As heard on WHOW, the Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers fell to the Newark Norsemen by a score of 6-2 on Thursday afternoon at ISU Duffy Bass Field. Freshman Landon Smith takes the loss pitching 7 innings, giving up 9 hits on 6 runs, walking 1, striking out 3, one hit batter, and one balk. Jackson Fricke was 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs. Evan Cooper was 2 for 3, Drew Martin was 1 for 3, and Landon Smith was 2 for 3.

Jared Slivka takes the win for Newark pitching 7 innings, allowing 6 hits on 2 runs, walking 1, and striking out 3.

With the loss, Mt. Pulaski falls to 21-3 and finishes 4th place in the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament. Newark improves to 27-2 and finishes 3rd.