WIAA State Spring Baseball Tournament Preview: Division 3
Tuesday, June 13th, 2017 -- 1:23 PM
The 70th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Spring Baseball State Tournament is going on now thru Thursday at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. Here's a preview of the Division 3 Field.....LAST YEAR: St. Mary Catholic capped an undefeated season by defeating Prairie du Chien 5-1 to win the Division 3 championship.
Wednesday, June 14
Division 3 Semifinals - 1 p.m.
Game 1 - Cumberland (18-6) vs. Aquinas (19-10)
Game 2 - Iola-Scandinavia (17-6) vs. Laconia (12-11)*
Thursday, June 15
Division 3 Final - 12:05 p.m.
THE DIVISION 3 FIELD: Aquinas makes its sixth appearance in the tournament and its second in the past three seasons. The Blugolds won the State title in 2007 and have finished runner-up in 2008, 2010 and 2015. They finished runner-up in the Mississippi Valley Conference this season. They advanced their way through the Whitehall Sectional by blanking Wisconsin Heights 6-0 in the final. Prior to joining the WIAA, the Blugolds won four straight baseball titles in the former WISAA (1984-87). Cumberland returns to the State Tournament for the fifth time overall and for the first time since a runner-up finish in Division 2 in 1998. The Beavers’ other three appearances came in 1984, 1989 and 1990. Each resulted in losses in the semifinals. They represent the Cumberland Sectional following an 8-3 triumph over Durand in the sectional final. The Beavers placed second in the Heart O’North Conference this season. Iola-Scandinavia and Laconia will be experiencing the State Tournament for the first time. The Thunderbirds’ advance to the semifinals comes virtue of a 6-3 victory over Coleman in the Crivitz Sectional final. During the regular season, they finished third in the Central Wisconsin 8 Conference. The Spartans’ initial appearance is the result of an 8-2 decision over Kenosha St. Joseph in the Markesan Sectional final. They placed fifth in the Flyway Conference standings this year.
FINALS AIRED LIVE ON FS WISCONSIN: Watch the WIAA State Spring Baseball Championship finals of Divisions 3 and 4 live on FS Wisconsin and the Divisions 1 and 2 finals on the FS Wisconsin Plus Channel. Check local cable listings for the channel in your area.
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