A seven-run fifth inning helped Lincoln down Champaign Centennial 14-4 in a five-inning, run-rule win on Wednesday in Class 3A high school baseball Regional semifinal action from Champaign.

The Railsplitters' seven-run rally started with two outs and a 7-4 lead. Drew Hayes doubled in Austin Lucas who had singled, then Parker Graue brought in Hayes to make it 9-4. Back-to-back-to-back run-scoring singles from Owen Comstock, Kyle Koehler, and Ashton Corley stretched the lead to 14-4. 

Hayes and Graue each finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Lincoln. Hayes had a double. Koehler was 1-for-3 with two runs batted in. Corley was 2-for-4 with an RBI while Lucas finished 1-for-4 with an RBI. 

Carson Fuiten and Graue combined to limit the Chargers to four runs on four hits with four strikeouts and combined to issue four walks. 

Lincoln goes to 16-16 overall. The Railsplitters advance to Saturday's Regional Championship to take on top-seeded Champaign Central at 11 am at Champaign Central High School.

High school baseball Class 1A Sectional semifinal action from Wednesday

At Arcola

Argenta-Oreana    0

Salt Fork        10

At Peru St. Bede

Varna-Midland    0

Heyworth        2

Lexington    3

Henry-Senachwine    1

High School Baseball Class 2A Sectional semifinal action from Wednesday

At Chillicothe

Eureka    2

Sherrard    1

Illinois Valley Central)    4

Peoria Notre Dame    0

At Millikin U

Tolono Unity    6

Normal U-High    4

At Pleasant Plains

Pleasant Plains    9

Auburn    0

North Mac    1

Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin    12

High School Baseball Class 3A Regional semifinal action from Wednesday

At Champaign Central

Champaign Central    13    F-5

Urbana        0

At East Peoria

Dunlap    2

Peoria Richwoods    1

East Peoria    2

Limestone    4

At Jacksonville 

Chatham-Glenwood    4

Springfield Southeast    1

Jacksonville    2

Springfield        0

At Mt. Zion

Rochester    9

Decatur MacArthur    2

Mt. Zion    9

Taylorville    1

At Rantoul

Mahomet-Seymour    10    F-5

Danville        0

Bloomington    2

Rantoul    3

At Washington

Washington    6

Metamora    0

Geneseo    10

Morton    3

High School Baseball Class 4A Regional semifinal action today

At Normal West

Normal West         4:30pm

Bradley-Bourbonnais

High School softball Class 2A Sectional semifinal action from Wednesday

At Macomb

Auburn     4

Olympia    0

High School softball Class 3A Regional semifinal action from Wednesday

At Rantoul

Champaign Central    4

Rantoul    1

Mahomet-Seymour    2    F-8

Danville        1