GARDNER — They are set up right where they want to be. After a 4-3 win over Grant Park in the semifinal round of their own Class 1A baseball on Thursday, the Gardner-South Wilmington baseball team is in prime position to win.

Behind a complete-game pitching effort from Brandon Riggi against the Dragons and a two-run single by Mike Goodwin and Shane Harty in the sixth, the locals are headed into the championship game on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. — with their ace pitcher Harty on the mound.

"He's been a huge piece to our program the last four years. I brought both he and Brandon (Riggi) up as freshmen," GSW coach Jon Posing said. "I think it was about 10 games into the season that year. They have both been extremely important to the team. They are good kids and I am going to miss them."