South Portland's catcher, Nick Troiano, shows the ball to umpire Peter Adams after tagging out Nick Lorello in their Class A South baseball semifinal Saturday. Second-seeded South Portland beat No. 3 Scarborough, 8-5.

South Portland third baseman Alex Livingston covers the ball after pulling in an infield fly ball in the third inning. (Photo by John Ewing/Staff Photographer)

South Portland center fielder Riley Hasson connects for a double in the sixth inning and later scored his team's 8th run on a Scarborough error. (Photo by John Ewing/Staff Photographer)

South Portland's #9, Drew Abramson, congratulates teammate Matt Crockett (#10) after Crockett's sac fly drove Abramson home in the inning. (Photo by John Ewing/Staff Photographer)

South Portland's #33, Sam Troiano, slides safely across home plate with a stolen base ahead of the tag from Scarborough catcher Bayley Welsh in the second inning, (Photo by John Ewing/Staff Photographer)