Wayne Post 43 Juniors Shutout Tekamah-Herman In B5 Area Tournament First Round

Wayne Post 43 Juniors Shutout Tekamah-Herman In B5 Area Tournament First Round
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WAYNE – A perfect regular season and league tournament record was put the test following a week off from competition.

From Hank Overin Field in Wayne, the Wayne Post 43 Juniors welcomed in five other teams during the Class B Area 5 American Legion baseball tournament.

Closing out night one favored #1 Wayne Post 43 (21-0) over #6 Tekamah-Herman, 6-0.

During the victory for Post 43, Aiden Liston singled, doubled, drove in a run and scored while Kaleb Moormeier tripled and drove in a run.

Gavin Redden singled twice, drove in a run and scored; Devin Anderson and Ryan Karsky both accounted for a RBI and run scored as Wyatt Heikes and Will Leseberg both scored.

Moormeier (79) picked up the victory in five and two-thirds of scoreless action allowing one hit while striking out 11 batters. Alex Rodriguez (22) closed out the final inning and a third striking out and walking one batter each.

Game One:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 1 0 – T-H

0 2 3 1 0 0 X 6 5 0 – Post 43 Juniors

 

Other day one results saw #2 West Point win 9-1 over #5 O’Neill while #4 Alboin defeated #3 Pierce, 4-1

Saturday’s second round will open with an elimination game between Tekamah-Herman vs. O’Neill at noon followed by undefeated teams of West Point vs. Albion in the winners bracket at 2:30 p.m. and conclude with 1-0 Wayne vs. 0-1 Pierce at 5 p.m.

Wayne Post 43 has defeated Pierce 4-1 on June 14 and also won 4-1 on June 27.

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