LA CROSSE, Wis. - The Coe College baseball team smashed Wisconsin-La Crosse, 11-5, in the winner's bracket finals of the NCAA Division III regional baseball tournament Friday night.

If the Kohawks (34-12) beat La Crosse (31-13) again Sunday, they'll make the College World Series for the first time in school history.

Wisconsin-La Crosse defeated Concordia, 10-3, in the loser's bracket final Saturday and will need two victories against Coe Sunday to win the Midwest regional title. The Kohawks need only one victory for the crown as the winner's bracket champion.

If Coe loses to La Crosse Sunday at noon, they'll play another game for the crown. If Coe beats La Crosse in the first game, the tournament will be over and the Kohawks will return home as champions.

The Division III national tournament will be played next week in Appleton, Wis.

Craig Konrardy and Michael Goerdt, batting 1-2 in the lineup, combined to go 10-for-11 at the plate with six runs scored and four RBIs Friday against La Crosse. Konrardy was 5-for-6 and Goerdt was 5-for-5.

AJ Reuter, Jack Hoffmann and Jory Heckenberg all had two hits and two RBIs for the Kohawks as the top five batters in the lineup went 16-for-26 with 10 RBIs.

Ben Jacobson was the beneficiary of all that offense Friday and was the winning pitcher.

The Kohawks broke the game open with six runs in the fourth inning for a 7-1 lead. They beat Wisconsin-La Crosse on La Crosse's home field.

Coe          100 601 003 - 11 18 1
La Crosse    010 000 202 - 5 9 0

W - Ben Jacobson. L - Shane Adler.