13th State Tournament appearance - 4th straight
The 4th straight Class C State Tournament for the Waterville Indians amateur baseball team was much different than the last few times they have advanced.
This year the Indians, rated No. 5 in Class C, will be heading to State as the No. 1 seed out of Region 5C, after defeating Pine Island, 12-2, in seven innings Friday, August 8 in Waterville.
The last three years the Indians had to win a couple of elimination games in order to advance. And they were always battling Jordan for the Region Championship. Jordan has now moved to Class B, which helped all Class C teams. Jordan is a perennial State Tourney team who have placed many times in the top five.
Now Waterville, with their fourth straight and 13th overall State Tournament appearance is becoming the thorn in most teams’ sides.
The Indians will play Litchfield Blue (13-9 overall) Sunday, August 17 at 11 a.m. in Hutchinson. Litchfield was the number 3 seed out of Region 6C. They were upset by Howard Lake (5-3) in the semifinals but rebounded to defeat St. Nicholas (5-1) and Dassel-Cokato (6-0) to advance.
They are one of four teams from the North Star League to advance to State. Howard Lake joins the Blue in the Class C Tournament. Hutchinson and Maple Lake will play in the Class B Tournament.
Other teams from the area playing in the Class C State Tourney include...
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