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Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart comes out on top of power-packed D4 district
Butch Harmon
Sports Scene
Area baseball teams battled for district hardware with several local teams winning titles and heading on to this week’s regional level.
Following is a look at the district winners from the area.
MT. PLEASANT SACRED HEART
In a Division 4 district that included two of the top three-ranked teams in the state, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart came away with the prize.
Sacred Heart, ranked second in the state in Division 4, defeated third-ranked and defending Division 4 state champion Beal City 9-0 in the district championship game. With the win, Sacred Heart improved to 30-6 for the season.
Sacred Heart moves on to the regional semifinal game that it hosts where it will face off against Merrill (19-14) on Wednesday. The winner of that game will play the winner of the Portland St. Patrick/Dansville game in the regional finals at Central Michigan University on Saturday. St. Patrick is the No. 1-ranked Division 4 team in the state.
MERRILL
Merrill came out on top of the St. Charles district as the Vandals turned back Saginaw Nouvel Catholic 12-7 in the district title game. With the win Merrill improved to 19-14 for the season.
Merrill moves on to the regional semifinals at Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart where it will face Sacred Heart (30-6), the No. 2-ranked team in the state in Division 4, on Wednesday. The winner of that semifinal will play the winner of the Portland St. Patrick/Dansville semifinal for the regional championship on Saturday at Central Michigan University.
PORTLAND ST. PATRICK
Portland St. Patrick, the No. 1-ranked team in the state in Division 1, lived up to its lofty ranking by winning the title in thrilling fashion at the Fulton-Middleton district. St. Patrick outlasted host Fulton-Middleton 12-11 in the district championship game. With the win, St. Patrick improved to 29-1 for the season.
St. Patrick moves on to the regional semifinals where it will play Dansville (15-17) on Wednesday at Fulton-Middleton High School. The winner of that game will play the winner of the Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart/Merrill semifinal in the regional finals on Saturday at Central Michigan University. Sacred Heart is ranked second in the state in Division 4
DANSVILLE
Dansville won the championship at the district it hosted as it defeated Potterville 10-1 in the district title game. With the win, Dansville improved to 15-17 for the season.
Dansville heads on to the regional semifinals where it will play Portland St. Patrick (2916) on Wednesday at Fulton-Middleton High School. The winner of that semifinal will play the winner of the Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart/Merrill semifinal in the regional finals Saturday at Central Michigan University.