The field narrows entering the weekend, heading toward’s Sunday’s championship games.
Two of the last three American Legion World Series champions — 2023 winner League City (Tex.) Post 554 and defending champion Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280 — have won back-to-back games after losing their regional openers.
Here are Friday’s results and Saturday’s games (all times local, schedule subject to change).
Fitton Field, Shrewsbury, Mass.
Friday’s Results
Game 4: Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14 d. Franklin (Mass.) Post 75, 3-1; Franklin eliminated. Pat Munger (1-hitter, 6 strikeouts), Josh Lyon (3 hits, double, 2 RBIs) and Jake Lonardo (2 hits) led Cumberland.
Game 5: Essex Junction (Vt.) Post 91 d. Sanford (Maine) Post 19, 10-1; Sanford eliminated. Nico Calano (3-hitter, 4 strikeouts), Christopher Morgan (3 hits, double, 3 RBIs), Alec Davis (3 hits, 2 RBIs) and Garret Carter (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Essex Junction.
Game 6: Bedford (N.H.) Post 54 d. Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, 16-6 (6 innings). Reliever and winner Noah Durham (2 innings, 3 strikeouts), Jack Hinton (4 hits, double, 3 RBIs) and Brayden Hickman (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Bedford.
Saturday’s Games
Game 7: Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14 vs Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, 10 a.m. at Tivnan Field, Worcester, Mass.
Game 8: Essex Junction (Vt.) Post 91 vs. Bedford (N.H.) Post 54, 9:30 a.m.
Game 9: GAME 7 WINNER vs. GAME 8 LOSER, 12:30 p.m.
Tivnan Field, Worcester, Mass.
Friday’s Results
Game 4: Greater Pittston (Pa.) d. Funkstown (Md.) Post 211, 5-0; Funkstown eliminated. Caleb Pavinski (2-hitter, 5 strikeouts) and Beau Widdick (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Greater Pittston.
Game 5: Dover (Del.) Post 2 d. Waterford (Conn.) Post 161,16-2 (5 innings); Waterford eliminated. Colby Rall (4-hitter, 2 strikeouts as pitcher, 2 doubles, 1 RBI as batter), Kole Turner (2 hits, 4 RBIs) and Carter Bean (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Dover.
Game 6: Whitehouse (N.J.) Post 284 d. Kingston/Saugerties (N.Y.) Posts 150/72, 11-0. Jackson Trego (2-hitter, 7 strikeouts), Mike Novotny (3 hits, 1 RBI), Reid Bazydlo (3 hits, double, triple, 2 RBIs), John Portman (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Aidan Walsh (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Whitehouse.
Saturday’s Games
Game 7: Greater Pittston (Pa.) vs. Kingston/Saugerties (N.Y.) Posts 150/72, 1 p.m.
Game 8: Dover (Del.) Post 2 vs. Whitehouse (N.J.) Post 284, 4 p.m.
Game 9: GAME 7 WINNER vs. GAME 8 LOSER, 7 p.m.
Fraley Field, Cherryville, N.C.
Friday’s Results
Game 9: Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280 d. Harrison (Ohio) Post 199, 9-5 (9 innings); Harrison eliminated. Reliever and winner Mitchel Byers (2 innings, 3 strikeouts), Hank Brown (2 doubles, 4 RBIs) and Chris Martinez (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Chesapeake and Chase Luebbe (3 hits, 1 RBI) led Harrison.
Game 10: Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316 d. Wheeling (W. Va.) Post 1, 10-3; Wheeling eliminated. Reliever and winner Bryson Williams (4 1/3 innings, 2 strikeouts), Mason Jones (2 doubles, 2 RBIs), Kaeson Johns (2 hits, triple, 2 RBIs) and Braden McKee (grand slam home run) led Jacksonville.
Game 11: Garner (N.C.) Post 232 d. Florence (S.C.) Post 1, 14-10. Cash Grimsley (3 hits, home run, 3 RBIs), Caleb Johnson (3 hits, 1 RBI) and Dylan Palmer (3 hits, home run, 2 RBIs) led Garner, which overcame an early 9-5 deficit.
Saturday’s Games
Game 12: Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280 vs. Florence (S.C.) Post 1, 4:30 p.m.
Game 13: Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316 vs. Garner (N.C.) Post 232, 7:30 p.m.
Sims Park, Gastonia, N.C.
Friday’s Results
Game 4: Bossier (La.) Phillies d. Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19, 2-1; Columbia eliminated. Starter and winner Tanner Webb (6 innings, 8 strikeouts) and Jackson Waller (game-winning 2-run single in 5th inning) led Bossier City and Jayden Aaron (2 hits) led Columbia.
Game 5: Tupelo (Miss) Post 49 d. Ada (Okla.) Braves, 7-1; Ada eliminated. Reliever and winner Jax Coker (5 innings, 5 strikeouts), Brody Thompson (2 hits, double) and Kadin Bennett (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) led Tupelo and Reese Littlefield (3 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Ada.
Game 6: Baldwin (Ala.) Post 199 d. Bryant (Ark.) Blacksox, 3-1. Starter and winner Alex Harrington (6 2/3 innings, 7 strikeouts) and Brody McDavid (3 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Baldwin County.
Saturday’s Games
Game 7: Bossier (La.) Phillies vs. Bryant (Ark.) Blacksox, 9:30 a.m.
