Anna baseball team advances

Bryce Osman was 4-for-5 at the plate to lead Anna to a 13-1 win over Cobden in the semifinals of the Southern Illini junior high baseball conference tournament hosted by Egyptian School at Tamms Sept. 15.

Sheldon McGrath, Jake Wright and Jaryt Tripp were each 3-for-5 at the plate for the Indians. Dalton Goddard was 2-for-4.

Hunter Ralls was 2-for-5, Conner Jerolds was 1-for-3 and Jade Gillis was 1-for-4.

Wright was the winning pitcher, tossing a one-hitter. He also had 15 strikeouts and 5 walks.

Goreville 5, Anna 3: Wright was 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Anna in the loss in the championship game of the conference tournament.

McGrath was 2-for-4, Tripp and Gillis were each 1-for-3 and Zach Massey and Jerolds were each 1-for-4.

Osman was the losing pitcher. He allowed 6 hits to go with 2 strikeouts and 2 walks.

Anna finished the season with a 10-6 record overall and 8-2 in the conference.