North Clay Drops Into Third Place Game at SIJHSAA State Tourney

North Clay (Louisville) saw its bid for a state championship come to an end with a 12-1 loss to Nashville in semifinal round play of the SIJHSAA Class M State Baseball Tournament Tuesday.

Nashville had 12 hits in the game while North Clay committed five errors. North Clay had four hits in the game led by Quincy Aldrich with a double, home run and an RBI.

North Clay drops into the third place game against Red Bud, a 12-4 loser to Goreville, at 1 p.m. Thursday. Goreville will take on Nashville for the champoinship at 3 p.m.

Class M State Tournament

Nashville            131    230    2    --    12-12-1

North Clay          001    000    0    --      1-  4-5

WP -- Bultman. LP -- Zimdars.

Nashville -- Schnitker, 2 singles; Bultman, single, 2 RBI; Stevenson, double; Bergmann, single, triple, 1 RBI; Paszkiewics, 2 singles; Parker, single; Guinup, single, double, 1 RBI; Parker, single, 1 RBI

North Clay -- Zimmerman, single; Aldrich, double, home run, 1 RBI; VanDyke, single