Saints, Aces win in playoffs
St. Benedict and Lonsdale botb claimed wins on Friday, July 26, to win their DRS Baseball best-of-three series 2 games to 1 and advance to the Region 3C playoffs, which begin Sunday, July 28.
St. Benedict’s Nick Heitkamp drove in two runs with a double in the bottom of the ninth to give the Saints a 4-3 win over Union Hill.
Lonsdale defeated Veseli 8-5 to claim their spot in the region tournament.
The eight-team double-elimination Region 3C playoffs begin Sunday with the following match-ups scheduled.
Lonsdale at No. 1 seed New Market, 1 p.m.
Montgomery at No. 4 seed Faribault, 4 p.m.
St. Benedict No. 2 seed St. Patrick, 4 p.m.
Prior Lake at No. 3 seed New Prague, 1 p.m.
The DRS Twitter Account has announced that due to the weather forecast, it is possible the 4 p.m. Sunday games could be moved to earlier in the afternoon. No decision has been made as of 1 p.m. Saturday.