen are the champions in the North Division of the Marawood Conference this year. Pepin/Alma makes its first appearance in the State Tournament as a co-op. As a stand-alone program, Alma advanced to the semifinals in 1967 when only one division existed. They also won the State Summer Baseball championship in their only appearance in that tournament in 1971. The Eagles finished runner-up to Spring Valley in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference this season. They advance to State through the Bruce Sectional following their 8-2 victory over Hurley in the final. Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran advances to the State Tournament for the first time. The Blazers defeated Catholic Central 7-6 in the Johnson Creek Sectional final to earn their initial berth. During the regular season, they finished fourth in the Packerland Conference.
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