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Published May 20, 2008 02:48 am - Then, there were three... as in area teams still involved in tournament play. Northeastern Conference champion Jefferson, fellow league member Edgewood and Premier Athletic Conference co-leader Riverside earned sectional championships last week and will charge into district tournament play this week. Baseball Insider: The Sweet 16 is the goal Jefferson, Edgewood, Riverside still alive on tournament trail as district play looms Star Beacon Then, there were three... as in area teams still involved in tournament play. Northeastern Conference champion Jefferson, fellow league member Edgewood and Premier Athletic Conference co-leader Riverside earned sectional championships last week and will charge into district tournament play this week.
Jefferson and Edgewood will play Division II district semifinal games on Thursday at the Havens Complex in Jefferson, while Riverside will play a Division I district semifinal on Wednesday at Euclid. Coach Scott Barber’s Falcons (21-6) will tangle with Lake Catholic at Cotton Field. The Falcons are rated seventh in the final Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association state poll, while the Cougars are rated one notch better in sixth. Coach Steve Kray’s Warriors (16-7) will tangle with Chagrin Falls in the other district semifinal on Thursday in Jefferson at Kidder Field. The two winners on Thursday will square off at Cotton Field on Friday for the right to advance to the Sweet 16. “Lake Catholic is a good team, obviously,” Barber said. “They have a couple of good pitchers, not really overpowering, but they’re good pitchers.” Barber believes his squad will have its opportunities to make something happen on Thursday. “It comes down to us not making mistakes, but also taking advantage of our chances when we get them, because I do believe we will get them,” he said. “Lake Catholic will make you throw strikes and they play good defense, but I do believe we’ll have our chances.” Barber said Andy Saksa will be on the hill for the Falcons, but everyone will be available. Saksa is 6-1 with a 1.07 earned run average on the season, allowing 42 hits, seven earned runs and striking out 50 and walking nine in 46 innings of work. “You play to win one,” he said when asked about the possibility of coming back and playing the next day in the district final. “You play for today and worry about tomorrow tomorrow. “I know it sounds cliche, but it’s the only way to go.” Jefferson has an unfathomable 11 players hitting .294 or better — led by .400-plus hitters Ryan Morford (.494) and Saksa (.404) — followed by Dustin Volanski (.393), Zak Blair (.391), J.D. Drews (.382), C.J. Graf (.368), Zak Graf (.357), Anthony Paneto (.333), Kyle Gilchrist (.308), Johnathan Wilson (.297) and Kevin Placek (.294). Kray believes the Jefferson-Lake Catholic clash could be one for the ages. “That’s two great teams locking horns right there,” he said. “They both do pretty much everything well. “I’m sure Scott will have his group ready to go.” 
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