2023 Legion Baseball Regionals: Wednesday roundup
Rounding up the first day of the 2023 American Legion Baseball regionals in which defending champion Troy, Ala., needed 10 innings to win its opening round game in the Mid-South Regional in Pelham, Ala.
Here's the region-by-region roundup of results:
At Shrewsbury, Mass. (Post 397)
Game 1: Ellsworth (Maine) Post 207 d. Nashua (N.H.) Post 3, 3-1.
Colin Sullivan’s 2-RBI single in the top of the third put Post 207 ahead for good.
Game 2: Essex (Vt.) Post 91 d. Greece (N.Y.) Post 468, 7-0.
Andrew Goodrich allowed just 1 hit over 5 innings to pick up the win.
Game 3: Franklin (Mass.) Post 75 d. West Hartford (Conn.) Post 96, 2-1 in 9 innings.
Brendan Sancaj followed up his fourth-inning sacrifice fly with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth for Post 75.
Game 4: Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14 d. Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, 4-3.
Post 14 scored on two errors in the bottom of the fourth then held off Post 397 for the victory.
Thursday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 5: Nashua (N.H.) Post 3 vs. West Hartford (Conn.) Post 96, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Greece (N.Y.) Post 468 vs. Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, immediately following
Game 7: Ellsworth (Maine) Post 207 vs. Franklin (Mass.) Post 75, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Essex (Vt.) Post 91 vs. Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14, immediately following
At Morgantown, W. Va. (Post 2)
Game 1: Harrison (Ohio) Post 199 d. Ft. Cumberland (Md.) Post 13, 12-6.
Gunner Kalkoff (4 hits, 1 RBI), Adam Dietschel (2 doubles, 2 RBIs), William Hendon (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs), Nicky Gutzwiller (2 hits, double, 1 RBI), Carson Truitt (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) and winning pitcher Sam Huston (4 innings, 2 hits, 8 strikeouts) led Harrison.
Game 2: Brooklawn (N.J.) Post 72 d. Harrisburg (Pa.) Post 730, 9-4.
Starter and winner Graham Adams (6 innings, 1 strikeout), Nick Spaventa (3 hits, double, 1 RBI), Jack Mustaro (2 hits, 2 RBIs), Damon Suriani (2 hits, double, 1 RBI), Salvatore Serici (2 hits, 1 RBI) and RJ Mustaro (2 hits, double) led Brooklawn.
Game 3: Quakertown (Pa.) Post 242 d. Berkeley (W.Va.) Post 14, 13-4.
Starter and winner Vinny Pelligrini (6 2/3 innings, 4 strikeouts), Brandon Pierce (2 hits, home run, 4 RBIs), Cole Reich (2 hits, home runs, 3 RBIs) and Danny Qualteria (2 hits, double) led Quakertown.
Game 4: Wilmington (Del.) Post 1 d. Morgantown (W.Va.) Post 2, 4-2.
Reliever and winner John Klepacki (3 innings, 4 strikeouts) and Tyler Pirrung (double, home run, 2 RBIs) led Wilmington.
Thursday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 5: Ft. Cumberland (Md.) Post 13 vs. Berkeley (W.Va.) Post 14, 10 a.m.
Game 6: Harrisburg (Pa.) Post 730 vs. Morgantown (W.Va.) Post 2, 1 p.m.
Game 7: Harrison (Ohio) Post 199 vs. Quakertown (Pa.) Post 242, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Brooklawn (N.J.) Post 72 vs. Wilmington (Del.) Post 1, 7 p.m.
At Asheboro, N.C. (Randolph County Post 45)
Game 1: Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9 d. Evans (Ga.) Post 192, 5-1.
Noah Cook (3-hitter, 9 strikeouts), Charles Schneider (3-run triple) and Gavyn Minyard (1 hit, 1 RBI) led Owensboro.
Game 2: Richmond (Va.) Post 361 d. Belleview (Fla.) Post 284, 7-4.
Reliever and winner Gunnar Stromberg (3 2/3 innings, 5 strikeouts) and Chris Johnson (2 hits, hme run, 1 RBI) led Richmond.
Game 3: Florence (S.C.) Post 1 d. Fuquay-Varina (N.C.) Post 116, 9-5.
Shemar Simes (2 hits), Zachary Hunt (2 hits, 1 RBI), Jamarcus Williams (grand slam) and winning reliever Zane Davis (2 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts) led Florence, which scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 6th to rally from a 5-2 deficit.
