BASEBALL SEMISTATE: Penn 7, Lake Central 6. Final. Penn vs. Hamilton SE, 8 p.m. EDT @ LaPorte for Semistate Championship. Cooper Hums, R.J. Cromartie, Colton Hudnall 2 hits each. Hudnall 3B, Evan Tuesley 2 RBIs.

Cooper Hums makes the spectacular diving catch! TV: Bally Sports Indiana Stream: Bally Sports app IHSAA | #IHSAA

The 2023 Class 4A championship returns back to Penn Kingsmen Sports as they win their second straight championship in a 2-0 victory! TV: Bally Sports Indiana Stream: Bally Sports app IHSAA | #IHSAA

The Baseball State Championship Trophy is in Kingsmen hands 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 #back2back #6overall

Did you catch the SportsCenter Top 10? At #7, it’s Cooper Hums going all Willie Mays in centerfield. Another cool honor for the back-to-back State Champion Penn Kingsmen.

No. 7 in the ESPN Top Plays, but it’s No. 1 for our State Champion Kingsmen !!!!!! Cooper Hums and our Baseball Team always going all out for the ‘W’ 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

You've probably seen Cooper Hums's highlight grab from Saturday's state championship by now -- if not, WATCH THIS He and head coach Greg Dikos discussed the catch after the game⬇️⚾️

'Greatest catch I've ever made.' Cooper Hums' heroics lands him on ESPN's SportsCenter southbendtribune.com/story/sports/h…

Congrats to Zack Pelletier of Penn on being named the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award in Baseball. #2Xstatechampion #PHMExcellence

On Saturday, the Penn Baseball Kingsmen won the 4A state championship for the second straight year. Today I highlighted this special group of Hoosiers on the U.S. House Updates for bringing another state title back to the 2nd District. Go Kingsmen!! ⚾🏆 Penn Kingsmen Sports

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Penn doesn’t win a state baseball championship without some exceptional plays—none bigger than the incredible catch senior Cooper Hums made in center field. It was so good—it was #7 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays. Here’s the 1st hand account from every perspective.

‘23 MIF Cam Dombrowski (Cam Dombrowski) with a knock. Short, quick swing w/ solid bat-to-ball skills. Sure handed in the INF. A standout from Penn Baseball’s State Championship team. Prep Baseball Uncommitted | Landsharks Baseball #GPSummerChamps23

The IHSBCA has announced its 2023 All-State Team for 4A. The ballots were compiled via nominations submitted by member head coaches & final results were determined by voting of our membership.  Congrats to all the first team and honorable mention selections! IHSAA

River Pecina (‘25 IN) gets the bat head out front and hits this one down the line for an RBI single. Loose hands, efficient swing. #WWBA Perfect Game Ohio Valley PG_Uncommitted

Player spotlight: Dawson French - projectable 6’3”, 175lb RHP/MIF - attacks hitters w/3-4 pitches in zone and FB up to 87.1 mph - good athlete w/good instincts & good hands - big part in helping HS team win a state title as a soph - a legit 2-way prospect to have an eye on!

Congratulations to Cam Dombrowski and Colton Hudnall on committing to IUSB Baseball! Very proud of our two middle infielders!

‘25 SS Joe Washburn (Joe Washburn) has been productive within the #TeamIndiana lineup Short, simple LH swing - on the barrel often. Shows off his speed (6.75) legging out a triple here. Feet impact the game 👍🏻 #PBRFG23 || #TeamIndiana

On opening night, it seems right to tell you former South Bend Cubs (Silver Hawks) skipper Mark Haley had emergency brain surgery a month ago tonight. Mark’s family reports he is making progress, sitting up in a chair and making slow speech progress. Keep this South Bend treasure in 🙏

Penn baseball will now play on Greg Dikos Field! Penn announcing the naming of the field at tonight’s school board meeting thanks to a $10,000 donation from Dr. and Mrs. Thacker. Dikos has led Penn to 6 state titles in baseball.