MADELIA – Seventh-seeded Martin County West opens the double elimination portion of the Section 2A baseball tournament Tuesday when the Mavericks play a 5 p.m. game at second-seeded Madelia.
Both teams won first-round games Thursday, with MCW topping Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 12-4 and the Blackhawks shutting out Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 8-0.
The Mavericks have an 11-7 record, while Madelia is 16-4.
Madelia won both regular-season matchups between the Valley Conference rivals, 14-0 in Welcome on April 11 and 6-1 in Madelia on May 18.
The tournament continues Thursday with games being played at the site of the higher-seeded team.
SECTION 2A BASEBALL
Thursday, May 26
First round
New Ulm Cathedral 10, Nicollet 0
Cleveland 5, Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman 4
Mankato Loyola 7, BOLD 6
Sleepy Eye 5, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 0
Springfield 8, St. Clair 1
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 6, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 0
Martin County West 12, Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 4
Madelia 8, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 0
Tuesday, May 31
Second round
Cleveland (10-9) at New Ulm Cathedral (17-2), 5 p.m.
Mankato Loyola (12-6) at Sleepy Eye (13-5), 5 p.m.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (11-9) at Springfield (13-6), 5 p.m.
Martin County West (11-7) at Madelia (16-4), 5 p.m.