The Pleasantville baseball team will battle Chariton in the opening round of the Class 2A State Baseball Tournament in Carroll on Tuesday.

The Trojans are the #5 seed in the tournament and will take on the #4 Chargers at 1:30 pm. Pleasantville punched their ticket to the tournament after shocking #2 ranked Des Moines Christian 2-0 in a substate championship game Tuesday night. Pleasantville is currently 23-10 and they will square off against a dangerous 24-4 Chariton squad. The Chargers won the South Central Conference this season and defeated Ogden, Van Meter, and OABCIG in their substate games. 

Statistically the Chargers and Trojans are fairly similar. Pleasantville averages 7.1 runs per game on offense while Chariton averages eight and on defense the Trojans give up 3.6 runs per game on average while the Chargers give up 3.2. The Trojans saw a remarkable pitching performance Tuesday night against Des Moines Christian as starting pitcher Dylan Aldrich and closer Brayden Kennedy combined for a shutout. It would be likely that Aldrich will take the mound Tuesday in Carroll as he will have a full week of rest, but luckily for Coach Sheldon Card, the Trojans have several different options of who to put on the mound. 

KNIA/KRLS will be broadcasting the game live Tuesday in Carroll.