Sandy Creek's

baseball team is going to the state playoffs. The Patriots got wins over

Salem and Woodward Academy last week to qualify for the state tourney.

Eric Williams

pitched a one hitter against Salem, giving up a solo homerun in the seventh

inning and striking out five batters in the game. Sandy Creek won 6-1.

Jarrod Jones drove in two runs, including one off of a solo homerun, while

Dusty Bennett also had an RBI.

In the game

against Woodward Academy, Sandy Creek jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the

first inning. Griffin Hall, matt Harris and Bennett each had an RBI in

the inning. Hall went the distance on the mound as well, giving up seven

hits, striking out three batters and walking three.

The Patriots

are making their first trip to the state playoffs in school history and

will face Columbus in Columbus on Thursday.

Last weekend's

Region 4-AAAAA games were rained out with the exception of the first game

between Evans and McIntosh which Evans won 10-0. The other games were

scheduled to be made up Monday and Tuesday evening. The winning teams

will all qualify for the state tournament.

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