Conner Builta Leads Blue Ridge Baseball to Regional Semifinals

Score by innings
Bement    000 010 0 -- 1
Blue Ridge  112 021 x -- 7 

FARMER CITY, Ill. -- Conner Builta pitched a complete-game gem, striking out 12 Bement batters to lead the Knights to a 7-1 victory.

"Conner threw really well," Blue Ridge coach Eric Decker said. "He was working ahead the whole game."

Builta also led Blue Ridge at the plate, hitting 3-for-3 with a double and driving in three runs.

Johnney Bruden contributed to the Knights by batting 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Nick Builta hit a triple, scored two runs and drove in one more while going 1-for-4 at the plate.

With the victory, Blue Ridge improves to 9-16 overall. The Knights will play against LeRoy on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in the semifinals of the Argenta Regional.