Baseball & Soccer Semifinal Roundup

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TUESDAY SEMIFINAL ROUNDUP

Today, we recap Tuesday's baseball and soccer semifinal action. Follow tonight's scoreboard HERE and visit ScoreATL.com for more coverage.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

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SOCCER: TUESDAY SEMIFINAL ROUNDUP

By Craig Sager II

The Lambert girls used a 3-0 win over Brookwood to advance to the Class AAAAAAA State Finals. The Longhorns are now a perfect 22-0 on the year and have outscored their opponents 107-3. Meeting them in this weekend’s final is North Gwinnett, which went into overtime with Parkview 2-2, and defeated the Panthers in PK’s 4-3.

The Dacula girls led Heritage-Conyers 1-0 at the half and poured on a five-goal second half to stamp a 6-0 win. The Falcons will meet with Harrison in the Class AAAAAA championship after the Hoyas defeated Johns Creek 4-2 in PK’s.

The McIntosh girls defeated Riverwood 3-0 to advance to the Class AAAAA finals for a fourth consecutive year. The Chiefs found the net just 11 seconds into the match on a goal by Bailey Wagenknecht. Grace Podolski pushed the lead to 2-0 with 28 minutes left in the match and Wagenknecht completed her brace with 13:53 left on the clock. The Chiefs will face Whitewater in the finals, after the Wildcats’ 2-1 win over Carrollton.

St. Pius defeated Blessed Trinity 3-2 and will meet with Flowery Branch in the Class AAAA girls finals after the Falcons’ 2-1 win over Columbus. Westminster topped Greater Atlanta Christian 4-1 and Lovett scored a 1-0 win over Jefferson to set up an all-Region 5 showdown in the girls Class AAA finals. Westminster defeated Lovett 4-0 on the road when the two teams met on April 5.

Vidalia secured a finals berth on Monday with a 2-1 win over Model and will face St. Vincent’s Academy in the Class AA girls finals after its 2-0 win over Bremen Tuesday night.

In Class AAAAAAA boys defending state champion Lambert squared off with 2017 state champion Meadowcreek. The Mustangs struck first, but Lambert’s Kyler Darsey netted the equalizer with five minutes left in the first half and the score held until the end of regulation and overtime.

Leading 4-3 in PK’s, Lambert’s Nick Alliston netted the game-clinching goal as the Longhorns took the shootout 5-3. Lambert faces Lakeside next after the Vikings’ 2-1 win over Milton.

Dalton improved to 23-0 with a 6-1 win over Pope and will face Gainesville in the boys Class AAAAAA finals after the Red Elephants forced overtime 2-2 and scored a dramatic 3-2 shootout win over Cambridge.

Starr’s Mill advanced past Johnson-Gainesville in Class AAAAA and McIntosh used a 3-0 win over Whitewater to advance to the state championships for the first time in program history. In Class AAAA, Oconee County and Southeast Whitfield ended regulation 3-3 and Oconee County took PK’s 5-4 to set up a showdown with Upson-Lee, which defeated Druid Hills in PK’s.

Two-time defending Class AAA champion Westminster is returning to the finals after topping Jefferson 3-0 on Tuesday and Coahulla Creek scored a 2-1 win over Benedictine to punch its finals ticket.

In Class AA, Union County was a 3-0 winner over Vidalia and Thomasville cruised past Putnam County 6-1.

BASEBALL: TUESDAY SEMIFINAL ROUNDUP

By Craig Sager II

In Class AAAAAAA, Hillgrove swept Grayson (9-4, 4-1) and awaits the winner of Parkview and North Gwinnett, which had to postpone their double-header to Wednesday due to field issues. Two-time defending Class AAAAAA state champion Pope dominated Harrison 12-0 in Game 1, but the Hoyas grabbed a 5-3 win Game 2 that will force a winner-take-all Game 3 Wednesday at 6 p.m. On the other side of the bracket, Heritage-Conyers and Effingham County also split Tuesday’s double-header, with the Generals taking Game 1 (4-1) and falling to Effingham County 11-6 in Game 2.

In Class AAAAAA, Locust Grove jumped out to a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the third inning, but Loganville roared back with eight unanswered runs to take Game 1 (11-5). The Red Devils completed the sweep with a 6-1 win. Ola swept Decatur (11-10, 6-4) and will take on Loganville in search of the program’s first state title.

In Class AAAA, Region 7 rivals Denmark and Blessed Trinity are set to face off Wednesday in a decisive Game 3 after splitting on Tuesday. Visiting Denmark opened up a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning in Game 1, but CJ Abrams and Steele Chambers were both driven home on sacrifice flies in the bottom of the frame to put Blessed Trinity up 2-1. The Titans grew the lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the third before Denmark’s Trevor Bryk hit a two-run homer to bring the Danes within 4-3 heading into the bottom of the sixth where Chambers would drive in two more runs and give Blessed Trinity a 6-3 victory. In Game 2, the teams were tied 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh and Logan DeLong drew a bases-loaded walk to give the Danes a 4-3 win. Northside-Columbus and North Oconee are also heading to a third game after the Titans took Game 1 6-5 and Northside answered with a 6-5 Game 2 win. In Game 1, North Oconee trailed Northside-Columbus 5-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. The Titans loaded the bases with nobody out and shrunk the deficit to one run and then Bubba Chandler batted in Tanner Evilsizor and Woody Barks to score the walk-off win.

The field in Class AAA is set with Pace Academy sweeping North Hall (9-1, 8-4) and Pike County sweeping Hart County (9-2, 4-3) on Tuesday. Both Class AA series are tied after Bleckley County’s (1-0, 8-2) split with Jeff Davis and Callaway’s (5-4, 4-0) split with Rockmart.

Gordon Lee swept Bowdon (3-0, 13-4) in Class A-Public and awaits the winner of the Schley County vs. Irwin County series after Schley’s 6-4 win Game 1 and Irwin County’s 6-0 Game 2 triumph. In Class A-Private, No. 20 seed Hebron Christian stunned top-seed Tattnall Square 9-8 in Game 1, but Tattnall Square split the series with a 7-3 win Game 2.

Tomorrow’s winner will meet with the winner of Wesleyan and Savannah Christian, which split their series (14-2 Wesleyan and 6-3 Savannah Christian).

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