Mitch Carr pitched into the sixth inning after being handed a 12-0 lead after two innings and the Monticello Sages advanced in Class 2A boys baseball regional action with a 12-7 over Tolono Unity Wednesday from Champaign St. Thomas More.

Carr struck out nine over 5 1/3 innings and allowed five runs. Jeffery Wileaver and Nick Hopper finished off the victory for the Sages.

 

Carr also finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Alek Bundy and Alex Marquardt each walked twice.

 

The Sages advance to a Regional final Saturday afternoon in a matchup with Okaw Valley rival St. Joe-Ogden, who defeated Champaign St. Thomas More 14-7 Wednesday.

 

Class 2A baseball regional scores:

 

At Bloomington Central Catholic

 

Tri-Valley 11

Olympia 10

 

Bloomington Central Catholic 5

Hoopeston 7

 

At Kewanee Wethersfield

 

Dee-Mack 10

Farmington 9

 

At Maroa-Forsyth

 

Maroa-Forsyth 15

Meridian 0

 

Riverton 1

Sullivan 0

 

At Paris

 

Tuscola 2

Georgetown-Ridge Farm 9

 

Class 1A boys regional scores from Wednesday:

 

At Argenta-Oreana

 

Bethany Okaw Valley17

Decatur St. Teresa 7

 

At Ridgeview

 

Peoria Heights 10

(Ridgeview 0

 

At Cuba

 

Illini Bluffs 10

Illini Central 0

 

Delavan 4

Cuba 1