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Top-Seeded Panthers Reach Title Game

SOUTH DAYTON — Pine Valley took the lead with a three-run third inning and held on for a 6-3 Section VI Class D semifinal baseball victory over Brocton on Tuesday.

The top-seeded Panthers will now take on No. 3 Franklinville in Thursday’s 5 p.m. championship game.

Pine Valley entered the third inning trailing 3-1, but strung together five hits to take the lead. Bryce Sercu singled and Donovan Guglielmi hit an RBI double before Sam Hunt added an RBI single. With the game tied 3-3, Cameron Hayes doubled before George Kruszka drove in the go-ahead run with a triple.

The Panthers added on single runs in the fourth and sixth innings.

David Hunt threw a complete-game three-hitter with nine strikeouts and a walk for the victory.

Sercu went 3 for 4 with a triple and three runs scored; Guglielmi went 2 for 3 with a double, a walk, a run scored and an RBI; and Sam Hunt went 2 for 3 with an RBI.

No. 4 Brocton led 3-1 after its second inning as Damion Franklin was hit by a pitch, Grant Gustafson hit an RBI single, Donovan St. George hit an RBI double and Ryan Laurito hit an RBI single.

Kadin Ehmke walked two and struck out five for the Bulldogs.

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