6A South Semifinal Match-ups

C.D. Hylton at Cosby, 4:30

Hylton is back in the regional semi-finals after two straight regional championships in the old Northwest Region after winning the Conference 4 championship and shutting out James River in the first round of the tournament. Hylton is 19-2 at the moment and is led by seniors Austin Magestro (UNCW), Brady Zinda (UMBC), Will Frazier (CCBC-Essex), and Brandon Barbery (VMI). Barbery will take the mound and looks to pitch a strong Bulldog team back to the state tournament.

Cosby is among the best teams in 6A and enters the game with a 21-0 record and coming off of victories over James River in the conference title game and Riverbend in the Regional quarterfinals. Hunter Williams led the way against Riverbend, striking out 10 batters in a complete game and driving in 4 runs.

Western Branch at Granby, 4:30 at Virginia Wesleyan

Western Branch is the Conference 2 tournament champion and advanced to the semifinals by defeating First Colonial 6-1 on Monday night. The Bruins carry a 22-2 record into the semis and were powered to victory against Colonial by home runs from Grant Miaorana and junior Alex Abbey. Zach Rutherford threw a complete game in the victory, allowing only 4 hits and walking none. Catcher Devon Fisher (UVA) is a player to watch for the Bruins.

Granby snuck by Woodside 2-1 in the quarterfinals on the power of a Trey Hanchey sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 7^th. Chase Anderson was dominant with a 12 strikeout complete game for the 18-4 Comets.