It’s down to 32 teams to set the field for the 96th American Legion World Series.
The 2023 American Legion Baseball season ended for 16 more teams Friday as the double-elimination regionals continued.
Here’s the region-by-region roundup of results:
At Shrewsbury, Mass. (Post 397)
Game 9: Greece (N.Y.) Post 468 d. Franklin (Mass.) Post 75, 5-4; Post 75 eliminated.
Tyler Stack’s single in the bottom of the seventh scored Jaden Madrid and Brody Froman for the game-winning runs.
Game 10: Nashua (N.H.) Post 3 d. Essex (Vt.) Post 91, 10-4; Post 91 eliminated.
Derek Finlay and Ryan Haskell each had 2 hits and scored 3 times for Nashua.
Game 11: Ellsworth (Maine) Post 207 d. Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14, 7-3.
*NOTE: The box score for this game was unavailable online at time of publication.
Saturday’s games (schedules subject to change)
Game 12: Nashua (N.H.) Post 3 vs. Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14, 9:30 a.m.
Game 13: Greece (N.Y.) Post 468 vs. Ellsworth (Maine) Post 207, immediately following.
At Morgantown, W. Va. (Post 2)
Game 9: Harrisburg (Pa.) Post 730 d. Harrison (Ohio) Post 199, 8-4; Post 199 eliminated.
Starter and winner Christian Foltz (4 2/3 innings, 5 strikeouts), reliever Brayden Paul (1 inning, 2 strikeouts, save), Bubba Dorris (2 hits, home run, 2 RBIs) and Charlie Kane (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Harrisburg.
Game 10: Wilmington (Del.) Post 1 d. Ft. Cumberland (Md.) Post 13, 5-3; Post 13 eliminated.
Starter and winner Todd Gilardi (5 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts), reliever John Klepacki (1 1/3 innings), Brett Walmsley (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs), Tyler Mosher (2 hits), Garrett Quinn (2 hits) and Tyler Satterfield (2 hits) led Wilmington.
Game 11: Brooklawn (N.J.) Post 72 d. Quakertown (Pa.) Post 242, 13-3 in 5 innings.
Doug King (5-hitter, 3 strikeouts), R.J. Mustaro (2 hits, 4 RBIs), Matthew Leahy (2 hits, 2 RBIs), Joe Bogart (2 hits, 2 RBIs), Salvatore Serici (2 doubles) led Brooklawn.
Saturday’s games (schedules subject to change)
Game 12: Harrisburg (Pa.) Post 730 vs. Quakertown (Pa.) Post 242, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Wilmington (Del.) Post 1 vs. Brooklawn (N.J.) Post 72, 4 p.m.
At Asheboro, N.C. (Randolph County Post 45)
Game 9: Randolph County (N.C.) Post 45 d. Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9, 17-1 in 5 innings; Post 9 eliminated.
Starter and winner Braxton Walker (4 innings, 2 strikeouts), Connor Adams (3 hits, double, 2 RBIs), Tanner Marsh (2 doubles, 2 RBIs), Tyler Parks (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Randolph County.
Game 10: Fuquay-Varina (N.C.) Post 116 d. Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19, 3-2; Post 19 eliminated.
Reliever Andrew Clifford (2 innings, 1 strikeout) and Jalen Evans (game-winning RBI in top of 7th inning) led Fuquay-Varina.
Game 11: Florence (S.C.) Post 1 d. Richmond (Va.) Post 361, 8-6.
Reliever and winner Dylan Weigel (2 innings, 1 strikeout), Jamarcus Williams (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs), Jackson Moore (2 hits, double, 1 RBI), Brody Cook (2 hit, 1 RBI) and Josh Williams (double, home run, 1 RBI) led Florence.
Saturday’s games (schedules subject to change)
Game 12: Fuquay-Varina (N.C.) Post 116 vs. Richmond (Va.) Post 361, 4:30 p.m.
Game 13: Randolph County (N.C.) Post 45 vs. Florence (S.C.) Post 1, 7:30 p.m.
At Pelham, Ala. (Shelby County Post 555)
Game 9: Washington (Mo.) Post 218 d. Panola (Miss.), 1-0; Panola eliminated.
Starter and winner Anthony Broeker (1-hitter, 3 strikeout) and Kannon Hibbs (RBI single) led Washington.
Game 10: Pittsburg (Kan.) Post 64 d. Lafayette (La.) Post 241, 4-2; Post 241 eliminated.
Starter and winner Jonah Sparks (5-hitter, 3 strikeouts), Hunter Bennett (2 hits, 2 RBIs) and Ethan Bennett (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Pittsburg.
Game 11: Troy (Ala.) Post 70 d. Paragould (Ark.) Post 16, 4-3 in 8 innings.
Starter Tucker Jackson (6 innings, 8 strikeouts), reliever and winner Tanner Taylor (2 innings, 5 strikeouts), Bryce Speakman (3 hits, double, 1 RBI), Mason Steele (3 hits, 2 doubles), Christian Hill (2 hits, 1 RBI), Connor Crosby (2 hits, 1 RBI), Matt Dave Snell (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Blake Wynn (2 doubles) led Troy, which scored once in the bottom of the 7th and 8th innings to overcome a 3-2 deficit.
