Northfield at Rochester Mayo
5 p.m., Thursday, April 9

Northfield returns nine seniors, and leading the pack is pitcher Cody Polzin, who went 3-2 last year with a 3.29 earned run average. 

Rochester Mayo has a little extra to play for this season, after the Spartans bowed out to No. 12 seed Lakeville South in last season’s Class 3A, Section 1 playoffs. The Spartans will need senior shortstop Michael Michalak to stay healthy. In just 10 games last season, Michalak hit .344 with seven RBIs. Senior outfielder Zach Robertson hit .369 with 12 RBIs last season.