Bradford seniors Dalten Skinner, Landon Monnin, Ben Kitts and Brendan Baker hold the D-IV district championship trophy after Bradford’s win over Troy Christian Wednesday.
Photo Provided By Don Selanders
HOUSTON — The Bradford baseball team continued a big week with an 11-8 win over Troy Christian Wednesday in a D-IV district final at Houston High School.
The Railroaders were coming off a 2-0 win over Fort Loramie — the sixth ranked team in the state — on Monday/
Bradford, 21-10, will play 14-9 Southeastern in a D-IV regional semifinal at 2 p.m. June 1 at Springfield.
The Railroaders rallied from a 5-deficit Thursday, scoring two runs in the home third and seven more in the fourth to take a 10-5 lead.
Bradford was leading 11-5, before Troy Christian scored three runs in the seventh inning to keep things interesting.
Landon Monnin pitched an eight-hitter for Bradford with six strikeouts and three walks.
He helped himself at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and scoring three runs.
Hudson Hill added two RBIs and Owen Canan scored two runs.
Ben Major was 2-for-4 with three RBIs for Troy Christian.
Rylee Huber was 2-for-3 and Marcus O’Neal had a double.
Zane Harris, Andrew Knostman, Paul McDonald an Rylee Huber combined on a nine-hitter, striking out six and walking three.
