ABILENE — The Stamford baseball team punched its ticket to the Region I-2A Division II semifinals on Friday, defeating Miles 10-6 and 7-2 for an area-round sweep at McMurry’s Walt Driggers Field to earn a date next week with Ropesville Ropes.

SHS never trailed in Game 1, pulling out to a 9-0 lead before holding off a late Miles rally. And coach Steven Gould’s team answered a two-run top of the first by Miles in Game 2 with seven unanswered runs, including three in the home half of the first, to clinch the series in two games.

The victories pushed Stamford’s season record to 22-4, while Miles had its season ended at 8-14.