Boys Baseball: District I semifinals

Four teams battled during the District I high school baseball semifinals Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Ned Skeldon Stadium in Maumee, Ohio. St. John's played Springfield, and Whitmer played St. Francis. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL SIZE, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Springfield's Trey Tovar (16) pitches against the St. John's Titans. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo St. John's Jesse Adams (9) readies a pitch against Springfield. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo St. John's Ben Nevers (22) dives safely back to second base against Springfield's Devin Allen (1) in the first inning. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo St. John's Ben Nevers (22) scores against Springfield catcher Riley Yoder in the first inning. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo St. John's Jimmy Scott (7) hits a grand slam in the third inning against Springfield. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo St. John's Jimmy Scott (7) rounds the bases on his grand slam run. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo St. John's Nate Pearson (25) is tagged out at second base by Springfield's Devin Allen (1) during the sixth inning. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Whitmer's Alex Ricica (15) pitches against St. Francis during a D-I semifinal. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo St. Francis' Matt Zmuda launches a pitch toward a Whitmer batter. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo St. Francis' Michael Wagner (15) scores against Whitmer catcher Scott Pfeiffer (00) during the second inning. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo St. Francis' Eric Zmuda (25) runs back to second base against Whitmer's Luke Hickey (11) during the second inning. Zmuda ... THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo St. Francis' Steve Joyce (9) is out at second base against Whitmer's Tyler Davis (5) during the second inning. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo St. Francis' Anthony Maraldo (7) is tagged out at the plate by Whitmer catcher Scott Pfeiffer (00) during the fourth inning. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Whitmer's Luke Hickey (11) scores against St. Francis in the sixth inning. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH