Postseason action began for a pair of Junior American legion baseball teams, the Wayne Seniors closed out their regular season home schedule on July 10 and Northeast Nebraska Crush 9U began state action.
From Hank Overin Field in Wayne, Rolling Hills Supply Wayne Post 43 entertained Tecumseh/Johnson Post 2/330.
Wayne broke free from a 3-2 lead in the home half of the fourth thanks to a seven-run inning to win 10-2.
The Post 43 Seniors (17-4) will next compete in the Springfield tourney opening on July 17 against ETC Knights-Black at 11 a.m. followed by Nemaha Sports Construction at 1:30 p.m.
From West Point during the Class B Area 5 Junior Legion tourney, #3 Wayne Post 43 secured an 8-0 victory over #6 Arlington.
Rolling Hills Supply Wayne Jrs (13-7) will next face #2 O'Neill at 5 p.m. on July 11 in West Point.
From Ponca during the Class C Area 2 Junior Legion tourney, #6 Wakefield suffered an 8-0 loss against #1 Pender.
Post 81 Jrs (3-13) will look to fight off elimination against #5 Wisner-Pilger/Dodge-Howells at 1 p.m. on July 11.
From Lamp Park in Omaha during the Nebraska USSSA State Tournament, Crush 9U started with a pair of one-run pool play wins.
The Crush defeated Lincoln Sox 9-8 thanks to a three-run bottom of the sixth (Luke Williamson scored on wild pitch and Kannon Kalin scored on an error to win) and Lincoln Rebels 4-3 thanks to a walk-off from Williamson again scoring on a wild pitch in the bottom of the sixth.
Next up for Crush 9U (14-11-2) will be UBA Gladiators at 9 a.m. on July 11.
