 Well, you can also add pillager to the list of area baseball teams head to state next week. The Huskies defeated Walker, Hackensack, Akely 13-3 in five innings last night. Pillager put up 10 runs in the first inning, adding to their total of 77 so far this postseason and only five games in route to their school's first ever trip to state. What a spring it has been for Huskies athletics as baseball makes it two for two on the diamond. It feels great. Our kids are excited. They really deserve this. This is awesome. We had a lot of fun. We got down to nothing, but we had good approaches at the plate. We didn't chase pitches. We drew some walks. We put the bat in the ball, had a few big hits, and ran with it. Sam pitched great. It was a really fun game for him to get on the mound as a sophomore. He's known the last couple of days that he was starting and he had to step up to the rubber and do a great job, and he did. Well, I came out here through a good game, couldn't stop without my defense. I just started early, worked ahead of him, and got the win. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.