AFTON – The Afton varsity baseball team hosted Richfield Springs in the first round of the Section IV Class D Tournament on May 17, winning 12-1.

Afton earned a second seed in the tournament with their 12-3 overall regular season record, only trailing first seed Hancock with a 15-2 record.

This set up the matchup earlier this week between Richfield Springs (6-6).

The Crimson Knights of Afton would have a somewhat slow start at the plate, only securing two runs in the first inning followed by three additional runs in the third.

However, Afton could afford some adjustment at the plate due to the stellar pitching from Joe DeVona.