The Russiaville Youth Baseball League’s 12-year-old All-Stars are heading to the Cal Ripken Ohio Valley Regional after winning the Northern State championship over the weekend at St. John. Russiaville went 5-1 over the three-day tournament.
In pool play, Russiaville dropped its pool opener, putting it in a bad spot. But Russiaville bounced back to beat Concord 2-1 with a walk-off hit and beat Portage 18-6 for a 2-1 pool finish. As one of the top two teams in the pool, Russiaville advanced to a single-elimination bracket play. There, Russiaville beat South Bend Eastside 10-9 in eight innings, beat Crown Point Black 4-2 in a semifinal and beat Crown Point White 11-4 in the final.
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