Matt DeGrand and Justin McDowell combined on a four-hitter and Wooster guaranteed itself a spot in the championship game with a 3-0 win against St. Thomas on Sunday night. Photo gallery.

It was a great performance for a pitcher who hadn't started since April 23. DeGrand worked to rebuild his fastball after being dropped from the rotation, the pitcher said after the game.

Wooster remained undefeated at 3-0 in the championships and will play Chapman at 3:30 p.m. CDT on Monday, after St. Thomas and Carthage meet in an elimination game at noon CDT. Monday's schedule.

In earlier Sunday action, catcher Mike Hughes hit a shot to left-center field in the 11th inning to lift Carthage past Shenandoah 9-8 in an elimination game. Photo gallery.

Down 6-1 to Carthage after an inning and a half, and with its closer on the mound to start the game, Shenandoah nonetheless rallied to tie and send it to extra innings. The Hornets scored four in the fifth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth to knot the game at 8-8.

After Hughes' homer, Kevin Brashears led off the bottom of the 11th with a single for Shenandoah and was sacrificed over to second by Scott Lambert, then went to third on a Jesse Henry grounder. But cleanup hitter Greg Van Sickler flew out to center field to end the game.

In Sunday's first game, Chapman eliminated Kean 7-5, as John Semel went 3-for-5, stole two bases and struck out five in a three-inning save. Photo gallery.

Both starters were out of the game by the top of the sixth, as Kean's Joe Bartlinski was chased by Ryan Prechtl's two-run homer and Chapman pulled Matt Luzar after Michael Moceri's single gave Kean a 4-2 lead.

The Cougars' fifth-inning rally ended in controversial fashion, as third base umpire Carlos Guzman called Mike Diaz out for leaving third base early on a ball which second baseman Tyler Hadzinsky bobbled but caught. A runner is permitted to tag and leave the base the moment the ball is touched by the fielder's glove the first time. Chapman took the lead back in the top of the sixth on Prechtl's shot.

"My first reaction off the bat was I kind of froze but I definitely went back to tag," said Diaz, a junior shortstop. "I guess the umpire missed the call. It was definitely a tough call in a big spot."