2 no-hitters and weather delays highlight second day of regional competition.
Two no-hitters and Hurricane Debby were the big stories in Thursday’s American Legion regional play.
In Region 7, Drew McDowell threw the first individual no-hitter since 2019 as Billings Scarlets (Mont.) Post 4 won an elimination game.
In Region 8, Clovis (Calif.) pitchers Reece Van Alen and Art Becerra combined on the first combined no-hitter since last year in an elimination game.
And rainfall from Hurricane Debby altered the schedules for both Region 2 and Region 3 as games were suspended or moved to Friday.
Here are Thursday’s results and Friday’s schedule (all times local and subject to change):
At Manchester, N.H. (Post 2)
Thursday’s results
Game 5: South Burlington (Vt.) d. Hampden (Me.) Post 213, 5-4; Hampden eliminated. Starter and winner Abbott Terkel (6 innings, 4 strikeouts), reliever Bennett Campbell (1 inning, save), Liam O’Connor (1 hit, 1 RBI) and Jack Foster (1 hit, 1 RBI) led South Burlington.
Game 6: West Hartford (Conn.) Post 96 d. Sweeney (N.H.) Post 2, 11-4; Sweeney eliminated. Starter and winner Nolan Wusterbarth (4 innings), Matt Santoro (2 hits, 3 RBIs), Chase Hanawalt (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs), Declan McCann (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Jack Kane (2 hits) led West Hartford.
Game 7: Hudson (Mass.) Post 100 d. Portsmouth (N.H.) Post 6, 3-2. Starter and winner Theodore McFarland (6 innings, 3 strikeouts), reliever Ryan Graf (1 inning, save), Chase Barrett (1 hit, 2 RBI) and Chase Donohue (1 hit, 1 RBI) led Hudson.
Game 8: Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14 d. Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, 9-2. Reliever and winner Joey Conti, Andy Ray (3 hits, home run, 4 RBIs) and Charles Tarara (2 hits, home run, 3 RBIs) led Cumberland.
Friday’s games
Game 9: West Hartford (Conn.) Post 96 vs. Portsmouth (N.H.) Post 6, 9:30 a.m.
Game 10: South Burlington (Vt.) vs. Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, following Game 9
Game 11: Hudson (Mass.) Post 100 vs. Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14, following Game 10
At Ridge, Md. (Post 255)
Thursday’s results
Game 5: Wilmington Delvets (Del.) Post 1 d. Rome (N.Y.) Post 24, 12-2; Rome eliminated. Starter and winner Hunter Dicarlanton (4 innings) and Vincent Offutt (2 hits) led Wilmington.
Game 6: Quakertown (Pa.) d. St. Mary’s (Md.) Post 255, 12-6; St. Mary’s eliminated. Starter and winner Tanner Clancy (5 innings), Jerry Stanziola (3 hits, double, 1 RBI), Cooper Natisin (2 hits, 2 RBIs), Peyton Myers (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) and Cole Reich (2 doubles, 1 RBI) led Quakertown.
Game 7: Wheeling (W.Va.) Post 1 d. Cumberland (Md.) Post 13, 16-5. Starter and winner Luke Doyle (4 innings), Jaxon Murray (2 hits, 3 RBIs), Alexander Taylor (2 hits, 2 RBIs) and Dillon Wilson (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Wheeling.
Friday’s games
Game 8: Brooklawn (N.J.) Post 72 vs. Northeastern (Pa.), 9:30 a.m. resumption of game suspended Thursday with Northeastern leading 7-4 after 4 innings.
Game 9: Quakertown (Pa.) vs. Cumberland (Md.) Post 13, 12:30 p.m.
Game 10: Wilmington Delvets (Del.) Post 1 vs. Game 8 loser, 4:30 p.m.
Game 11: Wheeling (W.Va.) Post 1 vs. Game 8 winner, 7:30 p.m.
