Eli Barnes pitches around danger in Rossville baseball's regional win
LAFAYETTE — Heat elevated from the artificial turf on a humid day at Loeb Stadium, but Eli Barnes wasn't feeling it. Rossville 's senior pitcher, admittedly nervous any time he's on the mound, felt a sense of coolness even with the bases loaded and no outs while nursing a 2-0 lead. This day, Barnes felt the Hornets could do no wrong. Barnes zoned in on catcher Nolan Britt and delivered. Riverton Parke No. 6 hitter Blake Todd clubbed a hard chopper right back at Barnes, who turned a 1-2-3 double play. An inning later, it was right fielder AJ Kelley who zoomed in to steal a base hit from the Panthers, only to double up a runner and help Barnes get out of a two-on, no-out scenario. "We're a team. It's not just me," Barnes said. "If I go and do my part, the whole team will do what we need to do to win." Barnes was proven correct in the Hornets' 3-0 victory over Riverton Parke for Rossville's first regional championship since 2019 . Tenth-rank...