Brashear advances to district championship game with a walk-off homer.

Tuesday night, #2 seed Brashear and #3 seed Canton squared off in LaPlata. Brashear got on the board first as Matt Thomas homered in the bottom of the 1st. Canton tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the third as a walk, a failed pickoff attempt and a pair of pitches to the screen allowed Canton's Austin Hoewing to scramble home. Brashear regained the lead in the bottom of the 3rd as Hayden Housman led off with a double, and Nick Thomas drove him in. Both teams were scoreless until Canton's leadoff batter was hit by a pitch in the 6th. A pair of back to back hits put Canton in the lead 3-2. Brashear came up empty in the bottom of the sixth and faced the heart of the Canton order in the top of the 7th. Thomas fanned the 1st batter, but the next batter reached when he was struck by a pitch, then took 2nd on a passed ball. The next batter hit a grounder to the mound, where Thomas threw to 1st for the 2nd out, then Jay Scudder fired it across the diamond to Nick Thomas at third to cut down the runner for an inning-ending double play. Brashear's Hayden Coin was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the 7th, then Daniel Smith blooped a ball into shallow center to reach safely. The next 2 batters struck out bringing Adam Songer to the plate where he drove the 1st pitch over the left-center fence for a 3-run game winning home run. For Brashear, Matt Thomas and Adam Songer homered, Hayden Housman doubled, and Nick Thomas and Daniel Smith had singles. Austin Hoewing, Aaron Ellison, Dalton Baker, Garrett Serbin, Austin Irvin, and Lucas Brown had hits for Canton. Matt Thomas went the distance for Brashear striking out 15 and Dalton Baker and Steffen Simmons pitched for Canton striking out 12 batters between them.

In the early game, #4 seed Atlanta upset #1 seed LaPlata 8-7. LaPlata is currently the #1 ranked team in the state. Atlanta will face Brashear Wednesday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the District championship game.