This afternoon, the Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers boy's baseball team will be looking to make its first appearance in the state finals when they take on South Central from Illinois State's Duffy-Bass Field.
The Hilltoppers rolled Kewanee-Wethersfield 11-1 in five innings Monday in the ISU Supersectional.
South Central is MaxPreps No. 2 ranked team in Class 1A.
The 1A state finals feature four of the ranking's top 10 teams, with South Central the top-ranked. The first game of the day, a 10 am start, pits No. 7 Newark opposite No. 5 Father McGivney Catholic of Glen Carbon.
The winner's of the two contests meet up for the State championship at 7 pm with the losers playing for third place at 4 pm.
Hear all of today's Mt. Pulaski boy's baseball action on The Big 1520 AM/92.3 FM/106.5 FM WHOW and online at dewittdailynews.com, the WHOW mobile app and on Amazon Alexa.
Class 2A boy's state action for Friday:
At Illinois State University
Timothy Christian Elmhurst 10:00am
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin
Normal U-High 1:00pm
Freeburg
Class 3A state semifinal action today:
At Wintrust Field Schaumburg
Prairie Ridge 10:00am
Washington
Burbank St. Laurence 1:00pm
Springfield
