2023 Legion Baseball Regionals: Thursday roundup
Rounding up the second day of the 2023 American Legion Baseball playoff regionals as the season ended for 16 teams in the double-elimination tournament.
Here’s the region-by-region roundup of results:
At Shrewsbury, Mass. (Post 397)
*NOTE: Box scores for Thursday’s Region 1 games were unavailable at time of publication.
Game 5: Nashua (N.H.) Post 3 d. West Hartford (Conn.) Post 96, 5-1; Post 96 eliminated.
Game 6: Greece (N.Y.) Post 468 d. Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, 9-6; Post 397 eliminated.
Game 7: Ellsworth (Maine) Post 207 d. Franklin (Mass.) Post 75, 14-8.
Game 8: Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14 d. Essex (Vt.) Post 91, 4-3.
Friday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 9: Greece (N.Y.) Post 468 vs. Franklin (Mass.) Post 75, 9:30 a.m.
Game 10: Nashua (N.H.) Post 3 vs. Essex (Vt.) Post 91, 4:30 p.m.
Game 11: Ellsworth (Maine) Post 207 vs. Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14, immediately following
At Morgantown, W. Va. (Post 2)
Game 5: Ft. Cumberland (Md.) Post 13 d. Berkeley (W.Va.) Post 14, 8-1; Post 14 eliminated.
Starter and winner Parker Ferraro (5 innings, 1 strikeout), Leuma Pua'auli (1 hit, 2 RBIs), Alex Kennell (double, 1 RBI) and Tyson Shumaker (1 hit, 1 RBI) led Ft. Cumberland.
Game 6: Harrisburg (Pa.) Post 730 d. Morgantown (W.Va.) Post 2, 11-4; Post 2 eliminated.
Starter and winner Bubba Davis (6 innings, 2 strikeouts), Charlie Long (3 hits, 4 RBIs), Corey Kalinoski (2 doubles, 2 RBIs), Alex Yarrish (2 hits, 1 RBI), Ben Long (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Nick Keane (2 hits, double) led Harrisburg.
Game 7: Quakertown (Pa.) Post 242 d. Harrison (Ohio) Post 199, 6-4.
Starter and winner Peyton Myers (5 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts), reliever Danny Qualteria (1 1/3 innings, 2 strikeouts, save), Ty Everitt (2-run double) and Caleb Everitt (RBI single) led Quakertown.
Game 8: Brooklawn (N.J.) Post 72 d. Wilmington (Del.) Post 1, 4-3.
Starter and winner Tanner Nolan (7-hitter, 8 strikeouts), Nick Spaventa (double, home run, 2 RBIs), R.J. Mustaro (2 hits, home run, 1 RBI) and Doug King (2 hits) led Brooklawn.
Friday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 9: Harrisburg (Pa.) Post 730 vs. Harrison (Ohio) Post 199, 1 p.m.
Game 10: Ft. Cumberland (Md.) Post 13 vs. Wilmington (Del.) Post 1, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Quakertown (Pa.) Post 242 vs. Brooklawn (N.J.) Post 72, 7 p.m.
At Asheboro, N.C. (Randolph County Post 45)
Game 5: Fuquay-Varina (N.C.) Post 116 d. Evans (Ga.) Post 192, 6-1; Post 192 eliminated.
Reliever and winner Henry Good (1 inning, 1 strikeout), Chace Chaplin (2 double, 1 RBI) and Pierce Bouwman (1 hit, 2 RBIs) led Fuquay-Varina.
Game 6: Randolph County (N.C.) Post 45 d. Belleview (Fla.) Post 284, 3-0; Post 284 eliminated.
Austin Lemons (4-hitter, 7 strikeouts), Hunter Atkins (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) and Caleb Dunn (2 hits) led Randolph County.
Game 7: Florence (S.C.) Post 1 d. Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9, 9-6.
Brody Cook (2 doubles, 1 RBI) and Nick Foster (3-run double) led Florence, which scored 8 runs in the top of the 6th inning to overcome a 5-0 deficit.
Game 8: Richmond (Va.) Post 361 d. Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19, 6-3.
Starter and winner Michael Lewis (6 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts), Gunnar Stromberg (double, home run, 1 RBI), Cameron Slough (2 hits, double) led Richmond.
