Central Group III Baseball: Lawrence strikes early to advance past Hamilton West

Central Group III Baseball: Lawrence strikes early to advance past Hamilton West

LAWRENCE TWP. — Teak Toto and his Lawrence High baseball teammates have made it a point of emphasis to get off to a good start in the state playoffs. Toto reached base in all five plate appearances, Andrew Benitez homered in drove in four runs and the fourth-seeded Cardinals wasted no time jumping all over 12th-seeded Hamilton West in a 12-3 victory in the quarterfinal round of the Central Group III sectional on Thursday afternoon at Sonny Nicta…