Game 4: Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19 d. Randolph County (N.C.) Post 45, 7-5.
Winner and starter Jacob Cardin (5 innings, 4 strikeouts), Camden Vaughn (2 hits, 2 RBIs), Baylan Tuten (2 hits, 3 RBIs) and John Thomas (2 hits) led Columbia, which scored 3 times in the top of the 5th to rally from a 5-4 deficit.
Thursday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 5: Evans (Ga.) Post 192 vs. Fuquay-Varina (N.C.) Post 116, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Belleview (Fla.) Post 284 vs. Randolph County (N.C.) Post 45, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9 vs. Florence (S.C.) Post 1, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Richmond (Va.) Post 361 vs. Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19, 7:30 p.m.
At Pelham, Ala. (Shelby County Post 555)
Game 1: Panola (Miss.) Post 118 d. Ada (Okla.), 4-1.
Starter and winner Nash Koczka (5 2/3 innings, 7 strikeouts) and reliever Landon Roberts (1 1/3 innings, 2 strikeouts, save) and Aidan Williams (1 hits, 2 RBIs) led Panola.
Game 2: Paragould (Ark.) Post 16 d. Washington (Mo.) Post 218, 3-0.
Ashton Williams (5 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts, win) and Peyton Branum (1 1/3 innings, 2 strikeouts save) combined on the 4-hitter and Hayden Nazarenus (2 hits, home run, 1 RBI) led the offense for Paragould.
Game 3: Troy (Ala.) Post 70 d. Lafayette (La.) Post 241, 7-5 in 10 innings.
Blake Wynn (4 hits, 2 RBIs), Drew Shiver (3 hits, 1 RBI) and Christian Hill (3 hits, 2 RBIs) led Troy.
Game 4: Pittsburg (Kan.) Post 64 d. Shelby County (Ala.) Post 555, 4-3.
*NOTE: stats were not available online at time of publication.
Thursday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 5: Ada (Okla.) vs. Lafayette (La.) Post 241, 10 a.m.
Game 6: Washington (Mo.) Post 218 vs. Shelby County (Ala.) Post 555, 1 p.m.
Game 7: Panola (Miss.) vs. Troy (Ala.) Post 70, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Paragould (Ark.) Post 16 vs. Pittsburg (Kan.) Post 64, 7 p.m.
At Midland, Mich. (Post 165)
Game 1: Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Post 671 d. Danville (Ill.) Post 210, 3-0.
Starter and winner Reid Burkle (5 innings, 7 strikeouts), Mason Trpkosh (2 hits, 1 RBI), Maddux Frese (2 hits, 2 innings, 2 strikeouts, save) and Andrew Robinson (2 hits) led Cedar Rapids.
Game 2: Eau Claire (Wis.) Post 53 d. Lafayette (Ind.) Post 11, 6-3 in 9 innings.
Reliever and winner Tyler Iverson (2 innings, 3 strikeouts), Sam Knickerbocker (3 hits, 4 RBIs, 3-run double in 9th inning), Sawyer Stein (3 hits, 1 RBI) and Cooper Dykes (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Eau Claire.
Game 3: Janesville (Wis.) Post 205 d. Linwood (Mich.) Post 239, 9-1.
Jack Ryan (6-hitter, 7 strikeouts), Trace Jacobson (2 hits, 3 RBIs), Nicholas Gregg (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Jaicy Campbell (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Janesville.
Game 4: Midland (Mich.) Post 165 d. Barrington (Ill.) Post 158, 3-2.
Starter and winner Tanner Sonntag (4 innings, 3 strikeouts), reliever Nathan Masar (1 1/3 innings, 3 strikeouts, save) and Mitchell Walters (2 hits) led Midland.
Thursday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 5: Danville (Ill.) Post 210 vs. Linwood (Mich.) Post 239, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Lafayette (Ind.) Post 11 vs. Barrington (Ill.) Post 158, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Post 671 vs. Janesville (Wis.) Post 205, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Eau Claire (Wis.) Post 205 vs. Midland (Mich.) Post 165, 7:30 p.m.
At Rapid City, S.D. (Post 22)
Game 1: Lincoln (Neb.) Post 3 d. Williston (N.D.) Post 37, 10-5.
