The Badin baseball team captured the Division III regional championship on Saturday, defeating Butler 5‑0 and securing a spot in the state tournament.
Senior right‑hander Caleb Driessen delivered a complete‑game shutout, fanning nine batters and allowing no runs, a performance that left coach Brion Treadway praising his poise on the mound.
A Pitcher’s Masterclass
The victory extended Badin’s unbeaten streak to 23 straight games, a run that began after the team’s spring break excursion to Florida and has seen them dominate opponents with relentless offense and stout defense.
Next up, Badin will meet Parma Padua Franciscan for the state title on June 11, a matchup that promises another high‑stakes showdown on the diamond.
Coach Treadway highlighted the team’s third‑inning breakthrough, when a three‑hit rally set the tone, and pointed to key contributions from Cade Cummins, whose RBI double saw him circle the bases on a wild pitch, and Chandler Taylor, who scored on Keegan Sawyer’s sacrificial fly in the seventh.
The run to the championship also marks a return to form for a program that opened the season 4‑3, and the team’s recent back‑to‑back regional final wins over Butler in Oxford underscore their resilience.