Plato kept its regional title hopes alive Saturday night while Ely suffered its first defeat in a 10-0 drubbing in the Division II Central Plains Tournament.
The Minnesota state champions roughed up four Ely pitchers, pounding 15 hits and advancing to take on Wahpeton at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Ely (32-10) awaits the winner at 3:30 p.m. in the championship game. Post 248 secured its spot in the finals earlier in the day with a 6-4 win over Wahpeton, a victory that left Ely as the tournament's final unbeaten team.
But Ely was unable to keep its hot streak going Saturday night, struggling against winning pitcher Derek Bratsch, who tossed a four-hitter and struck out three.
Plato got single runs in the first and second frames and knocked out Ely starter Riley Bernsdorf in the third, taking a 4-0 lead.
Behind three hits from Adam Prehn and two doubles from Derek Weber, Plato added to its lead and led 9-0 through five innings.
Will Gustafson relieved Bernsdorf while Bradley Roy tossed a scoreless sixth for Post 248. Plato added a run against Jory Johnson in the final frame.
Gustafson had two of the four Ely hits.
Wahpeton stayed alive in the tournament by defeating Wisconsin Dells 9-4 in eight innings.
Sunday's tournament action can be followed online at www.wahpetonbaseball.org.
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