Toronto to play for state championship
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AKRON -- The Toronto baseball team will play for a state championship on Sunday.
The Red Knights earned a spot in Division IV championship game with a 8-0 win over Antwerp on Friday night at Canal Park in Akron.
The start of the game was delayed for more than 90 minutes by a Divison I semifinal between Cleveland St. Ignatius and Hilliard Darby going a tournament record 13 innings.
Once the game got started, Zac Berger opened the scoring in the top of the second with an RBI single to make it 1-0.
Brendan Matyas stole third base and scored on an error in the top of the third, then Nate Karaffa doubled and scored on another error to push the lead to 3-0.
Berger led off the top of the fourth with a single, then scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-0.
Karaffa hit a bases-clearing triple with two out in the top of the seventh inning to make it a 7-0 lead, then a two-out, RBI single by Nick Sninchak pushed the advantage to 8-0.
AJ Clegg continued his strong tournament with a complete game shutout, fanning seven batters.
The Red Knights (26-5), ranked sixth in the final AP Poll, will face No. 4 Jeromesville Hillsdale (23-2) at 1 p.m. on Sunday for the state championship.