Reinhardt’s three-run homer propels Pittsfield baseball team into regional title tilt against Pleasant Plains

Pittsfield's Clayton Reinhardt, shown here batting in an April 7 game against Mendon Unity, hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the fifth inning of the Saukees' 7-5 win over Williamsville in the Class 2A Riverton Regional semifinals. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

RIVERTON, Ill. — Clayton Reinhardt gave the Pittsfield baseball team’s regional title hopes a jolt. It was more like a lightning bolt to right field. Reinhardt helped erase a three-run deficit with a five-run rally in the fifth inning, capped by his go-ahead, three-run home run as fourth-seeded Pittsfield beat seventh-seeded Williamsville 7-5 in Wednesday’s…

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