The Mason County Royals scored four runs in the first inning and defeated the George Rogers Clark Cardinals 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the championship game of the 10th Region Tournament for the first time since 1994.
Mason County's first five batters reached base in the bottom of the first inning.
Connor Butler got on base thanks to a throwing error. He went to second base on a passed ball and scored on Landon Scilley's single.
An errant throw on a pickoff attempt sent Scilley to second base. He stole third base and scored on Cray Fite's triple.
Cole Horch drove in Fite with a single and advanced to third base when Nathan Bisotti followed with a single.
Cole Messer's RBI fielder's choice plated Horch.
GRC scored a run in the third inning.
The Royals added their final two runs in the fourth inning.
Micah Payne led off the inning with a bunt single.
With one out, Scilley walked and Fite was hit by a pitch.
With two outs, Bisotti singled driving in Payne and Scilley.
The Cardinals scored a run in the fifth and a run in the sixth and had two runners in scoring position with one out in the seventh inning before Fite, pitching in relief, got a ground out and pop out to end the game.
Mason County starter Brady Mefford pitched six plus innings giving up the three runs. He struck out two and walked one while picking up his fourth win of the season.
Fite recorded his second save.
The Royals will play the Bourbon County Colonels in the championship game on Friday at 6 p.m. at Bourbon County.
The Colonels beat the Campbell County Camels 3-1 in the other semifinal game.
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