Strongsville High Baseball In State Semifinals

STRONGSVILLE, OH — The Strongsville High School varsity baseball team will square off against Lewis Center Olentangy Orange on Friday to determine which team will play in the OHSAA Division I State Baseball Championship. Both teams are 22-8 heading into the game.

All baseball championships will be played at Huntington Park in downtown Columbus. The Mustangs will play Friday at 7 p.m.

Strongsville's boys are seeking the school's second state championship. The team has appeared only once before in the state tournament and managed to make the most out of its trip.

Olentangy Orange has never appeared in the state tournament before and will be looking to make some waves. Galena Orange finished as the state runner-up in baseball in 1948, OHSAA reported.

The 2017 OHSAA state tournament is in its 90th year. For the 2017 edition, there will be 16 schools competing across four division.

Huntington Park is home to the Cleveland Indians' AAA-affiliate the Columbus Clippers. The stadium has received ballpark of the year honors several times since its opening in 2009. The facility can host 10,100 spectators per game.

Tickets are $8 per person and are good for admission to all games on a given day. That means enterprising baseball fans will be able to see the other two teams competing for a space in the Division I state finals: West Chester Lakota West (25-5) and Massilon Jackson (28-1).

All games will be shown on Spectrum Sports. The OHSAA Radio Network will carry a live broadcast of all state semifinal and final games.

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