The Mudhens had to scratch and claw their way past the Paynesville Plums in the south half finals in three games to reach the Central Sub-state finals.  There whey will face Albany who defeated Annandale 2 games to none in the north finals.  The first two games of that best of three series will take place in St. Martin beginning at 6:00pm Saturday, July 27th.  If a third game is needed, it will be played Sunday evening in Avon.

Matt Moorse picked up the win by a 5-1 score with a complete game effort against Paynesville in game one of the series in Bird Island on Tuesday.  The scene shifted to Paynesville for game two Thursday night and the Plums came from behind twice pull out a 5-4 victory forcing the decisive game three that night.  In the second game the Plums rallied again, this time trailing BOLD 3-0 and 5-1.  They scored 4 times in the bottom of the 7th to force extra innings.  Luke Ryan's right arms prevented a BOLD loss in that inning as he threw out a runner at home plate from the right center field fence.  In the top of the eighth, BOLD loaded the bases with one out and Jordan Sagedahl belted a three run triple to right center and he then scored as Jack Peppel followed that with an RBI single.