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Male and St. Xavier Advance to 7th Region Baseball Final

The girls sixth region softball was postponed until Wednesday but the boys 7th region baseball went on as scheduled.

Top ten meeting in the nightcap between 2nd-ranked Eastern and number 7 Male.

The Bulldogs jumping on unbeaten Jonah Philley in the first...Male pitcher Blake Oyler lifts a single to right-center...Brandon Crabtree races home for a 1-0 lead.

Dalton Howell with a drive to deeper right-center...gets to the wall...Howell on his way to third...a couple more runs chased home for a 3-0 lead.  The Bulldogs added five more in the fifth.   They knock off the Eagles, 8-0.

Winner of that plays the winner of this Thursday for the Regional title...Kentucky Country Day and St. Xavier
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    1st batter of the game...David Clifford facing Jake Johnson, and Johnson crushes it over the left-field fence...lead off home run...1-0 Tigers.
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    Still in the 1st...Andrew Willinger, fly ball to deep right-center, too far for the KCD outfielders...Willinger in standing at 2nd...Austin Clemons scores easily from 3rd...2-0 Tigers
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    2nd inning...Johnson, check swing falls into left...Johnson went 5-for-5 with 5 rbi on the day...Gunnar Wagoner scores without a throw...3-0 Tigers
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    KCD trying to stay in it...Will Smith diving stop at 3rd, fires across the diamond to throw out Andrew McCormick.

4th inning, still 3-0...Tigers on the corners...suicide squeeze...executed perfectly by Clemons, scores Nate Stemle standing...4-0 St. X...they win it 9-0.