By Cort Reynolds
CAREY__ The visiting Bluffton High School baseball team won its Div. III sectional semifinal game over Carey 5-1 Wednesday evening, May 15.
The Pirates improved to 10-10 with the victory and advanced to the sectional finals.
Ninth-seeded Bluffton will play at top seed Coldwater (21-4) Friday, May 17 at 5 p.m. in the sectional finals. The Cavaliers finished third in the MAC at 6-3.
The winner advances to the Elida district semifinals May 23.
Winning pitcher Tyler Cupples hurled a complete-game six-hitter to shut down the Blue Devils. He allowed one earned run and struck out seven with no walks.
Cupples threw 97 pitches over seven innings, with 66 going for strikes or put in play.
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