Today's semistate baseball game

Fort Wayne Blackhawk (22-6-1) vs. Central Catholic (29-4)

Time: 1 p.m.

Admission: $6

How they got here: Blackhawk won the Fort Wayne Canterbury Sectional, then defeated Caston 16-6 and Morgan Township 4-0 to win the Caston Regional. Central Catholic won the sectional it hosted, then defeated Turkey Run 10-0 and Daleville 18-3 to win the Central Catholic Regional.

Tournament history: Blackhawk seeks its third semistate championship and first since 2006. Central Catholic is the three-time defending state champion and seeks its sixth semistate championship.

About Fort Wayne Blackhawk: The Braves have won 11 straight. ... Blackhawk is 15-4 in road games. ... The Braves have scored 10 or more runs 13 times and have allowed either one or no runs in 11 games. ... Blackhawk is batting .356 as a team and averages 8.8 runs per game. ... The Braves have a 2.61 team ERA and shut out three opponents. ... Top hitters: Nathan Targgart (.473, 27 runs, 3 HR, 29 RBIs), Riley Reimschisel (.430, 31 runs, 1 HR, 38 RBIs), Aaron Jones (.354, 32 runs, 3 HR, 34 RBIs, 16 SB), Reid Zimmerman (.342, 43 runs, 5 triples, 29 SB). ... Top pitchers: Matt Kaplanis (7-1, 2.11 ERA, 53 IP, 80 SO), Austin Osborne (5-0, 2.20, 35 IP, 27 SO), Jones (4-1, 2.20, 35 IP, 35 SO).

About Central Catholic: The Knights finished the regular season ranked No. 1. ... Central Catholic has won 24 consecutive postseason games. ... The Knights shared the Hoosier Conference championship with West Lafayette. ... Central Catholic is batting .321 as a team and averages 7.0 runs per game. ... The Knights have a 1.53 team ERA. ... Top hitters: Evan Kennedy (.440, 26 runs, 5 HR, 30 RBIs), Austin Munn (.374, 29 runs, 3 HR, 21 RBIs), Nick Stone (.343, 29 runs, 6 HR, 27 RBIs), Andrew Hubertz (.333, 26 runs, 3 HR, 31 RBIs). ... Top pitchers: Munn (9-2, 1.81 ERA, 732/3 IP, 112 SO), Stone (7-1, 1.75, 44 IP, 46 SO), Lucas Richardson (4-0, 0.70, 40 IP, 33 SO).

What’s next: The winner plays either Shakamak (26-6) or South Central (Harrison) (24-8) in the Class A state championship game at Victory Field in Indianapolis on June 15-16.

If you go: Coveleski Stadium is at 501 W. South St. in South Bend.