Post 19 wins Section 2 crown

LaMoure’s Zach Stemen didn’t rack up a lot of strikeouts on the mound during Saturday’s championship game of the Section 2 American Legion Baseball Tournament, but the starting pitcher was definitely effective.

Stemen pitched all seven innings and allowed just one hit to the host team, as Post 19 shutout Edgeley 1-0 at the Edgeley Sports Complex.

LaMoure (23-8) will begin the North Dakota State Class B American Legion Baseball Tournament on Wednesday in Grafton against the Section 7 champion at 1:30 p.m.

Post 19’s Gaige Dunn drove in the lone run during Saturday’s championship in the first inning, and LaMoure held on from there. Dunn went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double.

Edgeley starting pitcher Michael Heinrich scattered seven hits to LaMoure in six innings of work and shouldered the loss.

Section 2 American Legion Baseball Tournament

Edgeley Sports Complex

Championship game

LaMoure 1, Edgeley 0

Edgeley 000 000 0 — 0 1 0

LaMoure 100 000 x — 1 7 0

Michael Heinrich and Travis Jones. Zach Stemen and Cole Gentzkow. WP—Z. Stemen. LP—Heinrich.

Highlights: Edgeley, Heinrich, 6 IP, 4 strikeouts, 2 walks, 1-3, run; Z. Stemen, 7 IP, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk, 1-3; Gentzkow, 1-3, run; Gaige Dunn, 2-3, double, RBI; Aaron Stemen, 1-2, walk; Devin Olson, 1-3; Tyler Thielges, 1-3.

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