IOLA, WI- Amherst and Seymour will meet Monday evening with the Region 3 championship on the line after surviving a competitive weekend at Scandinavia Memorial Field.
Amherst remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, opening with a 10-0 win over Clintonville before defeating Edgar 13-4. Amherst then edged Wittenberg 9-8 on Sunday to earn a spot in the championship game.
Seymour battled through the elimination bracket after falling to Wittenberg 5-4 in its opener. Seymour responded with a 14-4 victory over Clintonville before eliminating Iola 5-3. In Sunday’s nightcap, Seymour staged a dramatic comeback, scoring four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning without recording an out to defeat Wittenberg 5-4 and advance to the title game.
Wittenberg also made an impressive run, defeating Seymour 5-4 and Iola 12-2 before suffering back-to-back one-run losses to Amherst and Seymour.
The Region 3 championship game is scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday. If Seymour defeats unbeaten Amherst, a winner-take-all championship game will follow at 7:30 p.m.
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