Twenty teams enter Sunday’s games with a chance to advance to the American Legion World Series.
Regional championship Sunday is upon us.
Twenty American Legion Baseball teams remain in the running for spots in the 99th American Legion World Series. All four of the eight-team regionals still have three teams vying for the title.
Here are Saturday’s results and Sunday’s games (all times local, schedule subject to change).
Fitton Field, Shrewsbury, Mass.
Saturday’s Results
Game 7: Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14 d. Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, 10-2; Shrewsbury eliminated. Vin Pontarelli (6-hitter, 4 strikeouts), Micah Cousineau (2 hits, double), Josh Lyon (2 hits), Jack Diacharo (2 hits) and Carson Mellen (2 hits, double, 3 RBIs) led Cumberland and Drew O'Connell (2 hits) and Cameron Kelly (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Shrewsbury.
Game 8: Essex Junction (Vt.) Post 91 d. Bedford (N.H.) Post 54, 7-6. Jack Lorenzini (1 inning, 1 strikeout as pitcher, 2 hits as batter) led Essex Junction and Noah Durham (2 hits, triple, 1 RBI) and James Gilbert (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Bedford.
Game 9: Bedford (N.H.) Post 54 d. Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14, 6-5 (8 innings); Cumberland eliminated. Demetrios Hunt (2 hits, 3 RBIs including game-winning RBI in the bottom of eighth inning), Ethan Strand (2 hits), Noah Durham (2 hits, 1 RBI) and James Gilbert (2 doubles, 2 RBIs) led Bedford and Micah Cousineau (2 hits), Jake Lonardo (2 hits) and Dylan Slack (2 hits, double) led Cumberland.
Sunday’s Games
Game 10: Essex Junction (Vt.) Post 91 vs. Bedford (N.H.) Post 54, 1 p.m.
Game 11, if necessary, 4 p.m.
Tivnan Field, Worcester, Mass.
Saturday’s Results
Game 7: Greater Pittston (Pa.) d. Kingston/Saugerties (N.Y.) Posts 150/72, 4-3; Kingston/Saugerties eliminated. Winner and reliever Nick Innamorati (5 innings, 6 strikeouts) and Ashton Lepore (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Greater Pittston and Jackson Barcone (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Kingston/Saugerties.
Game 8: Whitehouse (N.J.) Post 284 d. Dover (Del.) Post 2, 9-8.8 Jack Markovich (3 hits, double, 3 RBIs including game-winning 2-run single bottom 7th inning), Mike Novotny (2 hits, double, home run, 3 RBIs) and John Portman (2 hits, double) led Whitehouse and Kole Turner (2 hits), Ethan Wisler (2 hits) and Colby Rall (2 hits, home run, 4 RBIs) led Dover.
Game 9: Dover (Del.) Post 2 d. Greater Pittston (Pa.) 9-3; Greater Pittston eliminated. James Surhbier (9-hitter, 4 strikeouts), Will Lorentz (2 hits, double), Ryan Perkins (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs), Carter Bean (2 hits, double, triple, 2 RBIs), Connor Heritage (2 hits) and Jakhi Jenkins (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Dover and Beau Widdick (4 hits, triple, 1 RBI) led Greater Pittston.
Sunday’s Games
Game 10: Whitehouse (N.J.) Post 284 vs. Dover (Del.) Post 2, 1 p.m.
Game 11, if necessary, 4 p.m.
Fraley Field, Cherryville, N.C.
Saturday’s Results
Game 12: Florence (S.C.) Post 1 d. Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280, 5-3; Chesapeake eliminated. Starter and winner Chase Price (5 innings), reliever Bryce King (2 innings, 4 strikeouts, save), Gabe McLaughlin (2 hits, 1 RBI) and James Wyatt Arthur (2 hits) led Florence.
Game 13: Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316 d. Garner (N.C.) Post 232, 12-2 (6 innings). Starter and winner Lukas Broughman (4 1/3 innings, 4 strikeouts), Chris Reali (4 hits, home run, 4 RBIs) and Gehrig Severidt (2 hits, 4 RBIs) led Jacksonville and Davis Ottaly (3 hits, double) led Garner.
Sunday’s Games
Game 14: Florence (S.C.) Post 1 vs. Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316, 1:30 p.m.
Game 15: Garner (N.C.) Post 232 vs. GAME 14 WINNER, 4:30 p.m.
Sims Park, Gastonia, N.C.
Saturday’s Results
Game 7: Bossier (La.) Phillies d. Bryant (Ark.) Blacksox, 6-0; Bryant eliminated. Slade Stephens (3-hitter, 4 strikeouts), Nathan Cervantes (2 hits, home run, 2 RBIs) and Landon Martin (2 hits, double) led Bossier City and Paxton Pringle (2 hits) led Bryant.
