Today marks what Pella hopes is a beginning, and not the end, of the push for the Class 3A state baseball title. The No. 9 Dutch face No. 4 Heelan in the 4-5 seed matchup at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids. The round of eight will feature a Crusaders team that is making its first quarterfinals appearance in five years, and featured a wild road to state that included extra innings in wins against LeMars and Sergeant Bluff-Luton. Pella Head Coach Jesse Jablonski says Heelan is balanced and does a lot things well, but he’s hopeful his team can rally behind staff ace Teagan Hoekstra. Coverage of Pella vs. Bishop Heelan state tournament baseball begins at 4:30 this afternoon on 92.1 KRLS.