Poland 11-year-old baseball stars win district title

Pitcher Dan Klase couldn’t hide his enthusiasm after striking out a Boardman batter to end the game and give Poland a 9-3 District 2 Little League victory and a return trip to the state tournament.

Klase pumped his fist and joined his teammates in celebration after Poland’s 11-year-olds captured the district championship at the Fields of Dreams behind Klase’s three-hit, six-strikeout performance.

Poland won the 10-year-old district title last year with most of the same players who will now advance to the 11-year-old state tournament in Defiance on July 31.