The Post 15 Iola Indians baseball team moved one step closer to returning to the state tournament Wednesday night as they beat the Frontenac Post 43 Raiders 1-0 to advance to the Zone championship game.
As the score suggests, nothing came easy for either team and it would have to be Iola’s pitching and defense that won the day.
Led by starting pitcher Ben Cooper, pitching in his final game at home in an Iola uniform, the Indians kept throwing zeros on the board until outfielder Daylon Splane finally was able to put a ball in play leading Lance Daniels to send him home a…
OUT ON TOP: Cooper leads Indians to championship game in final home start
