The Tecumseh Indians rallied for two runs in the top of the seventh on Wednesday to squeeze past the #2 ranked team in Division 2 MHSAA baseball with a 4-3 triumph over New Boston Huron at Nicolay Field at Adrian College. The win advances the Indians to the Regional Final this coming Saturday at Eastern Michigan University’s Oestrike Stadium at 12:30 against Dearborn Divine Child. Once again pitching was the Indians calling card, as Rocco Williams turned a complete game victory allowing just two unearned runs until the seventh inning. where he worked his way out of a jam to procure the final out and preserve the one run advantage. Williams held the powerful Chiefs offense, which outscored their District opponents 41-1 this past weekend, scoreless for the game’s first five innings, running the Indians pitching staff scoreless streak to 17 innings. Early on, New Boston starter Cash Muzzy was equally impressive, giving up just one hit and striking out four over the first three innings. But Tecumseh broke through in the 4th inning when Williams started off the inning with a single to left and a stolen base. Williams then moved to third on a Kyle Barden ground out. After a walk to Austin Kane, Williams then scored the game’s first run on an infield single by Lex Glover, moving Kane to second. After Logan Ware reached first on a fielder’s choice which retired Ware at third for the second out of the inning, Zeke Schmidt came through with a clutch two out hit singling home Glover to push Tecumseh’s advantage to 2-0. The game remained 2-0 until the bottom of the sixth when the Chiefs plated a pair of unearned runs on two hits, which included an RBI single from Chiefs 1st baseman Max Morse. As the game moved to the decisive 7th inning the Indians were now facing New Boston Huron reliver Owen Delano, who had taken over with two out in the sixth, coming in from shortstop while Muzzy replaced him at short. Delano got the first out, striking out Zeke Schmidt, but Sam Abbott started an Indian rally with an infield hit, beating out a grounder to second. Connor Bullinger was then hit by a pitch advancing Abbott to second. Jeremy Bennett the hit a hard ground ball in the hole at short which Muzzy made a diving stop on to keep it in the infield, but the tried to nip Bullinger at second, but made an errant throw to second which scored Abbott and moved Bullinger to 3rd. That brought Williams to the plate, who already had a single and a double in his previous three at bats, and he lifted a fly ball to centerfielder Dayton Miller, and then speedy Bullinger beat Miller’s throw to the plate after the catch for a critical extra run before going to the bottom of the seventh. Indians fans could not rest easy as the Chiefs pounded out three straight hits, starting with a Noah Benas double up the gap in right center, an RBI single to right by Jaxson Surma and a surprise bunt single to third by Muzzy, putting the tying run at second and winning run at third with no one out. But Williams settled down an got Jacob Forkas on an infield fly to Glover for out number one. Next Adian Sainto lifted a short popup to Abbott in left with the runners unable to advance. The game was now up to Max Morse at the plate, who grounded to Glover at second base, who gloved it moving to his right and flipped to Bullinger for the game’s final out. The final line score for winning pitcher Rocco Williams was 7 innings pitched, 3 runs, 1 earned, 9 hits with 3 strikeouts. Delano took the loss for New Boston in relief. With the win the Indians are now 23-11 this season, while New Boston Huron finishes their season with an impressive 31-6 mark. The Indians will now get ready for the Regional Final on Saturday against Dearborn Divine Child, who defeated Grosse Pointe North in a 14-11 slugfest in their semifinal to advance to Saturday’s Final round. The Falcons with bring a 26-6 record into the game with Tecumseh.