Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com
Hiawatha first baseman Mike Mercado (left) reaches for Somonauk baserunner Eric Thomas after being pulled off the bag reaching for the throw in the bottom of the second inning of a Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional semifinal at Kenny Field in Big Rock Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Thomas was ruled safe on the play. Somonauk defeated Hiawatha, 13-3, in five innings.