Friday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 9: Randolph County (N.C.) Post 45 vs. Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9, 12:30 p.m.
Game 10: Fuquay-Varina (N.C.) Post 116 vs. Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19, 4:30 p.m.
Game 11: Florence (S.C.) Post 1 vs. Richmond (Va.) Post 361, 7:30 p.m.
At Pelham, Ala. (Shelby County Post 555)
Game 5: Lafayette (La.) Post 241 d. Ada (Okla.), 9-3; Ada eliminated.
Starter and winner Dylan Dronett (5 innings, 4 strikeouts, 2 hits, double, 1 RBI), Cameron Gonzalez (3 hits, 1 RBI) and Cabet Blanchard (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Lafayette.
Game 6: Washington (Mo.) Post 218 d. Shelby County (Ala.) Post 555, 6-0; Post 555 eliminated.
Starter and winner Reagan Kandlbinder (3-hitter, 6 strikeouts), Kannon Hibbs (3 hits), Sam Paule (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) and Tanner McPherson (2 hits) led Washington.
Game 7: Troy (Ala.) Post 70 d. Panola (Miss.), 8-1.
Starter and winner Brady Richardson (6 innings, 7 strikeouts), Mason Steele (2 hits, 3 RBIs), Tanner Taylor (2 hits, 2 RBIs) and Cason Eubanks (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Troy.
Game 8: Paragould (Ark.) Post 16 d. Pittsburg (Kan.) Post 64, 8-5.
Paragould scored all eight runs with two outs in the bottom of the third inning. Brooks Nigut singled twice in the inning, leading off with a hit and then completing Post 16’s scoring binge.
Friday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 9: Washington (Mo.) Post 218 vs. Panola (Miss.), 10 a.m.
Game 10: Lafayette (La.) Post 241 vs. Pittsburg (Kan.) Post 64, 1 p.m.
Game 11: Troy (Ala.) Post 70 vs. Paragould (Ark.) Post 16, 4 p.m.
At Midland, Mich. (Post 165)
Game 5: Linwood (Mich.) Post 239 d. Danville (Ill.) Post 210, 13-7; Post 210 eliminated.
Reliever and winner Jacob Kowalski (2 innings, 2 strikeouts), Chase Raymond (3 hits, 2 home runs, 4 RBIs), Lucas Mead (2 hits, 2 RBIs) and Addison Vallad (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Linwood.
Game 6: Barrington (Ill.) Post 158 d. Lafayette (Ind.) Post 11, 16-5 in 5 innings; Post 11 eliminated.
Starter and winner Jackson Kanak (5 innings, 6 strikeouts), Brenden Beals (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) and Connor Fitzpatrick (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Barrington.
Game 7: Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Post 671 d. Janesville (Wis.) Post 205, 2-0.
Winner and starter Kameron Volz (5-hitter, 3 strikeouts) and Andrew Robinson (RBI double) led Cedar Rapids.
Game 8: Midland (Mich.) Post 165 d. Eau Claire (Wis.) Post 53, 13-0 in 5 innings.
Starter and winner Chad Brown (2 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts), Brett Faccio (1 1/3 innings, 3 strikeouts) and Brendan Martin (1 inning) combined on a 3-hitter and Tanner Sonntag (4 hits, 4 RBIs) and Ryan Louch (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) led the Midland offense
Friday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 9: Barrington (Ill.) Post 158 vs. Janesville (Wis.) Post 205, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Linwood (Mich.) Post 239 vs. Eau Claire (Wis.) Post 53, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Post 671 vs. Midland (Mich.) Post 165, 7 p.m.
At Rapid City, S.D. (Post 22)
Game 5: Harrisburg (S.D.) Post 45 d. Williston (N.D.) Post 37, 1-0; Post 37 eliminated.
Starter and winner Maddox Plack (6 2/3 innings, 8 strikeouts) and Brandon Simunek (1/3 inning, save) combined on a 3-hitter and Jack Riley (2nd-inning home run) led the offense for Harrisburg.
Game 6: Eden Prairie (Minn.) d. Elkhorn-Waterloo (Neb.) Post 211, 6-4; Post 211 eliminated.