Saturday’s games (schedules subject to change)
Game 12: Washington (Mo.) Post 218 vs. Paragould (Ark.) Post 16, 10 a.m.
Game 13: Pittsburg (Kan.) Post 64 vs. Troy (Ala.) Post 70, 1 p.m.
At Midland, Mich. (Post 165)
Game 9: Barrington (Ill.) Post 158 d. Janesville (Wis.) Post 205, 2-1; Post 205 eliminated.
*NOTE: The box score for this game was unavailable online at time of publication.
Game 10: Eau Claire (Wis.) Post 53 d. Linwood (Mich.) Post 239, 3-2; Post 239 eliminated.
Reliever and winner Sawyer Stein (3 innings), Trenton Palmer (2 hits, game-winning walkoff 2-run single in bottom of 7th inning) led Eau Claire.
Game 11: Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Post 671 d. Midland (Mich.) Post 165, 4-2.
Starter and winner Maddux Frese (9-hitter, 6 strikeouts), Kade Knock (RBI double) and Jace Rickertsen (RBI single) led Cedar Rapids.
Saturday’s games (schedules subject to change)
Game 12: Barrington (Ill.) Post 158 vs. Midland (Mich.) Post 165, 2 p.m.
Game 13: Eau Claire (Wis.) Post 53 vs. Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Post 671, 6 p.m.
At Rapid City, S.D. (Post 22)
Game 9: St. Michael (Minn.) Post 567 d. Eden Prairie (Minn.), 7-5; Eden Prairie eliminated.
Starter and winner Reid Barnard (6 innings, 2 strikeouts), Evan Saunders (2 hits, double, 3 RBIs) and Matthew Maulik (2 hits, 1 RBI) led St. Michael.
Game 10: Harrisburg (S.D.) Post 45 d. Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22, 4-3; Post 22 eliminated.
Starter and winner Eli Kokenge (6 innings, 3 strikeouts), reliever Maddux Scherer (1 inning, 1 strikeout), Max Carlson (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Coen Cook (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Harrisburg.
Game 11: Lincoln (Neb.) Post 3 d. Fargo (N.D.) Post 2, 7-1.
Starter and winner Carter Mick (5 2/3 innings, 10 strikeouts), Garrett Springer (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) and Alex Evasco (2 hits) led Lincoln.
Saturday’s games (schedules subject to change)
Game 12: St. Michael (Minn.) Post 567 vs. Fargo (N.D.) Post 2, 11 a.m.
Game 13: Harrisburg (S.D.) Post 45 vs. Lincoln (Neb.) Post 3, 3:30 p.m.
At Gillette, Wyo. (Post 42)
Game 9: Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6 d. Bellevue (Wash.), 6-0; Bellevue eliminated.
Starter and winner Colter McAnelly (3-hitter, 7 strikeouts, 2 hits) and Corey Williams (3 hits, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs) led Cheyenne.
Game 10: Fort Collins (Colo.) Post 1879 d. Portland (Ore.) Post 158, 4-3; Post 158 eliminated.
Starter and winner Brady Hall (6 innings, 3 strikeouts), Christian Wood (3 hits) and Aidan Nelson (2-run double) led Fort Collins.
Game 11: Gillette (Wyo.) Post 42 d. Pocatello (Idaho) Post 4, 8-7 in 8 innings.
Reliever and winner Kelby Foss (2 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts), Mason Drube (4 hits, 2 RBIs), Cory Schilling (2 hits, double, 1 RBI), Brady Richards (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) and Seth Peterson (2 hits) led Gillette, which scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning and won on a walkoff wild pitch that scored Drube in the 8th.
Saturday’s games (schedules subject to change)
Game 12: Fort Collins (Colo.) Post 1879 vs. Pocatello (Idaho) Post 4, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6 vs. Gillette (Wyo.) Post 42, 4 p.m.
At Fairfield, Calif. (Fairfield Expos)
Game 9: Las Vegas (Nev.) d. Yuba City (Calif.) Post 705, 13-5; Post 705 eliminated.
Reliever and winner William Scaldeferri (2 innings, 3 strikeouts, double, 4 RBIs), Aiden Pollock (2 hits, 2 RBIs) and Kekoa Young (2 hits) led Las Vegas, which scored 8 runs in the top of the 6th inning to overcome a 5-4 deficit.
Game 10: Tucson (Ariz.) Post 7 d. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 9-0; Fairfield eliminated.
Starter and winner Gennaro Brito (6-hitter, 4 strikeouts, 3 hits, 3 RBIs), Jaden Leon (3 hits, 2 doubles, 1 RBI), Jordan Lesley (2 hits) and Maddox Jones (3-run triple) led Tucson.
Game 11: League City (Tex.) Post 554 d. St. George (Utah) Post 90, 7-5.
Starter and winner Jacob Cyr (9-hitter, 6 strikeouts), Kyele Thompson (3 hits, double, 2 RBIs) and Scott Martinez (2 hits) led League City.
Saturday’s games (schedules subject to change)
Game 12: Tucson (Ariz.) Post 7 vs. St. George (Utah) Post 90, 4 p.m.
Game 13: Las Vegas (Nev.) vs. League City (Tex.) Post 554, 7 p.m.
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