Prep Baseball Report

2A State Semifinal Preview





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By John Nolan

Assistant Director of Scouting

Regional tournaments have finally come to a close throughout the Commonwealth after a wet week wreaked havoc with the tournament. Hopefully, Mother Nature will be more cooperative this weekend as teams pack up their buses for the Spring Jubilees that are being hosted again this year by Radford University, Liberty University, and Robinson Secondary. Championship Saturday is looming large windshield, so here is a look at the State Tournament fields in each classification.

The 2A Semifinals will be played at Radford University on Friday, June 12. The State Championship game will be played at Radford on Saturday, June 13 at 1 pm.

maggie walker vs. no.25 virginia, 10am

Maggie Walker is the Conference 35 Champions and the Eastern Region Runners-up. Walker won games over Nottoway and George Mason before falling to Strasburg in the Region Championship game.

Virginia is defending 2A State Champions, the Clinch Mountain Conference 40 Champions, and the Western Region Champions. The Bearcats dominated their Regional competition, winning their three games by a score of 32-6. Virginia’s 2015 record is 24-2 headed into the State Tournament.

lebanon vs. no. 25 strasburg, 1pm

Lebanon is the number two seed out of the Clinch Mountain Conference 40 and the Western Region Runners-up. The Pioneers took down two strong teams in Grayson County and Appomattox to clinch their State Tournament berth before falling to Conference rival Virginia in the Regional Championship game.

Strasburg is the Conference 35 Champions and the Eastern Region Champions and enters the State Tournament with a 25-1 record. The Rams are a strong pitching and defense team that gave up two total runs in their three Regional Tournament victories.