20 teams remain in the hunt for a berth in the American Legion World Series as Championship Sunday shapes up.
All eight American Legion World Series participants will be determined on Sunday and four teams have the strongest of positions entering the final day of regional competition at eight sites across the country.
Hudson, Mass., in the Northeast Region; Troy, Ala., in the Southeast Region; Eugene, Ore., in the Northwest Region; and League City, Tex., in the Western Region each have 4-0 records entering Sunday’s action. (Troy in 2022 and League City last year are the last two ALWS champions.)
And that means their respective opponents will have beat them twice to win the regional title.
In the other four regions, two teams will meet in the first game with the winner advancing to play a winner-take-all regional final against another team.
Here are Saturday’s regional results and Sunday’s schedule (all times local, subject to change):
At Manchester, N.H. (Post 2)
Saturday’s results
Game 11: Hudson (Mass.) Post 100 d. Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14, 4-3 (8 innings). Reliever and winner Michael Atwater (2 innings), Chase Barrett (3 hits, double), Chase Donahue (3 hits, game-winning RBI single in 8th) and Peter Ward (double, 1 RBI) led Hudson in this game which was suspended Friday in the seventh inning with the score at 3-3.
Game 12: Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14 d. South Burlington (Vt.), 8-1; South Burlington eliminated. Starter and winner George Sukatos (8-hitter, 5 strikeouts), Elijah Moffett (2 hits) and Jack Larose (2 hits) led Cumberland.
Game 13: Hudson (Mass.) Post 100 d. West Hartford (Conn.) Post 96, 3-2 (9 innings); West Hartford eliminated. Starter Michael Domino (8 innings, 6 strikeouts), reliever and winner Ryan Graf (1 inning), Chase Donahue (3 hits, double, 3 RBIs including game-winner in bottom of 9th inning) and Chase Barrett (2 hits, double) led Hudson.
Sunday’s games
Game 14: Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14 vs. Hudson (Mass.) Post 100, 1 p.m.
Game 15: If Cumberland wins Game 14, 4 p.m.
At Ridge, Md. (Post 255)
Saturday’s results
Game 12: Wilmington Delvets (Del.) Post 1 d. Wheeling (W.Va.) Post 1, 5-0; Wheeling eliminated.
Game 13: Cumberland (Md.) Post 13 d. Northeastern (Pa.), 3-2.
NOTE: Final statistics were not provided for Saturday’s Mid-Atlantic Regional games.
Sunday’s games
Game 14: Wilmington Delvets (Del.) Post 1 vs. Cumberland (Md.) Post 13, 1 p.m.
Game 15: Northeastern (Pa.) vs. Game 14 winner, 4 p.m.
At Asheboro, N.C. (Post 45)
Saturday’s results
Game 12: Wayne Co. (N.C.) Post 11 d. Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280, 13-8 (8 innings); Chesapeake eliminated. Reliever and winner Ayden West (4 1/3 innings, 4 strikeouts), Everett Johnson (4 hits, double, 1 RBI), John McLamb (3 hits, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs) and Drew Sweet (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Wayne County, which scored once in the top of the seventh to force extra innings and scored five in the top of the eighth for the victory.
Game 13: Troy (Ala.) Post 70 d. Covington (Ga.) Post 32, 12-0 (5 innings); Covington eliminated. Starter and winner Will Rice (3 1/3 innings, 2 strikeouts), Brady Richardson (3 hits, double, 4 RBIs), Blake Wynn (2 hits, 2 RBIs), Caden Collier (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Haze McCorkel (2 hits) led Troy.
Sunday’s games
Game 14: Wayne Co. (N.C.) Post 11 vs. Troy (Ala.) Post 70, 1:30 p.m.
Game 15: If Wayne County wins Game 14, 4:30 p.m.
At Washington, Mo. (Post 218)
Saturday’s results
Game 12: Bryant (Ark.) Post 298 d. Elsberry (Mo.) Post 226, 7-3; Elsberry eliminated. Reliever and winner Jackson Trusty (4 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts) and Jase Ham (2 doubles, 1 RBI) led Bryant, which scored seven runs in the third inning.
Game 13: Bossier City (La.) Post 2 d. Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49, 6-2. Starter and winner Brody Bower (8-hitter, 3 strikeouts), Jackson Jones (3 hits), Hudson Brignac (2 hits) and William Bryant (2 hits) led Bossier City.
