Wyoming Legion Baseball A Districts Scoreboard: July 17-21, 2024
Class ‘A’ Legion Baseball teams in Wyoming are into the postseason with one District Tournament and one Best of Three series setup this weekend. The West District Tournament is in Green River from Friday through Sunday. The East will have their new best-of-three series on Saturday and Sunday after the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds square off on Thursday.
The Powell Pioneers are the host team and are already in the state tournament field. That means only three other teams from the West District Tournament will advance to the state tournament.
The East is starting a new best-of-three-game series instead of a bracket. With nine teams in the field, the No. 8 seed will host the No. 9 seed in a one-game, winner-take-all format, and that winner will advance to face the No. 1 seed. Then it’s No. 2 versus No. 7, No. 3 hosts No. 6, and No. 4 will host No. 5. A few regular season games are left to decide the final seedings. The best-of-three series will be at the higher seed sites.
Two victories in both formats will qualify a team for the state tournament. The Wyoming Legion Baseball A State Tournament is in Powell on July 27-31, 2024.
WEST DISTRICT TOURNAMENT (in Green River)
Saratoga has dropped out and forfeited their 2 games
Friday, July 19, 2024
Final Score: (S1) Evanston Outlaws 10 (N4) Riverton Raiders 3 - a 6-run 2nd inning put the Outlaws in front for good. Bauer had 2 hits & 3 RBIs, while Oliver & Kaman added 2 hits & 2 RBIs each for Evanston.
Final Score: (N2) Powell Pioneers 25 (S3) Rawlins Bandits 0 - the Pioneers scored 12 runs in the 1st inning to take control. Queen hit 3 HRs and had 9 RBIs. Stenerson added 2 HRs and 4 RBIs. Powell had 15 extra-base hits.
Final Score - Game 3: (N1) Cody Cubs 7 (S4) Saratoga Cutthroats 0 = forfeit win
Final Score: (N3) Lovell Mustangs 2 (S2) Green River Knights 1 - the Mustangs scored 1 in the 1st and 4th innings and held off the Knights. Jackson and 2 relievers allowed 1 run on 2 hits with 9 Ks. Hedges had 1 hit & 1 RBI.
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Final Score: Riverton Raiders 10 Rawlins Bandits 0 - Rawlins is eliminated - Reinig threw a 1-hit shutout with 4 Ks and 2 walks. Anderson doubled twice, homered & drove in 3. Martin added 2 hits & 2 RBIs for Riverton.
Final Score: Green River Knights 7 Saratoga Cuttroats 0 = forfeit win
Final Score: Powell Pioneers 13 Evanston Outlaws 3 - the Pioneers get to the District title game thanks to 4 more HRs. Stenerson had 2 HRs (4 hits total) & 5 RBIs, plus Queen & Johnson homered. Powell capped it with a 7-run 6th.
Final Score: Cody Cubs 12 Lovell Mustangs 2 - the Cubs took the lead with a 3-run 3rd and added 6 more runs in the 5th. D. Phillips & Duke both hit HRs. Phillips had 3 hits & 5 RBIs, while Duke had 2 hits & 3 RBIs.
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Final Score: Lovell Mustangs 7 Riverton Raiders 3 - Lovell qualifies for the state tournament; Riverton is eliminated - the Mustangs jumped out to a 5-0 lead. Jackson & Hedges homered for Lovell; Jackson had 2 hits & 3 RBIs. Wassmer added 2 hits & 1 RBI.
Final Score: Evanston Outlaws 14 Green River Knights 9 - Evanston qualifies for state; Green River is eliminated - the Outlaws rallied from 7-3 and 9-5 deficits. Evanston took the lead with a 5-run 3rd and added 3 in the 7th for insurance. Osborne had 3 hits & 3 RBIs. Oliver & Bateman had 2 hits & 2 RBIs each.
Final Score: Powell Pioneers 5 Cody Cubs 0 [Championship] - the Pioneers earned the top seed from the West District at the state tournament. Cody will be the No. 2 seed. Johnson and Queen combined on a 2-hit shutout with 9 Ks. Queen, Stenerson, & Schwahn homered for Powell.