Game 8: Tupelo (Miss) Post 49 vs. Baldwin (Ala.) Post 199, 3:30 p.m.
Game 9: GAME 7 WINNER vs. GAME 8 LOSER, after Game 8
Kentucky Proud Park, Lexington, Ky.
Friday’s Results
Game 8: Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 d. Lexington (Ky.) Post 8, 2-1. Aryan Punjabi (3 hits, triple) scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a fielding error.
Game 9: Terre Haute (Ind.) Post 346 d. Aviston (Ill.) Post 1239, 11-9; Aviston eliminated. Starter and winner Trey Eldridge (5 innings, 5 strikeouts), Parker Weir (3 hits, 2 RBIs), Colton Moore (3 hits, triple, 3 RBIs) and Linden Jenkins (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Terre Haute and Conlan Haar (3 hits, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs) led Aviston.
Game 10: Lexington (Ky.) Post 8 d. Valparaiso (Ind.) Post 94, 8-7; Valparaiso eliminated. Starter and winner Ryan Disponett (5 1/3 innings, 7 strikeouts) and Jaxson Herrera (2 hits, double, 3 RBIs) led Lexington and Dylan Bradford (2 doubles, 3 RBIs) led Valparaiso.
Game 11: Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 d. Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9, 5-4 (8 innings). Reliever and winner Nate Schultz (2 1/3 innings, 1 strikeout), Taber Edwards-Benner (3 hits, triple, game-winning run bottom of 8th inning) and Jayden Mieske (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Midland and Markell Yates (2 hits) and Jake Murphy (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Owensboro.
Saturday’s Games
Game 12: Lexington (Ky.) Post 8 vs. Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Terre Haute (Ind.) Post 346 vs. Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165, 3:30 p.m.
BNC National Bank Field, Mandan, N.D.
Friday’s Results
Game 4: Dubuque County (Iowa) Post 137 d. Fargo (N.D.) Post 2, 3-2 (10 innings); Fargo eliminated. Reliever and winner J.P. Elbert (4 1/3 innings, 6 strikeouts), Dawson Petsche (2 hits, game-winning run on Brett Harris sacrifice fly) led Dubuque County and Caden Nelson (8 innings, 11 strikeouts as pitcher, 3 hits, double, 1 RBI as batter) led Fargo.
Game 5: Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22 d. Mandan (N.D.) Post 40, 12-1; Mandan eliminated. Jaxon Reeder (4 hits, triple), Wyatt Reeder (2 hits, home run, 4 RBIs) and Lars Kieffer (2 hits, double) led Rapid City and Ty Weiler (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Mandan.
Game 6: Excelsior (Minn.) Post 259 d. Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500, 5-3. Starter and winner Jonah Ludens (5 innings, 4 strikeouts), Nolan Carr (3 hits, 1 RBI) and Brody Schrupp (2 hits, double) led Excelsior.
Saturday’s Games
Game 7: Dubuque County (Iowa) Post 137 vs. Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500, 9:30 a.m.
Game 8: Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22 vs. Excelsior (Minn.) Post 259, noon
Game 9: GAME 7 WINNER vs. GAME 8 LOSER, 3:30 p.m.
Harry and David Field, Medford, Ore.
Friday’s Results
Game 9: Kennewick (Wash.) Tri-City Titans d. Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6, 11-2; Cheyenne eliminated. Tanner Raines (3-hitter, 5 strikeouts), Trayce Teagle (3 hits, 2 RBIs), Brady Mattson (2 hits) and Chase Taylor (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Kennewick and Quentin King (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Cheyenne.
Game 10: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 d. Medford (Ore.) Mustangs, 4-3; Medford eliminated. Reliever and winner Cooper Berta (2 innings, 1 strikeout as pitcher, game-winning RBI single bottom 7th) led Portland and Sean McFall (2 hits) led Medford.
Game 11: Lewiston (Idaho) d. Honolulu (Haw.) Team Central, 11-10. Guy Krasselt’s two-out single drove in Carson Henson for the winning run in the bottom of the seventh.
Saturday’s Games
Game 12: Kennewick (Wash.) Tri-City Titans vs. Honolulu (Haw.) Team Central, 4 p.m.
Game 13: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 vs. Lewiston (Idaho), 7 p.m.
FEBA Fields, Fairfield, Calif.
Friday’s Results
Game 9: League City (Tex.) Post 554 d. Alamogordo (N.M.) Post 34, 3-1; Alamogordo eliminated. Rowdy Loftin (3-hitter, 12 strikeouts), Christian Munoz (2 hits) and Clyde Votaw (2 hits) led League City.
Game 10: Reno (Nev.) Knights d. Fort Collins (Colo.), 6-5; Fort Collins eliminated. Colin Sala (2 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts, save as pitcher, RBI single as batter) led Reno.
Game 11: Fairfield (Calif.) Expos d. Clovis (Calif.) Post 147, 5-1. Starter and winner Dylan Eddings (6 1/3 innings, 8 strikeouts) led Clovis, whose offense scored all five of its runs in the bottom of the sixth inning led by Jack Armstrong (2-run single) and Sage Nelson (2-run triple) to snap a scoreless tie.
Saturday’s Games
Game 12: League City (Tex.) Post 554 vs. Clovis (Calif.) Post 147, 4 p.m.
Game 13: Reno (Nev.) Knights vs. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 7 p.m.
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