The top seed Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk baseball team begins the tournament trail on Tuesday at Paul N. Bailey Field in Wellman when they welcome the West Liberty Comets. Mid-Prairie enters action with an overall record of 17-11. Last time out they beat North Cedar 13-2 last week. For the season, the Golden Hawks are hitting .262 as a team, led by Brad Tornow with a .438 average. On the mound, the Golden Hawks have a team ERA of 3.45, led by Tornow with his 6-0 record and 0.93 ERA in 45 innings.

West Liberty comes into the game with an overall record of 11-14. They opened the playoffs on Saturday with an extra inning win over Durant by a 4-3 score. On the season, the Comets are hitting .237 as a team, led by Caleb Wulf with a .383 average. As a team, West Liberty has a team ERA of 4.21, led by Talen Dengler with a 2-1 record in 15 innings and a 2.23 ERA. These two teams met earlier in the year for a doubleheader that ended in a split with West Liberty winning game one 3-2 and Mid-Prairie taking game two 7-5. The winner of Tuesday’s game advances to play for the district title on Saturday. You can hear all of the action live tonight on AM 1380, FM 102.5 and KCIIradio.com, beginning with the Washington HyVee pregame show at 6:30 and first pitch at 7p..m. in Wellman.