Friday, May 31, 2024 | Indiana, PA - The Indiana baseball team has qualified for the 2024 4A PIAA Baseball Championship Tournament for the second year in a row. Notably, last year's qualifying team was the first Indiana team to qualify for the tournament in 23 years. The Indians earned the second spot coming out of District 7 due to finishing as runner-up in the District 7 tournament, falling in the championship game to #6 seeded North Catholic 7-5. Indiana had quite the journey getting to the championship game, being seeded #9, Indiana took care of business against (#8) Central Valley with a score of 4-1. Indiana was then tasked with a match up with (#16) Blackhawk in which they triumphed by a score of 5-0, propelling them to the WPIAL semifinals. In the semifinal match up, they would defeat last year's third place finisher (#4) Montour with a score of 11-0 (5 innings). Indiana, now secured in their first WPIAL Championship Game of program history, would face off against familiar section foe in (#6) North Catholic. Indiana shot out to a quick 5-1 lead through four innings, thanks in part to strong pitching from Greg Minnick, an RBI single from Hunter Martin, Tim Birch with an RBI single, Ben Ryan hitting a monstrous solo shot and Charlie Manzi hitting a two-run rocket over the left field fence but ultimately was unable to hold strong, dropping the game by a score of 7-5, cementing them as the second place finishers out of District 7. 

The Match Up
Indiana will face off against Bellefonte on Monday, June 3rd. The Red Raiders are coming off of a District 6 4A Championship run after defeating Clearfield by a score of 4-1. The Red Raiders finished the season with a 19-2 overall record while going 13-2 in the Laurel Highlands Conference. This will be a rematch of last year's PIAA 4A Quarterfinal where Bellefonte defeated Indiana by a score of 11-5 at the nuetral site of Mount Aloysius College. 

Address
The game will be played at Governor's Park. The address is: 401 Governor's Park Road, Bellefonte, PA 16823

Game Information
First pitch will be at 4:00 PM. 

Tickets/Parking
All tickets must be purchased on the PIAA website, and will cost $8 plus fees.  Those needing assistance to purchase a ticket at the field will be helped as time allows.  All sales will be by credit card only.  Parking will be available as you enter the park and approach the field. 

https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar

Fan Seating
There are limited bleachers at Governor's Park, though the field sits down a large hill behind the first base dugout. It is recommended to either bring a lawn chair/fold-able chair and enjoy the game from the hill for excellent viewing of the game. There is also a pavilion in the same area with picnic table access to watch the game. 

Restrooms
Restrooms are located at the entrance of the park, back by the trees on the third base line and there are two portajohns in the parking lot.

Concessions
Governor's Park provides no concessions so please bring your own drinks and snacks.

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