Sunday’s games
Game 14: Bryant (Ark.) Post 298 vs. Bossier City (La.) Post 2, 11 a.m.
Game 15: Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 vs. Game 14 winner, 2 p.m.
At Carol Stream, Ill. (Post 76)
Saturday’s results
Game 12: Midland (Mich.) Post 165 d. Lancaster (Ohio) Post 11, 7-1; Lancaster eliminated. Starter and winner Sam Briggs (5 innings, 6 strikeouts), reliever Jack Sequin (1 2/3 innings, 1 strikeout, save) and Ryan Louch (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Midland.
Game 13: Eau Claire (Wis.) Post 53 d. Evansville (Ind.) Post 265, 15-5 (6 innings). Starter and winner Jake Bjerke (3-hitter, 3 strikeouts), Logan Hesselman (4 hits, 2 RBIs), Carter Veith (3 hits, 2 RBIs), Sawyer Stein (2 hits, double, 4 RBIs), Kellen Smith (2 doubles, 3 RBIs) and Leo Lauscher (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Eau Claire.
Sunday’s games
Game 14: Midland (Mich.) Post 165 vs. Eau Claire (Wis.) Post 53, 1 p.m.
Game 15: Evansville (Ind.) Post 265 vs. Game 14 winner, 4 p.m.
At West Fargo, N.D. (Post 308)
Saturday’s results
Game 12: Farmington (Minn.) Post 189 d. Papillion (Neb.) Post 32, 5-2; Papillion eliminated. Starter and winner Kelin Rasmussen (4-hitter, 3 strikeouts) and Dalton Kesti (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) led Farmington.
Game 13: Fargo (N.D.) Post 2 d. Swisher (Iowa) Post 671, 13-4. Starter and winner Jordan Leininger (6 innings), Connor Holm (3 hits, 3 RBIs), Sam Ovsak (3 hits, 2 doubles), Caleb Briggeman (3 hits, double), and Charlie Kalbrener (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) led Fargo.
Sunday’s games
Game 14: Farmington (Minn.) Post 189 vs. Fargo (N.D.) Post 2, 11 a.m.
Game 15: Swisher (Iowa) Post 671 vs. Game 14 winner, 1:30 p.m.
At Billings, Mont. (Post 4)
Saturday’s results
Game 12: Billings Scarlets (Mont.) Post 4 d. Anchorage (Alaska) Post 28, 12-1 (5 innings); Anchorage eliminated. Starter and winner Nolan Bockram (2-hitter, 4 strikeouts), Nate McDonald (3 hits, home run, 2 RBIs), Brady Randall (2 hits, 2 RBIs) and Kyler Northrop (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Billings.
Game 13: Eugene (Ore.) d. Fort Collins (Colo.), 2-1 (8 innings); Fort Collins eliminated. Reliever and winner Jayden Lucas (5 2/3 innings, 3 strikeouts), Easton McDonald (3 hits) and Peyton Tyner (2 hits, game-winning RBI single in bottom of 8th inning) led Eugene.
Sunday’s games
Game 14: Billings Scarlets (Mont.) Post 4 vs. Eugene (Ore.), 1 p.m.
Game 15: If Billings wins Game 14, 4 p.m.
At Fairfield, Calif. (Fairfield Expos)
Saturday’s results
Game 12: Hyrum (Utah) Post 47 d. Clovis (Calif.) Post 147, 9-3; Clovis eliminated. Starter and winner Easton Goodliffe (5-hitter, 9 strikeouts), Lucas Palmer (1 hit, 2 RBIs) and Treyson Purser (1 hit, 2 RBIs) led Hyrum.
Game 13: League City (Tex.) Post 554 d. Fairfield Expos, 13-12; Fairfield eliminated. Reliever and winner Asa Sanders (2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts pitching and walkoff home run in bottom 7th inning), Reese Brewer (1 hit, 2 RBIs), Scott Martinez (double, 1 RBI) and Jackson Higgins (double, 1 RBI) led League City.
Sunday’s games
Game 14: Hyrum (Utah) Post 47 vs. League City (Tex.) Post 554, 1 p.m.
Game 15: If Hyrum wins Game 14, 4 p.m.
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