Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Baseball Team will take on the Marple Newtown Tigers in the quarterfinals of the 2018 PIAA Boys Varsity Baseball Class 5A Championship at noon on Thursday, June 7, Northern Bedford County Middle/High School (Loysburg, Pa.).

The Fightin' Planets impeded the Ephrata Mountaineers 3-2 in the first round of the PIAA playoffs on June 4. Despite a 3-2 11th inning loss to the North Hills Indians in the final game of the 2018 WPIAL Boys Varsity Baseball Class 5A Championship on May 30, the team took second place and qualified for the state championships.

The team trounced the Hampton Talbots 4-0 in the WPIAL semifinals on May 24; tamed the Laurel Highlands Mustangs 6-2 in the quarterfinals on May 22; and topped the Trinity Hillers 2-1 in the first round of play on May 15. The team ended the regular season with an overall record of 12-5 and 9-3-2 in Section 1-5A play.

Tickets for the PIAA playoff game are $6 for adults and $3 for students at the gate. For more information, visit www.piaa.org.