As heard on WHOW and at dewittdailynews.com, early offense paced the Champaign Central Maroons past the Clinton Maroons 10-0 in 5 innings Wednesday afternoon from McKinley Field in Champaign in Class 3A boys baseball regional action.

Champaign Central capped a four run fourth inning with a three-run home run by Marshall Thompson and the Maroons added four more in the second.

Illinois State commit Joe Aielts hit a solo home run in the fourth inning.

Northern Illinois commit Alec Barger went 1-for-2 with a triple, two runs scored and a stolen base. Matt Brown, Tanner Gordon and Joe Bagger each had triples for Champaign Central, who will play for a Regional title Saturday morning.

The Stephen York Country Financial Player of the game, Jacob Overton led the game off with a double. He finished 1-for-3.

Mac Hickman, Tanner White and Cody Wheery each had base hits and Dylan Walsh was hit by a pitch.

Philip Swartz threw five complete innings as Clinton left four runners on base, three in scoring position.

Clinton finishes their 2016 season 7-20. 

Class 3A Regional results:

At Dunlap

Limestone3  F/12
Dunlap 2

Peoria Richwoods 2
Illinois Valley Central 1

At Galesburg

Rock Island Alleman 3 F-5
Peoria Notre Dame 14

At Mattoon

Champaign Centennial 3

Mattoon  1

Mahomet-Seymour 11
Charleston 3

At Metamora

Morton 3
East Peoria6

Washington 4
Bloomington 2

At Springfield Lanphier

Decatur Eisenhower 0
Springfield 11

Lincoln 4
Rochester 8

At Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin

Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin  19 F-5
Taylorville   0

Chatham Glenwood 13 F-5
Jacksonville 3

Class 4A Regional results:

At Bradley-Bourbonnais

Normal Community 3
Joliet West 7

Class 2A Sectional results:

At Champaign St. Thomas More

St. Joseph-Ogden  6

Paxton-Buckley-Loda 2

At Pleasant Plains

Beardstown 2
Maroa-Forsyth 1

At Illinois Wesleyan

LeRoy  8
Henry-Senachwine 6

At Danville Schlarman

Central A & M 4
Catlin Salt Fork 9