Vikings will take on South Ridge in state quarterfinals Wednesday – Austin Daily Herald
Vikings will take on South Ridge in state quarterfinals Wednesday
Published 9:57 am Saturday, June 7, 2025
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Hayfield’s Hunter Simonson connects on the game-tying RBI against Southland in the Section 1A championship at Seltz Field Wednesday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
The Hayfield baseball team has earned the No. 6 seed for the Minnesota Class A State Tournament and the Vikings will take on No. 3 South Ridge at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Hayfield (16-9 overall) holds a QRF ranking of No. 14 and it has outscored its opponents 5.5-5.0 on average. South Ridge (19-5 overall) has a QRF ranking of No. 3 and it outscores its opponents on average of 9.6-3.6.
Both teams played Cherry this season, with South Ridge winning 11-1 on May 8 and Hayfield beating Cherry 8-5 on April 11.
The winner of Wednesday’s game will play No. 2 New Ulm Cathedral or No. 7 Russell-Tyler Ruthton at 11 a.m. Thursday and the Class A state championship will be played in Target Field at Minneapolis on 11 a.m. Saturday, June 14.
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