Post 14 gets Devils Lake in tournament opener

Jamestown Post 14 is the No. 4 seed for the Eastern Division American Legion baseball tournament, which begins Thursday at Jack Williams Stadium in Fargo.

Post 14 (12-24) takes on fifth-seeded Devils Lake in the opening game of the five-team tournament on Thursday at 10 a.m. If they win, they would play top-seeded West Fargo at 4 p.m. A loss would send them into loser-out play at 7 p.m.

Third-seeded Grand Forks takes on No. 2 seed Fargo Post 2 in the second game Thursday.

Four of the five teams from the East advance to state July 28-31 in Bismarck.

Eastern Division Tournament

At Jack Williams Stadium, Fargo

July 22-24

Thursday’s schedule

Game 1: No. 4 Jamestown vs. No. 5 Devils Lake, 10 a.m.

Game 2: No. 3 Grand Forks vs. No. 2 Fargo, 1 p.m.

Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. No. 1 West Fargo, 4 p.m.

Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 7 p.m. (loser out)

Friday’s schedule

Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 2, 1 p.m.

Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 4 p.m.

Game 7: Loser Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s schedule

Game 8: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 6 p.m. (championship)

Game 9: If necessary, 8:30 p.m.

— Dave Selvig

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