Hayfield Claims Section 1-1A Baseball Championship over Southland, Earns Fourth State Trip Since 2019

Hayfield claims Section 1-1A baseball championship over Southland, earns fourth state trip since 2019

AUSTIN — For the fourth time in six years, Hayfield will represent Section 1 at the Class 1A state baseball tournament. The No. 4-seeded Vikings clinched the Section 1, Class 1A title over No. 3 Southland 4-3 on Wednesday at Riverland Community College in Austin. Hayfield scored three runs, all with two outs, in the bottom of the sixth inning to help seal the deal, said Hayfield head coach Kasey Krekling. Ben Nelson recorded the win on the mound…

Fight to the finish: Vikings climb out of a hole to win Section 1A title  - Austin Daily Herald

The No. 4 seeded Hayfield baseball team hasn’t quit all season, and the Vikings weren’t about to give in when facing a two-run deficit in the late innings of a Section 1A championship tilt in Seltz Field Wednesday. Although they would’ve had another game to get a chance at state if they would’ve lost, Hayfield dug deep and scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take the lead in a 4-3 win over No. 3 Southland to earn its fourth tr…