The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk baseball team will take the diamond at the Class 2A State Tournament in Carroll today. The Golden Hawks qualified last week, winning their substate final by a 3-1 score over No. 6 West Marshall at Solon in a game heard on AM and KCII. The Golden Hawks are the sixth seed in the field and enter the tournament with an 18-10 overall record. This is their sixth trip to state in program history, with their last coming in 2020. They will meet No. 3 Cascade in the state quarterfinals. The Cougars are the three seed with 20-5 record this year. They qualified for state with a 6-3 victory over West Liberty. The Cougars and the Golden Hawks met once this season with Cascade beating Mid-Prairie 3-0.

You can hear all of the action between the Golden Hawks and Cougars on all KCII streams, signals and platforms, live from Merchant’s Park in Carroll today, beginning with the Washington HyVee Pregame Show at 1p.m. and first pitch at 1:30. Listen to the KCII Sports Page or log on to KCIIradio.com for more information.