Garrett Springer (3-run home run), Mason Gaines (2-run single), Tanner Peterson (RBI double) and reliever Luke Larson (2 innings, 2 strikeouts, win) led Lincoln.
Game 2: Fargo (N.D.) Post 2 d. Eden Prairie (Minn.), 6-2.
Zach LaMont (9-hitter, 4 strikeouts), Charlie Kalbrener (2-run double) and Jordan Leininger (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) led Fargo.
Game 3: St. Michael (Minn.) Post 567 d. Harrisburg (S.D.) Post 45, 4-0.
Ashtyn Groves allowed 4 hits and struck out 8 in 6 innings to earn the win.
Game 4: Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22 d. Elkhorn-Waterloo (Neb.) Post 211, 9-5.
Host Rapid City mustered just 4 hits but scored 9 runs, including 5 in the bottom of the second, to earn the win.
Thursday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 5: Williston (N.D.) Post 37 vs. Harrisburg (S.D.) Post 45, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Eden Prairie (Minn.) vs. Elkhorn-Waterloo (Neb.) Post 211, noon
Game 7: Lincoln (Neb.) Post 3 vs. St. Michael (Minn.) Post 567, 3:30 p.m.
Game 8: Fargo (N.D.) Post 2 vs. Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22, 6 p.m.
At Gillette, Wyo. (Post 42)
Game 1: Pocatello (Idaho) Post 4 d. Portland (Ore.) Post 158, 2-0.
Starter and winner Brody Burch (6 innings, 5 strikeouts), Martin Serrano (2 hits), Kaden Knowles (2 hits, double) and Ryan Foltz (2 hits) led Pocatello.
Game 2: Fort Collins (Colo.) Post 1879 d. Eagle River (Alaska), 6-0.
Starter Ross Frank (4 2/3 innings, 9 strikeouts) and reliever Eric Berquist (2 1/3 innings, 3 strikeouts) combined on the 3-hitter and Kirin Lawing (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) led the offense for Fort Collins.
Game 3: Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6 d. Helena (Mont.) Post 2, 7-1.
Reliever and winner Colter McAnelly (3 1/3 innings, 6 strikeouts), Kaed Coates (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Nolan Horton (1 hit, 2 RBIs) led Cheyenne.
Game 4: Gillette (Wyo.) Post 42 d. Bellevue (Wash.), 4-2.
Reliever and winner Grayson Sargent (3 innings, 5 strikeouts), Riley Schilling (2 hits) and Brady Richards (2-run double) led Gillette.
Thursday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 5: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 vs. Helena (Mont.) Post 2, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Eagle River (Alaska) vs. Bellevue (Wash.), immediately following
Game 7: Pocatello (Idaho) Post 4 vs. Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Fort Collins (Colo.) Post 1879 vs. Gillette (Wyo.) Post 42, immediately following
At Fairfield, Calif. (Fairfield Expos)
Game 1: League City (Tex.) Post 554 d. Tucson (Ariz.) Post 7, 6-2.
Reliever Braden Castle (3 innings, 3 strikeouts, win), Chase Bourgeios (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs), Scott Martinez (2 doubles, 2 RBIs) and Tyler Robinson (2 hits) led League City.
Game 2: St. George (Utah) Post 90 d. Las Vegas (Nev.), 9-5.
Grayson Erickson (3 hits, double, 1 RBI, win in 2 1/3 innings relief), Jayger Baldwin (2 hits, double, 3 RBIs), Brandon Roundy (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led St. George.
Game 3: Yuba City (Calif.) Post 705 d. Albuquerque (N.M.) Post 49, 13-2 in 6 innings.
Starter Kyle Schwab (4 innings, 1 strikeout) and John Peterson (4 hits, double, 4 RBIs) led Yuba City.
Game 4: Fairfield (Calif.) Expos d. Honolulu (Haw.) 8-6.
Reliever and winner Trevor Morse (4 1/3 innings, 4 strikeouts) and Blake Bozzini (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Fairfield.
Thursday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 5: Tucson (Ariz.) Post 7 vs. Albuquerque (N.M.) Post 49, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Las Vegas (Nev.) vs. Honolulu (Haw.), 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: League City (Tex.) Post 554 vs. Yuba City (Calif.) Post 705, 4 p.m.
Game 8: St. George (Utah) Post 90 vs. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 7 p.m.
