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…
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…
The evening session of the 2016 American Legion Class AAA State Baseball first round started with a matchup between Emporia and Salina. The fireworks of the game came from Salina’s Mason Lundgren as he hit a three run homer in the Second Inning. That would prove to be the game winner as Salina took the…
After playing the day before, the Arkansas City Grays and the Buhler Nationals faced off in a winner take all game for the 2016 American Legion Class A Baseball State Championship. Both teams made the First Inning a wild affair with 11 runs between the two and both teams needing to bring in relief pitching….
With a win earlier in the morning, the Arkansas City Grays advanced to face the Buhler Nationals for the Kansas American Legion Class A State Baseball Championship. The Grays quickly put four runs on the board. Buhler struggled at the plate to respond as Arkansas City kept rounding the bases. The game ended in the…
The consolation bracket of a tournament bring opportunities to advance with the pressure of loose and you go home. The final game of the night saw the Olathe Kansas Royals take on the Salina Hawks for a spot in the Consolation Bracket Final. Salina put two runs on the board in the First Inning. They…
The Buhler Nationals squared off with the Arkansas City Grays for a berth in the 2016 American Legion Class A State Tournament Championship. Both teams entered the game undefeated in the tournament. Buhler plated for runs in the First Inning. In the top of the Third, the Grays put up two runs. The Nationals tacked…
The final game of the second night of the 2016 American Legion Class A Baseball State Tournament pitted the Buhler Nationals versus the Great Bend Braves. Great Bend built a three to nothing lead over five innings. Things went downhill for the Braves in the Top of the Sixth Inning as the Nationals plated five…
The second day of the 2016 American Legion Class A State Baseball saw the Salina Hawks face off with the Arkansas City Grays. Arkansas City used an 11 batter Second Inning to jump to a seven run lead. Salina would threaten, but the Grays tacked on more runs to keep the advantage the same. The…
The final First Round game pitted the hosting Great Bend Braves versus the team from Doniphan County. The Braves jumped out to a 10 run lead in the First Inning. They let Doniphan County score a few runs, but never let them get close enough to threaten the large lead. Great Bend won 14 to…
