Two consecutive Class 4A state championships have now been followed with an American Legion title, the result of Basic’s summer team having beaten Creighton Prep from Omaha, Neb., 2-1 on Tuesday night.
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The Blue Sox broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the seventh when Garrett Giles drove a fly ball deep enough to center field to score Ryne Nelson from third and give the team a 1-0 win over Shrewsbury (Massachusetts), its first victory of the tournament.
The Blue Sox fell 9-1 to Creighton Prep (Nebraska) in the opening round of the American Legion World Series in Shelby, North Carolina.
With Trever Berg, David Hudleson, Ryne Nelson and J.J. Smith joining the core of Basic’s 2017 state title team, the Blue Sox are looking for a national championship in the American Legion World Series, which begins on Thursday in Shelby, North Carolina.
Jack Wold was 4-for-4 with a double, two home runs, three runs and three RBIs to lead the Southern Nevada Blue Sox to a 9-5 win over League City (Texas) in the American Legion Western Regional in Denver.
The Southern Nevada Blue Sox overcame a pair of three-run deficits Friday and staged a ninth-inning rally to tie it and eventually win 7-6 over St. George (Utah) on a walk-off double by David Hudleson in the 11th inning in the American Legion west regional baseball tournament in Denver.
Jesse Fonteboa was 4-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBIs as the Southern Nevada Blue Sox rolled to a 9-1 win over Chico (California) in the American Legion Western Regional on Thursday.
Jesse Fontaboa and Jerry Smith combined for seven RBIs and the Southern Nevada Blue Sox sent 17 batters to the plate in a 12-hit, 14-run first inning to rout Grand Junction (Colorado) in Denver on Wednesday, 30-5.
The Southern Nevada Blue Sox take to the national stage in Denver to play Colorado’s state Legion champion in the opening round of the western regional Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Kian Wilbur was masterful through six scoreless innings to earn the win after limiting the second-seeded Las Vegas Aces to just four hits while striking out two to lead the Las Vegas Bulldogs to a 9-5 win.
Chris Cortez found a groove early and never relinquished it, as he fired a seven-inning complete game to lead the Silverado Hawks to a 12-1 win over the Post 8 (Rancho) Rams.
Thanks to a five-run fifth inning Saturday night against the Silverado Hawks at UNLV’s Wilson Stadium, the Las Vegas Cougars opened the tournament with an 11-1 victory in seven innings.
Here is the 2017 American Legion state tournament glance (gold division)
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2017 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
For the second consecutive season, Jack Wold homered in the bottom of the first, and Basic rolled to a 16-6, five-inning victory over Galena at Las Vegas High on Saturday for the Class 4A state baseball title.