Game 8: Tupelo (Miss) Post 49 d. Baldwin County (Ala.) Post 199, 14-0 (5 innings). Jordan Evers (3-hitter, 5 strikeouts), Jonas Coleman (3 hits, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs), Brody Thompson (2 hits, double, triple, 1 RBI), Brayden Edmiston (2 hits, 1 RBI), Cooper Goff (2 hits, double, 4 RBIs) and William Moody (2 hits, double, 3 RBIs) led Tupelo.
Game 9: Bossier (La.) Phillies d. Baldwin County (Ala.) Post 199, 10-1; Baldwin County eliminated. Landon Martin (4-hitter, 5 strikeouts), Griffin Sibley (2 hits, 1 RBI), Brandon Stephens (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) and Nathan Cervantes (3-run double) led Bossier City.
Sunday’s Games
Game 10: Tupelo (Miss) Post 49 vs. Bossier (La.) Phillies, 1 p.m.
Game 11, if necessary, 4 p.m.
Kentucky Proud Park, Lexington, Ky.
Saturday’s Results
Game 12: Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9 d. Lexington (Ky.) Post 8, 12-8; Lexington eliminated. Reliever and winner Eli Hatfield (3 innings as pitcher, 2 hits, 5 RBIs as batter), Markell Yates (4 hits, double), Jagger Pate (3 hits, double, triple), Brody Brubaker (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Eli Hampton (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Owensboro and Logan Janisewski (3 hits, triple, 3 RBIs) led Lexington.
Game 13: Terre Haute (Ind.) Post 346 d. Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165, 11-5. Starter and winner Linden Jenkins (5 innings), Parker Weir (4 hits, double), Hunter Mason (3 hits, double, 2 RBIs), Derek Morrison (3 hits, double, 3 RBIs) and Tyler Lawson (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Terre Haute and Gabe Wegener (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Midland.
Sunday’s Games
Game 14: Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9 vs. Terre Haute (Ind.) Post 346, noon
Game 15: Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 vs. GAME 14 WINNER, after Game 14
BNC National Bank Field, Mandan, N.D.
Saturday’s Results
Game 7: Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 d. Dubuque County (Iowa) Post 137, 6-0; Dubuque County eliminated. Starter and winner Santino Arranaga (6 innings, 11 strikeouts) and Bradyn Erickson (double, 3 RBIs) led Lincoln.
Game 8: Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22 d. Excelsior (Minn.) Post 259, 11-5. Starter Declan Mickley (5 innings, 7 strikeouts), Jaxon Reeder (3 hits, 2 RBIs) and Wyatt Reeder (2 hits, double) led Rapid City and Nolan Carr (2 hits) and Nolan Bartz (2 hits, home run, 4 RBIs) led Excelsior.
Game 9: Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 d. Excelsior (Minn.) Post 259, 16-6 (6 innings); Excelsior eliminated. Bradyn Erickson (3 hits, double, 2 home runs, 5 RBIs), Trevor Roach (3 hits, double, 1 RBI), Kalai Larsen (2 hits, home run, 3 RBIs) and Huxton Katt (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Lincoln.
Sunday’s Games
Game 10: Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22 vs. Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500, 11 a.m.
Game 11, if necessary, 1:30 p.m.
Harry and David Field, Medford, Ore.
Saturday’s Results
Game 12: Honolulu (Haw.) Team Central d. Kennewick (Wash.) Tri-City Titans, 11-7; Kennewick eliminated. Masoa Minami (4 hits, double, triple 3 RBIs), Aaron Rapoza (2 hits, double, triple, 3 RBIs), Kaleb Wada (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Taye Marxen (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Honolulu and Kason Allen (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) and Dallas Doherty (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) led Kennewick.
Game 13: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 d. Lewiston (Idaho), 7-5. Jaden Tragesser’s bunt and two errors by Lewiston scored Caleb Tiede for the go-ahead run, and Tragesser scored on Ryan Hemsley’s sacrifice fly for the final score in Portland’s win.
Sunday’s Games
Game 14: Honolulu (Haw.) Team Central vs. Portland (Ore.) Post 158, 1 p.m.
Game 15: Lewiston (Idaho) vs. GAME 14 WINNER, 4 p.m.
FEBA Fields, Fairfield, Calif.
Saturday’s Results
Game 12: Clovis (Calif.) Post 147 d. Reno (Nev.) Knights, 6-1; Reno eliminated. Starter and winner Samuel Gonzalez (6 innings, 4 strikeouts), Drake Davis (3 hits, home run, 3 RBIs) and Brody Berry (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Clovis.
Game 13: League City (Tex.) Post 554 d. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 11-5. Starter and winner Evan Loop (5 innings, 4 strikeouts), Christian Munoz (2 hits, 4 RBIs), and Johnathan Baccinellie (2 hits, 3 RBIs) led League City.
Sunday’s Games
Game 14: Clovis (Calif.) Post 147 vs. League City (Tex.) Post 554, 1 p.m.
Game 15: Fairfield (Calif.) Expos vs. GAME 14 WINNER, 4 p.m.
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