Local Sports Report - May 24-27

South Dearborn softball and baseball, Rising Sun baseball, and Switzerland County softball teams became sectional champions over Memorial Day weekend.

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FRIDAY, MAY 24

BASEBALL

IHSAA 4A Sectional 14 at East Central – Semi-Finals

Columbus East 2, Bloomington South 1

Columbus North 13, East Central 0 – Columbus North no-hit East Central, ending the Trojans’ season.

IHSAA 3A Sectional 29 at South Dearborn – First Round

South Dearborn 5, Franklin County 3

Rushville 1, Batesville 0

SOFTBALL

IHSAA 3A Sectional 29 at Madison Consolidated – Championship

South Dearborn 9, Greensburg 0 – South Dearborn is the sectional champion. It is their first sectional title since 2014. The Knights (22-8) advance to the IHSAA 3A Regional to play Silver Creek (11-9) on Tuesday, May 28.

Your Lady Knights are the 2019 Sectional 29 Champions! #TheKnightWay #WeAreSD #LadyKnightsSoftball pic.twitter.com/jqWlSaQuCD

— South Dearborn H.S. (@SouthDearbornHS) May 24, 2019

IHSAA 2A Sectional 45 at Switzerland County – Championship

Switzerland County 12, Southwestern 2 – Switz wins the sectional championship. The Pacers (16-7) move on to the IHSAA 2A Regional where they will play against Paoli (10-12) on Tuesday, May 28.

Congratulations Switzerland County Pacers, 2019 softball Sectional 45 Champions! #GoPacers pic.twitter.com/81NTOseQNY

— Mr. Rod Hite (@Rod_Hite) May 24, 2019

SATURDAY, MAY 25

BASEBALL

IHSAA 3A Sectional 29 at South Dearborn – Semi-Finals

Madison 4, Greensburg 2

South Dearborn 17, Rushville 7

MONDAY, MAY 27

BASEBALL

IHSAA 4A Sectional 14 at East Central – Championship

Columbus East 5, Columbus North 3

IHSAA 3A Sectional 29 at South Dearborn – Championship

South Dearborn 16, Madison 1 – South Dearborn wins the sectional championship, the Knights’ first since 2015. SD (16-6) advances to the 3A Regional where they will play against Silver Creek (21-6) at Evansville Bosse on Saturday, June 1.

Congratulations to the SDHS Knights Baseball team, 2019 Sectional Champions! #WeAreSD #TheKnightWay pic.twitter.com/YcyD5eRdLN

— South Dearborn H.S. (@SouthDearbornHS) May 27, 2019

IHSAA 1A Section 60 at Jac-Cen-Del

Semi-Final – Oldenburg Academy 3, Hauser 2

Semi-Final – Rising Sun 8, South Decatur 0 – Landon Cole led Rising Sun’s offense with a home run, 3 RBI and 2 runs. Payton Bell added 2 hits and 2 RBI. Steven Jimenez struck out 14 hitters in a 2-hit, 7-inning performance on the mound.

Championship – Rising Sun 6, Oldenburg Academy 0 – Rising Sun becomes the sectional champion for the second time in three seasons. Brayden Bush starred with a home run and a triple for 3 RBI and 2 runs scored. He also earned the pitching win by striking out 14 hitters in 6.1 innings with just 3 hits and 3 walks surrendered. The Shiners (18-6) will play against Shakamak (13-7) in the 1A Regional at Morristown on Saturday, June 1.

IHSAA 1A Baseball Sectional # 60 Championship

Shiners Win! pic.twitter.com/yCjgu9lcz0

— Rising Sun Shiners (@rsshiners) May 28, 2019