The math for the first day of a zone tournament is fairly simple, win twice and you go on to the state tournament. Getting to those two victories can me a winding road. Both the McPherson Seniors and Great Bend Chiefs advanced to this game. Each team knew that their pitching depth was going to…
A humid morning turned into a hotter afternoon as the Great Bend Chiefs and the Hays Eagles squared off in the American Legion Baseball AAA Zone Tournament. This game would decide the team to face McPherson for a berth to the State Tournament. Both teams sent players to the plate, but none of them could…
On a humid Saturday morning in the middle of July, the Hutchinson Colts faced off with the McPherson Seniors to begin the journey to the American Legion AAA State Baseball Tournament. Hutchinson jumped out to an early lead two run lead in the very first inning. McPherson tied the score in the third inning, but…
Five days and fifteen games later, Ottawa or Chanute stand ready to take the crown as the 2016 American Legion AAA State Baseball Champion. The seventh time these two teams met this year started off with Ottawa plating three runs. Their defense held well as Chanute did not score until the bottom of the Fifth…
Four days in and the time has arrived to decide a champion for the 2016 American Legion Class AAA State Baseball Tournament. This year’s championship test will match up the Ottawa Arrows against Chanute. The game started explosively with both teams combining for eleven runs and seeing both of their starting pitchers chased in just…
An elimination game finished Day Three of the 2016 American Legion Class AAA State Baseball Tournament. The game pitted McPherson versus the Salina Falcons. The game went back and forth between the two teams. They entered the Seventh, and final, Inning tied at four runs apiece. McPherson took the game on a sacrifice fly out…
Starting the evening session for Day Three of the 2016 American Legion State Baseball Tournament was the fifth meeting of the year for Chanute and Ottawa. Prior to this meeting, the both teams came in with two wins each in the season series. The game continued the tight nature of the series. Chanute opened the…
The last game of Day Two of the 2016 American Legion Class AAA State Baseball Tournament pitted the Salina Falcons versus the Ottawa Arrows. Ottawa treated this game like a Chicago election, score early and score often. They put up two runs in the First Inning, four in the Second, three in the Third, and…
The 2016 American Legion Class AAA State Tournament continued with a matchup between Chanute and McPherson. Both teams plated two runs in the First Inning. Chanute added two runs in the Third Inning and finished the game on top with a score of 6 to 3. Below are some of the pictures I took at…
The final First Round game of the 2016 American Legion Class AAA State Baseball Tournament saw the hosting Great Bend Chiefs take on defending State Champs, the Ottawa Arrows. The offense for the night rested with the Arrows as the scored three runs each in the Second, Third, and Fifth innings to seal a 9…
