West Side took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Sammy Platt started the rally with a double. Maddox Jones doubled. Platt scored on a fielder’s choice groundout by Jaxson Bohlen. Then a double by Brady Karwisch scored Jones.
West Side scored six runs in the third. Carter Jackson drove in the first run with a single. A double by Nate Lineback scored two runs. A single by Asher Roy scored the fourth run. Lineback stole home for the fifth run. And Boheln was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring in the sixth run of the inning.
West Side extended its lead to 10-0 with two runs in the fourth. Timmy Saurber and Platt drove in runs with singles.
West Side advances to the Great Lakes Regional tournament Aug. 6-10 in Whitestown, Ind. It will play its first game at 4 p.m. Aug. 7 against the Illinois or Kentucky champion. The game will air on ESPN+.
West Side won the regional last season for the first time since 2010.
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