Final Score: Lovell Mustangs 16 Evanston Outlaws 3 - the Mustangs grab the No. 3 seed, and the Outlaws are the No. 4 seed at the state tournament. Lovell jumped out to a 5-0 lead and put the game away with a 9-run 4th inning. Wassmer homered & drove in 5 for Lovell. Wilson added 3 hits & 3 RBIs. Oliver & Bauer homered for Evanston.
EAST DISTRICT 3-GAME SERIES (Higher seeds hosts)
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
8-9 Pigtail game
Final Score: (9-seed) Laramie Rangers A 8 (8-seed) Buffalo Bulls 5 - with a 4-1 lead, Laramie scored 4 times in the 6th and held off the Bulls' comeback attempt. Parvin had 2 hits (2B) & 3 RBIs for the Rangers A. Camino had 3 hits (2-3B) & 1 RBI in the loss for Buffalo.
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Final Score: #1 Casper Drillers 9 #9 Laramie Rangers A 2 (Game 1) - the Drillers took the lead with a 2-0 lead and steadily pulled away. Casper capped it with 5 in the 6th. Martinez had 3 hits & 1 RBI, while Lijewski added 2 hits (2B) & 2 RBIs. DePoorter had a double & 3 RBIs.
Final Score: #1 Casper Drillers 6 #9 Laramie Rangers A 2 (Game 2) - the Drillers advance to the state tournament at the East No. 1 seed. Down 2-0, Casper scored 2 in the 5th to tie it and took the lead with 4 runs in the 6th. DePoorter had 2 hits & 2 RBIs.
Final Score: #2 Torrington Tigers 5 #7 Wheatland Lobos 3 (Game 1) - after trailing 3-2, the Tigers scored 2 in the 3rd to take the lead and added another run in the 5th. Moorehouse had 2 hits & 1 RBI. Desmond added 1 hit & 2 RBIs.
Final Score: #2 Torrington Tigers 12 #7 Wheatland Lobos 2 (Game 2) - the Tigers took control with a 7-run 3rd inning and swept the series to qualify for state. Desmond had 2 hits & 4 RBIs, while Moorehouse added 2 hits & 2 RBIs. Torrington also took advantage of 8 walks & 3 errors.
Final Score: #6 Cheyenne Eagles 4 #3 Sheridan Jets 1 (Game 1) - in a 1-1 game, the Eagles scored 3 runs in the 4th for the difference. Hall and Nuland had 2 hits apiece.
Final Score: #3 Sheridan Jets 8 #6 Cheyenne Eagles 4 (Game 2) - Jets win to force a deciding Game 3 on Sunday. Sheridan scored 8 runs across the first 4 innings. Baures had 2 hits & 3 RBIs. Araas & Switzenberg added 2 hits & 1 RBI for the Jets.
Final Score: #5 Gillette Rustlers 7 #4 Douglas Cats 4 (Game 1) - the Rustlers built a 5-1 lead and held off the Cats. Schilling had 1 hit & 1 RBI, and Gillette took advantage of 7 walks & 6 errors.
Final Score: #5 Gillette Rustlers 11 #4 Douglas Cats 3 (Game 2) - Rustlers sweep the 2-game set and qualify for the state tournament. Gillette trailed 3-2 and scored 7 runs in the 6th for the lead. Hecker had 3 hits & 3 RBIs, while Craig had 3 hits & 1 RBI.
If a team wins 2 games, the series is done. If the teams split, they play a Game 3 on Sunday.
Sunday, July 21, 2024
If necessary, Game 3 of the series:
Final Score: Sheridan Jets 8 Cheyenne Eagles 2 (Game 3) - the Jets qualified for the state tournament after jumping out to a 5-0 lead after the 1st inning. Rodgers had 2 hits (2B) & 1 RBI, while Baures added 1 hit & 3 RBIs.
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