Battle for Substate 8 title showcasing top 3A pitchers

 HARLAN (July 22) -- Friday’s low-scoring district baseball opener - a 2-0 win over Atlantic - could be a prelude of what’s to come this postseason for fifth-ranked Harlan Community (25-7), which hosted Winterset (22-7) in Monday’s District 15 final.
 The Huskies held back their ace pitcher, Casey Young, on Friday and beat Carroll 12-2 in five innings. Young took a 5-1 record and 0.78 earned run average into the postseason and was impressive against HCHS in last year’s substate round. Northwestern University is among the schools that have recruited the talented left-hander, who was set to match up against Cyclone junior Connor Bruck (7-0, 1.11).
 If HCHS gets past the Huskies, they might face another NCAA Division I recruit in Logan Smith of Dallas Center-Grimes in Wednesday’s Substate 8 final. The Mustangs (23-14) throttled Creston 15-0 in four innings Friday and hosted ADM (12-16) on Monday. Smith (8-2, 1.11) has verbally committed to South Dakota State University. He threw just 49 pitches in four innings vs. the Panthers.

Class 3A, Substate 8 Baseball Tourney
District 15 Semifinal Scores: Friday, July 19 (at Harlan)
Harlan Community 2, Atlantic 0    Winterset 12, Carroll 2 (5)
District 15 Final: Monday, July 22
Winterset (22-7) at #5 Harlan Community (25-7), 7:00 p.m.
District 16 Semifinal Scores: Friday, July 19 (at Dallas Center)
Dallas Center-Grimes 15, Creston 0 (4)    ADM 15, Glenwood 3
District 16 Final: Monday, July 22
ADM (12-16) at Dallas Center-Grimes (23-14), 7:00 p.m.
Substate 8 Final: Wednesday, July 24 (Site TBD), 7:00 p.m.

Class 3A District Semifinal Scores (July 19)
Bishop Heelan 8, Le Mars 7
Storm Lake 8, Boyden-Hull/RV 7
Sgt. Bluff-Luton 11, Denison 0 (6)
Spencer 13, MOC-Floyd Valley 7

Class 4A Substate First Round Scores (July 19)
Lewis Central 7, Abraham Lincoln 2
Urbandale 10, Thomas Jefferson 0 (5)
Sioux City West 10, SC East 0 (5)
Waukee 8, Sioux City North 1

 
 

 

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