EAST PEORIA - Alex Koch fired a no-hitter and struck out 19 Friday to lead Chillicothe to a 4-0 victory over previously unbeaten Bloomington Holy Trinity in the quarterfinals of the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 2A State Baseball Tournament at EastSide Centre.

Koch walked two and was backed by a five-hit attack. Dan Semtner drove in three runs for Chillicothe (17-1), which advanced to meet Springfield Christ The King (13-1) at 10 a.m. today in the semifinals.

Hayden Hoerdemann suffered the loss for Holy Trinity (16-1). Hoerdemann allowed five hits with seven strikeouts and four walks.

"We ran into a great pitcher today," said Holy Trinity coach Jeff Paul. "He was the best we've seen and he just completely dominated the game. That's not taking anything away from our kids because they had a great season."

Springfield Christ The King captured a 5-2 victory over Tremont (13-5) behind the five-hit pitching of Brad Sauer.

Drew Creekmur collected three hits to lead Tremont, and Jordan Davis and Brad Dunlap each had an RBI.

In Class 1A, Blaise Houston had four hits and drove in five runs to power Joliet St. Paul (21-0) to a 13-1, five-inning victory over West Lincoln-Broadwell.

Losing pitcher Jordan Nelson had two hits for West Lincoln-Broadwell (16-2), and Brant Coyne had one hit and an RBI.

Action in all three classes will continue at 10 a.m. today with the semifinals, followed by the third-place and championship games.