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Mike Barba and Brock Hebert drove in two runs apiece with singles as part of a seven-run first inning, as the Southland (La.) Hogs held off Mid-County Texas 8-4 to advance to the championship round of the Babe Ruth Southwest Regional Tournament on Sunday night.

The Hogs stand just one win away from clinching a spot in the Babe Ruth World Series, and they will get that opportunity on Tuesday, when they face the survivor of Monday’s two elimination games at 5 p.m.

Simply put, the first inning was a disaster for Mid-County, who committed a pair of errors behin...