HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEW Division III state baseball
Who: Ursuline (18-9) vs. Millbury Lake (21-5).
What: Division III state semifinal.When: 3 p.m. Friday.Where: Bill Davis Stadium, Columbus.Also: Zane Trace (27-4) vs. Marion Pleasant (26-5), 11 a.m. Friday.State championship: 3 p.m. Saturday.Ursuline scouting report: Senior leadoff hitter and center fielder Justin Adams is hitting .343 and went 4-for-8 in the regional. Hitting second will be junior shortstop Scott Adair, a .308 hitter while batting third will be junior second baseman Erin Satterlee (.459). Junior John Angelo will pitch Friday, play right field Saturday if the Irish win and hit cleanup (.383). Senior catcher Brad Hochendoner (.351) will hit fifth. Senior outfielder Steve Stroney went 5-for-6 with five RBIs in the regional and hit .323 this year. Sophomore Josh Conkey (.267) hit 3-for-5 in the regional and will play third while at first will be senior Chuck Pregibon (.222). In left field will be junior Pat Sipusic (.243) who drove in four runs in the regional final and sophomore Kevin Barry (.248) will DH. Senior pitcher James Moorehead (6-2) threw a five-hitter in the regional championship game, a 13-1 decision over Chagrin Falls, while Angelo (6-3) held Wellington to two hits and struck out 14 in the regional semifinal, a 6-0 win. Other Irish players are senior catcher Mark Ziemanski, juniors Joe Smaldino (infield) and Joe Zoldak (outfield), sophomores Clay Petro (infield), Jake Bratek (infield) and John Metzinger (infield) and freshman Brad Borghetti (catcher).Millbury Lake (21-5) scouting report: In the rain-delayed Findlay regional semifinal played Monday, Millbury Lake defeated Tontogany Otsego 9-4 and Huron beat Heath 1-0. On Tuesday, Millbury Lake defeated Huron 3-1.Radio: WBBW-AM 1240
--Bill Sullivan