Fri - 10 May
Written by Metro Sports Report
CLINTON – The Kirkwood baseball team picked the right time to play one of its best games of the season Friday.
The Eagles walloped 19th-ranked DMACC, 10-0, in six innings in the winners bracket semifinals of the regional tournament as Ashford Field.
Kirkwood (33-18) will face Southeastern (40-17) in the winners bracket finals Saturday at 6 p.m., needing two victories to win the regional title for the second straight year.
The Eagles are the No. 5 seed in the regional, but they’ve already defeated No. 4 seed Northeast and No. 1 seed DMACC in the first two rounds. Northeast and DMACC both won their regular-season series against Kirkwood this year, 3-1, but the Eagles have made amends in the postseason.
Carter Lawler (5-3) pitched a strong game against DMACC. He pitched a complete game, allowing only three hits in six innings with six strikeouts and three walks.
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