<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=140egF_0nXsAZFU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=140egF_0nXsAZFU00" width="720" height="1333" > Junior Legion Post 191 baseball kicked off the playoffs, traveling to LaCrescent on Monday July 17. LaCrescent has two teams in the playoffs, the #8 seeded team and the #1 seeded team. Post 191 received the #9 seed, taking on the #8 seeded Lancers in the first round. Post 191 held a close 2-1 lead going into the last inning, but exploded in the top of the seventh with 10 runs, ending with a 12-1 win. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Reid Klug pitched six strong innings, picking up the win. Following the victory, Post 191 hit the road again, traveling back to La Crescent on July 19 to take on the top seeded Lancer team. Down 1-0 in the second inning, Reid Klug scored on a Jack Schmitz single, tying the game. The Lancers took a 3-2 lead into the fourth inning. However, Owen Denstad and Will Allen started the inning with hits. Spencer Schaffer got beaned, loading the bases, and Tanner Ginther cracked a single, resulting in a 4-3 lead for Caledonia. A Garrett Konz double and a Will Allen single added another run in the fifth inning. Post 191 additionally added 3 more runs in the seventh inning, hanging on for a 8-4 win. Konz pitched 6 innings and had 8 strikeouts, picking up the win. Ben Stemper got the last 3 outs, securing the save. Konz had 3 hits, Denstad and Allen also chipped in with a pair of hits. The team advances to the final four undefeated teams and will play Chatfield. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Senior Legion playoffs continued, as Post 191 traveled to Zumbrota on July 22. Caledonia had a 5-1 lead in the third inning, but could not hold it, as they fell to Zumbrota, 10-6, falling into the losers bracket. Following the loss, they played again, right away against Lanesboro. Caledonia jumped to a quick 3-0 lead after the first inning, hanging on to a 4-1 lead, eventually beating Lanesboro. Drew Yahnke pitched a complete game, striking out 9. With the win, Caledonia hosted Lake City on July 18. Kyle Bechtel led off the bottom of the first with a hit. Thane Meiners drove him in with a double, making a quick 1-0 lead. Yahnke and Bechtel started the third inning with hits and Meiners cracked a triple, scoring both runners for a 3-0 lead. Meiners scoreed on a passed ball. The four runs was all that was needed, resulting in a 4-0 win for Caledonia. Meiners paced the offense with 2 hits and 3 RBI’s. Bechtel also had 2 hits. Starting pitcher Ayden Goetzinger threw 5 innings, allowing no hits and striking out 6. Bechtel threw the final 2 innings and did not allow a hit, completing a combined no-hitter for Post 191. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Finally, Post 191 traveled to Pine Island on July 20, taking on the #1 seeded Panthers. Bechtel and Meiners opened the first inning with hits. Bechtel scored on a Konz groundout for a 1-0 lead. Tanner Ginther also contributed an RBI single in the second inning, as well as an RBI double in the fifth. Post 191 added another victory, with a 7-2 final score. Meiners picked up the win, throwing 3 inning and striking out 4. Bechtel and Yahnke each pitched 2 innings in relief. Ayden Goetzinger, Owen Denstad, Meiners and Ginther all had 2 hits in the contest, with Denstad adding 3 RBI’s. Post 191 Senior legion has now advanced to the section final four tournament in Lake City. <nbtemplate data-content="eyJhcGlLZXkiOiAiZDgxM2Q5Yzg3NTI3N2IzNWU0YzRmZDM0NTAyMjJkNmQiLCAiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiAiU3Vic2NyaWJlIHRvIFRoZSBDYWxlZG9uaWEgQXJndXMiLCAiZXZlbnQiOiAibXBfc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uX2J1dHRvbl9jbGlja19ldmVudCIsICJ1cmwiOiAiaHR0cHM6Ly9hcGcwNC5uZXd6d2FyZS5jb20vc3M3MHYyL2VjbS9jb21tb24vdGVtcGxhdGUuanNwP3NraW49c3ZoJmluaXQ9c3RhcnQmaW5pdEVkaXRpb249Q0FBIiwgIm1lZGlhSWQiOiAxNTkzMjg3LCAidGl0bGUiOiAiQ2FsZWRvbmlhIGJhc2ViYWxsLCBKdW5pb3IgYW5kIFNlbmlvciBMZWdpb24gUG9zdCAxOTEgcGxheW9mZnMgYmVnaW4ifQ==" data-id="MediaPlatformAmplitudeButton"></nbtemplate></div></body>

Mountain View, CA

Junior Legion Post 191 baseball kicked off the playoffs, traveling to LaCrescent on Monday July 17.
                LaCrescent has two teams in the playoffs, the #8 seeded team and the #1 seeded team. Post 191 received the #9 seed, taking on the #8 seeded Lancers in the first round. Post 191 held a close 2-1 lead going into the last inning, but exploded in the top of the seventh with 10 runs, ending with a 12-1 win.
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