The Kingsburg Vikings baseball team will return to Valley Strong Stadium on Friday, May 30 with a chance to win a third straight Central Section Championship.
The Vikings, the No. 2 seed in the CIF Central Section Division II playoffs, defeated No. 3 seed Washington Union 1-0 on May 23 in a semifinals matchup in Kingsburg.
They will play No. 5 seed Ridgeview High School on May 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Kingsburg won back-to-back Division III Championships in 2023 and 2024 and now seek their first Division II Championship.
The Vikings were coming off a 4-3 win over No. 10 seed Paso Robles High School on May 21. The Vikings trailed 2-0 entering the bottom of the fifth inning, before scoring four runs, led by Elijah Durate who had a home run and three RBIs in the game.
Gavin Ekizian earned the win on the mound pitching five innings allowing just two runs and striking out six batters. Jensen Hirschkorn earned the Save.Â