LEGION BASEBALL

Vistas outslug Post 14 in opener

With high hopes heading into the state Class A American Legion baseball tournament, Jamestown Post 14 got off to a rough start. The Minot Vistas pounded Jamestown’s pitchers for 15 hits and 10 runs as they defeated Post 14 10-5 on Wednesday to start the tournament.

July 29, 2010

Post 14 will meet up with Minot in the opening round

One year after missing the American Legion state Class A tournament by a technicality, Jamestown wasn’t about to let those fortunes repeat itself this season.

July 28, 2010

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.

By By Jamestown Sun Staff , July 26, 2010

Post 14 earns No. 3 seed for state tourney

The Jamestown Post 14 Eagles baseball team earned the East Region’s No. 3 seed for this week’s North Dakota State Class A American Legion Baseball Tournament.

July 26, 2010

Post 19 advances to championship

The LaMoure Legion Post 19 baseball team has earned its way into the championship game of the Section 2 American Legion Baseball Tournament being held this week at the Edgeley Sports Complex in Edgeley.

By By Jamestown Sun Staff , July 24, 2010

Eagles defeat Devils Lake

FARGO — The Jamestown Eagles erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning and cruised to an 18-6 victory over Devils Lake in loser-out play of the Eastern Division American Legion baseball tournament at Jack Williams Stadium on Friday.

By By Eric Peterson, Forum Communications Co. , July 24, 2010

Post 14 drops opener

The Eastern Division Tournament got off to an ugly start for Post 14 on Thursday at Jack Williams Stadium in Fargo. Devils Lake broke a 5-all tie with one run in the top of the 11th inning to beat Jamestown 6-5 and send the Eagles into a loser-out game against Grand Forks, which started at 8:15 p.m. The winner of the Jamestown/Grand Forks game qualifies for state.

July 23, 2010

Cinderella with spikes: 1958 Drayton Legion to be inducted into NDSHOF

Long before “Hoosiers” made nearly $30 million on the big screen, North Dakota had its own version of the famed basketball underdogs, only in baseball. Fifty-two years ago the 1958 Drayton American Legion baseball team bucked Class B and challenged into Class A, where they won the Eastern Division and then the state tournament here in Jamestown. They beat Fargo, Grand Forks and Jamestown in the division tournament, before going 3-0 at McElroy Park, with wins over Williston and two against the home team. That 1958 team will be in Jamestown again this weekend when they’re inducted into the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame.

July 23, 2010

Post 14 opens postseason today

Rocky, bumpy, inconsistent — all three sum up Jamestown Post 14’s summer so far. With 12 wins in 36 games, the results have clearly been mixed. But when they open Eastern Division Legion tournament play today at Jack Williams Stadium they’re confident they’ll leave Fargo with a trip to the state tournament in hand.

July 22, 2010

LaMoure top seed for Section 2 tournament

Defending state champion LaMoure is the top seed for the Section 2 American Legion tournament, which begins today in Edgeley.

July 21, 2010

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.

July 21, 2010

Drayton Legion team hosting barbeque Friday

The 1958 Drayton American Legion baseball team is hosting a barbeque on Friday at Jack Brown Stadium at 6 p.m.

July 20, 2010

Post 14 wins tourney wrap-up

Jamestown Post 14, after limping into the weekend on an eight-game losing skid, looks to be getting back on the right track. And just in time for playoffs.

July 19, 2010

Coon Rapids, Mandan notch victories

One inning can make all the difference in baseball, especially when three errors are involved. Coon Rapids Post 334 took advantage of three Mandan fielding errors to put together a five-run third inning en route to a 6-3 victory in the second game of the Jamestown American Legion baseball tournament at Jack Brown Stadium.

July 17, 2010

Post 14 takes down Regina

Jamestown Post 14 found what it needed to work its way out of its slump — an eight-run inning. Jamestown, one day after dropping a pair of games to Minot, rallied for eight runs in the sixth inning against Regina to seal a 12-5 victory in its opening game of the Jamestown American Legion baseball tournament at Jack Brown Stadium.

July 17, 2010