Starter and winner Nick Matcheledt (6 innings, 8 strikeouts), reliever Aiden Keranen (1 inning, save) and Dawson Miller (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Eden Prairie.
Game 7: Lincoln (Neb.) Post 3 d. St. Michael (Minn.) Post 567, 3-2.
Starter and winner Chase Nelson (5-hitter, 7 strikeouts) and Alex Evasco (3-run home run) led Lincoln, who trailed 2-0 before Evasco’s home run in the bottom of the fifth.
Game 8: Fargo (N.D.) Post 2 d. Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22, 2-1.
Starter and winner Charlie Kahlbrener (6-hitter, 5 strikeouts) and Jordan Leininger (1 hit, 1 RBI) led Fargo.
Friday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 9: Eden Prairie (Minn.) vs. St. Michael (Minn.) Post 567, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Harrisburg (S.D.) Post 45 vs. Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22, 3:30 p.m.
Game 11: Lincoln (Neb.) Post 3 vs. Fargo (N.D.) Post 2, 6 p.m.
At Gillette, Wyo. (Post 42)
Game 5: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 d. Helena (Mont.) Post 2, 4-3 in 9 innings; Post 2 eliminated.
Reliever and winner Griffin Scott (3 innings, 3 strikeouts), Ian Salbeda (2 hits, home run, 2 RBIs), Eric Altmark (game-winning RBI single in 9th) and Cooper Smith (RBI single) led Portland.
Game 6: Bellevue (Wash.) d. Eagle River (Alaska), 13-3 in 5 innings; Eagle River eliminated.
Reliever and winner Lucas Clarke (1 2/3 innings, 1 strikeout), Jacob Freer (3 hits, double, 4 RBIs), Rylan Gullard (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) and Bryan Sfanos (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Bellevue.
Game 7: Pocatello (Idaho) Post 4 d. Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6, 7-6.
Starter and winner Jason Jones (6 1/3 innings, 3 strikeouts), reliever Ryan Foltz (2/3 innings, save), Jayce Vaughan (3 hits, 1 RBI), Luke Davis (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Gunner Wilhelm (1 hit, 3 RBIs) led Pocatello.
Game 8: Gillette (Wyo.) Post 42 d. Fort Collins (Colo.) Post 1879, 7-5.
Starter and winner Riley Schilling (5 innings, 5 strikeouts), Hogan Tystad (2 hits, 3 RBIs) and Dominic Hecker (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Gillette.
Friday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 9: Bellevue (Wash.) vs. Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6, 1 p.m.
Game 10: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 vs. Fort Collins (Colo.) Post 1879, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Pocatello (Idaho) Post 4 vs. Gillette (Wyo.) Post 42, 7 p.m.
At Fairfield, Calif. (Fairfield Expos)
Game 5: Tucson (Ariz.) Post 7 d. Albuquerque (N.M.) Post 49, 5-4; Post 49 eliminated.
Reliever and winner Sebastian Pino (3 2/3 innings, 1 strikeout, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs) and Maddox Jones (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Tucson.
Game 6: Las Vegas (Nev.) d. Honolulu (Haw.), 8-3; Honolulu eliminated.
Reliever and winner Noah Ramos (3 1/3 innings, 2 strikeouts), Ryan Hunter (2 doubles, 4 RBIs) and William Scaldeferri (2 doubles) led Las Vegas.
Game 7: League City (Tex.) Post 554 d. Yuba City (Calif.) Post 705, 11-6.
Starter and winner Alec Beversdorf (6 innings, 7 strikeouts), Chase Bourgeios (3 hits, 1 RBI) and Tyler Austin (2 hits, 4 RBIs) led League City.
Game 8: St. George (Utah) Post 90 d. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 8-3 in 8 innings.
Reliever and winner Brandon Roundy (2 innings, 3 strikeouts) Ian Becker (2 hits, 2 RBIs) and Grayson Erickson (2 hits) led St. George, who scored five times in the top of the 8th inning.
Friday’s games (schedule subject to change)
Game 9: Las Vegas (Nev.) vs. Yuba City (Calif.) Post 705, 9:30 a.m.
Game 10: Tucson (Ariz.) Post 7 vs. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 4 p.m.
Game 11: League City (Tex.) Post 554 vs. St. George (Utah) Post 90, 7 p.m.
