Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49, Portland (Ore.) Post 158, Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 and Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 will meet in games on ESPNU Monday night.
The final four teams in the 2026 American Legion World Series are set after the end of pool play on Sunday.
They include two teams who have yet to lose in Shelby, N.C., this season, while the other two have found ways to win when they needed to most.
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Here are each of the semifinal matchups and looks at each team, including how they got here and some of the key players.
GAME 13: MISSISSIPPI VS. OREGON
4 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Live stats: https://live.gamedaypreps.com/14929
Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49
Stripes Division winner; Mid-South Regional champion
Tupelo (27-5-1) was the first team to earn a semifinal berth, after Saturday’s win over Lincoln (Neb.). They also joined fellow division winners Midland (Mich.) in finishing pool play undefeated.
The 49ers have been dangerous on offense, with nine home runs in national tournament play.
How they got here
Mid-South Regional results
Aug. 6: Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 d. Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19, 5-2.
Aug. 7: Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 d. Ada (Okla.) Braves, 7-1.
Aug. 8: Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 d. Baldwin County (Ala.) Post 199, 14-0 (5 innings).
Aug. 9: Bossier City (La.) Phillies d. Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49, 6-1.
Aug. 9: Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 d. Bossier City (La.) Phillies, 16-1 (6 innings).
ALWS results
Aug. 13: Game 4, Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 d. Whitehouse (N.J.) Post 284, 10-4
Aug. 15: Game 8, Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 d. Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500, 7-4
Aug. 16: Game 12, vs. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 7 p.m.
Key players (stats from regional and ALWS games)
3B Eli McDaniels (.360 average, 9 runs scored, 10 RBIs, 2 HRs, 3 doubles)
DH Colin Flurry (.571 average, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs)
P Cade Lott (8 1/3 innings pitched, 5 hits allowed, 2 runs allowed)
CF Brody Thompson (.357 average, 10 runs scored, 6 RBIs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR)
Portland (Ore.) Post 158
Stars Division runner-up; Northwest Regional champion
Portland (41-8) put itself behind the proverbial 8-ball in the Northwest Regional and in the ALWS, with opening losses in both.
But here they are in the semifinals with a chance at the program’s first ALWS title and just the second in Oregon state history.
How they got here
Northwest Regional results
Aug. 5: Lewiston (Idaho) d. Portland (Ore.) Post 158, 2-0.
Aug. 6: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 d. Kenai (Alaska) Post 20, 8-1.
Aug. 7: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 d. Medford (Ore.) Mustangs, 4-3.
Aug. 8: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 d. Lewiston (Idaho), 7-5.
Aug. 9: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 d. Honolulu (Haw.) Team Central, 3-2.
Aug. 9: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 d. Lewiston (Idaho), 8-7.
ALWS Results
Aug. 13: Game 3, Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316 d. Portland (Ore.) Post 158, 4-3.
Aug. 14: Game 5, Portland (Ore.) Post 158 d. Bedford (N.H.) Post 54, 8-5.
Aug. 16: Game 11, Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 d. Portland (Ore.) Post 158, 4-3.4
Key players (stats from regional and ALWS games)
3B Cal Gradwahl (.333 average, 3 doubles, 7 RBIs)
CF Andrew Ha (.286 average, 9 walks)
P Jonny King (13 1/3 innings pitched, 1 run allowed, 9 hits allowed, 13 strikeouts, 5 walks)
RF Ryden Nakamura (.296 average, 2 doubles, 7 RBIs)
GAME 14: MICHIGAN VS. NEBRASKA
7 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Live stats: https://live.gamedaypreps.com/14930
Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165
Stars Division winner; Great Lakes Regional champion
After a regional run in which they outscored the opposition 37-12, and an 11-2 win in their ALWS opener, Midland (32-5) found interesting ways to win its final two pool play games in Shelby.
Despite just one hit — a bunt at that — Post 165 edged Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316 to all but clinch at least a semifinal spot. In the finale against Portland, Aryan Punjabi drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in Jayden Mieske for the winning score.
How they got here
Great Lakes Regional results
Aug. 5: Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 d. Pittsburg (Kan.) Post 64, 9-0.
Aug. 7: Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 d. Lexington (Ky.) Post 8, 2-1.
Aug. 7: Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 d. Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9, 5-4 (8 innings).
Aug. 8: Terre Haute (Ind.) Post 346 d. Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165, 11-5.
Aug. 9: Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 d. Terre Haute (Ind.) Post 346, 10-2.
ALWS Results
Aug. 13: Game 1, Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 d. Bedford (N.H.) Post 54, 11-2.
Aug. 14: Game 6, Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 d. Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316, 5-4.
Aug. 16: Game 11, Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 d. Portland (Ore.) Post 158, 4-3.
Key players
SS Taber Edwards-Benner (.292 average, 10 walks, 2 doubles, 2 triples)
P Carter Harcek (10 innings pitched, 0 runs allowed, 8 hits allowed, 12 strikeouts, 8 walks)
1B Jayden Mieske (.417 average, 10 runs scored, 6 RBIs)
C Cayden Nieto (.261 average, HR, 10 RBIs)
P Nate Schultz (7 innings pitched, 5 runs allowed, 8 strikeouts)
P/2B Jimmey Sequin (9 innings pitched, 2 runs allowed, 5 hits allowed, 6 strikeouts, 2 walks)
Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500
Stripes Division runner-up; Central Plains Regional champion
Lincoln (53-7) has a knack for winning multiple games by the same score in the national postseason. The Rugs, as they’re called because of their sponsor, won back-to-back 5-1 games over Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22 on the final day of the Central Plains Regional. And both their wins so far in Shelby have come by a 4-2 score.
While Lincoln isn’t going to hit a lot of balls out of the park, with just three home runs total in the regional and ALWS, they’re certainly capable of scoring runs (6.6 runs per game). And their pitching is certainly capable of striking out the competition.
How they got here
Central Plains Regional results
Aug. 6: Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 d. Fargo (N.D.) Post 2, 7-3.
Aug. 7: Excelsior (Minn.) Post 259 d. Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500, 5-3.
Aug. 8: Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 d. Dubuque County (Iowa) Post 137, 6-0.
Aug. 8: Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 d. Excelsior (Minn.) Post 259, 16-6 (6 innings).
Aug. 9: Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 d. Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22, 5-1.
Aug. 9: Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 d. Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22, 5-1.
ALWS Results
Aug. 13: Game 2, Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 d. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 4-2.
Aug. 15: Game 8, Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 d. Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500, 7-4.
Aug. 16: Game 10, Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 d. Whitehouse (N.J.) Post 284, 4-2.
Key players (stats from regional and ALWS games)
P Greyson Bjorkman (9 1/3 innings pitched, 8 hits allowed, 5 runs allowed, 11 strikeouts, 5 walks)
C Bradyn Erickson (.464 average, 2 HRs, 7 doubles, 17 RBIs)
P Fisher Irons (13 2/3 innings pitched, 13 hits allowed, 7 runs allowed, 10 strikeouts, 9 walks)
SS/P Kalai Larsen (.393 average, 1 HR, 1 triple, 4 doubles, 10 runs scored; 12 IP, 7 hits allowed, 2 runs allowed, 12 strikeouts, 4 walks)
2B Brodie McIntire (.417 average, 4 doubles, 12 runs scored)
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