Nathan Bash News Today

When Monday’s Class 2 state semifinal game ended against Plattsburg, Russellville senior Isaiah Kauffman thought his high school career might be over. And there was still a state championship game to be played. Kauffman was involved in a big collision on a play at first base, leaving the game in the fourth inning of Russellville’s 3-2 victory in eight innings against Plattsburg.

The wind was blowing in all afternoon at U.S. Ballpark, knocking down flyball after flyball in Monday’s Class 2 state semifinal game. Then, for two at-bats, Russellville blasted a pair of extra-base hits into the right-center field gap that didn’t get held up by the wind. Chris Seaver’s RBI triple and Jesse Daniel’s RBI double proved to be the difference for the Indians, who held on for a 3-2 victory in eight innings against the Plattsburg Tigers.