Lakefield had its season come to an end Friday night in the first round of the Region 13C Playoffs with a 13-5 loss to the Milroy Irish at Stan King Field. Milroy wins the best-of-three series 2-0.
Jon Hummel had two doubles for the Frogs, Bryce Christopher had two hits including a double and Nolan Luhmann also had two hits.
Lakefield finishes the season with a 14-12 record.
Jackson plays the second game of its series vs. Hadley at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hadley. The Bulls won the opening game 3-2 Wednesday at Wacker Field.
If Game Three is necessary, it would be played at 2 p.m. Sunday, also at Hadley.
Two other games in the region will be played Saturday after being postponed on Friday as Luverne plays at Adrian and Windom travels to Pipestone.
The Redbirds and Pirates have 1-0 leads in those series. If a Game Three is necessary in either of those series, it would be scheduled for Sunday.
Three teams from the region will advance to the state tournament at Waconia, Chaska and Hamburg.
Following are the first-round series schedules:
4 Hadley vs. 5 Jackson
Jackson leads series 1-0
Wednesday - Jackson 3, Hadley 2
Saturday - at Hadley, 2 p.m.
Sunday - (if necessary) at Hadley, 2 p.m.
1 Luverne vs. 8 Adrian
Luverne leads series 1-0
Wednesday - Luverne 15, Adrian 0 (7 innings)
Saturday - at Adrian, 1 p.m.
Sunday - (if necessary) at Luverne, 2 p.m.
3 Milroy Irish vs. 6 Lakefield
Milroy wins series 2-0
Wednesday - Milroy Irish 13, Lakefield 1 (7 innings)
Friday - Milroy Irish 13, Lakefield 5
2 Windom vs. 7 Pipestone
Windom leads series 1-0
Wednesday - Windom 4, Pipestone 0
Saturday - at Pipestone, 1 p.m.
Sunday - (if necessary) at Windom, 2 p.m.