Central’s varsity baseball team split their first two games in the District II Class AA playoffs, losing at home Thursday, April 25 to the Fairfield Central Griffins 9-6 and beating the host Pelion Panthers 3-1 Friday in the double elimination tournament.
The Eagles jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings against Fairfield Central, only to have the visitors score one run in the inning and six more in the fourth, including a grand slam home run to take a 7-4 lead.