WIAA SPRING BASEBALL TOURNAMENT PREVEIW: DIVISION 3
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 -- 1:38 PM
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 3 Semifinals - 1 p.m.
Game 1 - Prairie du Chien (24-1) vs. Markesan (24-0)
Game 2 - Unity (22-4) vs. St. Mary Catholic (24-0)
Thursday, June 16
Division 4 Final - 9:05 a.m.
Division 3 Final - 12:05 p.m.
LAST YEAR: Lake Country Lutheran captured the Division 3 championship by edging Aquinas 5-4.
THE DIVISION 3 FIELD: St. Mary Catholic returns to State for the fifth time and for the first time since 2012. The Zephyrs made three straight appearances from 2001-03, which produced a runner-up finish in 2003. They beat Marathon 7-4 in the final of the Pacelli Sectional to advance to the semifinals. They are the champions of the Eastern Wisconsin Conference this season. Prairie du Chien returns to the tournament field for the first time since finishing runner-up in Division 2 in 2008. The Blackhawks won the Division 2 championship in 1993. They earned their berth this year with a 12-3 victory over Arcadia in the Aquinas Sectional final. They are the champions of the Southwest Wisconsin Conference this year. Unity will experience the State Tournament for the first time following a 5-4 victory over Durand in the final of the sectional held in Durand. Prior to transitioning to the spring season, the Eagles made six appearances in the State Summer Baseball Tournament. They won the State title in 1992 between two runner-up finishes in 1991 and 1993. The Eagles finished first in the West Division of the Lakeland Conference this spring. It was 1957 when Markesan participated in its only State Tournament. That appearance resulted in a first-round defeat. The Hornets return almost six decades later thanks to a six-inning, 12-2 triumph over Palmyra-Eagle in the Ripon Sectional final. They won the title in the North Division of the Trailways Conference this year.
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