At Asheboro, N.C. (Post 45)
Thursday’s results
Game 5: San Juan (P.R.) Post 160 d. Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316, 10-2; Jacksonville eliminated. Starter and winner Omar Bracetty (5 2/3 innings, 0 runs), Jandel Maldonado (3 hits, 2 doubles, 1 RBI), Jean Cartagena (2 hits, 3 RBIs), Christoper Santos (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Sebastian Lugo (2 hits, 1 RBI) led San Juan to give Puerto Rico its first national Legion postseason victory since 2010.
Game 6: Camden (S.C.) Post 17 d. Randolph Co. (N.C.) Post 45, 11-2; Randolph County eliminated. Starter and winner John Rollings (5 innings, 5 strikeouts), Alex Myers (3 hits, 2 RBIs), Carson Weathers (3 hits, 2 RBIs) and Zech Haney (2 hits) led Camden.
Friday’s games
Game 7: Troy (Ala.) Post 70 vs. Wayne Co. (N.C.) Post 11, 8:30 a.m.
Game 8: Covington (Ga.) Post 32 vs. Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280, after Game 7
Game 9: Camden (S.C.) Post 17 vs. Game 7 loser, 1:30 p.m.
Game 10: San Juan (P.R.) Post 160 vs. Game 8 loser, 4:30 p.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 7:30 p.m.
At Washington, Mo. (Post 218)
Thursday’s results
Game 5: Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19 d. Topeka (Kan.) Post 421, 11-5; Topeka eliminated. Reliever and winner Cole Holt (2 2/3 innings, 3 strikeouts), Nick Johnson (2 hits, 3 RBIs), Carston Williams (2 hits, 1 RBI), Braylan Tuten (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) and Jayron Morris (2 hits) for Columbia, which trailed 5-1 after five innings before scoring seven runs in the sixth and three in the seventh.
Game 6: Ada (Okla.) d. Washington (Mo.) Post 218, 3-2; Washington eliminated. Starter and winner Chalin Roberson (6-hitter) and Mikha Edwards (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Ada.
Game 7: Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 d. Elsberry (Mo.) Post 226, 13-1 (5 innings). Reliever and winner Clark Janzen (2 innings, 3 strikeouts), Bryson Jackson (2 hits, 3 RBIs), Lake Reed (2 doubles, 2 RBIs) and Andrew Williams (2 hits) led Tupelo.
Game 8: Bryant (Ark.) Post 298 d. Bossier City (La.) Post 2, 5-2. Starter and winner Spencer Berry (4 innings), reliever Aiden Stout (1 inning, 2 strikeouts) and Hudson Thomason (2 hits) led Bryant.
Friday’s games
Game 9: Ada (Okla.) vs. Elsberry (Mo.) Post 226, 9:30 a.m.
Game 10: Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19 vs. Bossier City (La.) Post 2, after Game 9
Game 11: Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 vs. Bryant (Ark.) Post 298, 3 p.m.
At Carol Stream, Ill. (Post 76)
Thursday’s results
Game 5: Lancaster (Ohio) Post 11 d. Barrington (Ill.) Post 158, 2-1; Barrington eliminated. Starter and winner Dylan Bird (4-hitter, 5 strikeouts), Malachi Palmer (1 hit, 1 RBI) and Jude Balser (1 hit, 1 RBI) led Lancaster.
Game 6: Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9 d. De Pere (Wis.), 2-1 (8 innings); De Pere eliminated. Reliever and winner Grayson Smith (3 innings, 2 strikeouts), Talan Cartwright (3 hits), Joshua Mayes (2 hits) and Eli Blair (2 hits) led Owensboro, who scored the game-winning run on Aiden Wells’ RBI groundout in the top of the eighth inning.
Game 7: Midland (Mich.) Post 165 d. Eau Claire (Wis.) Post 53, 8-2. Starter and winner Brett Faccio (5 2/3 innings, 8 strikeouts), Aiden Robinson (2 hits, 1 RBI), Tanner Sonntag (2 hits) and Luke LaCourse (2 hits) led Midland.
Game 8: Evansville (Ind.) Post 265 d. Carol Stream (Ill.) Post 76, 1-0. Reliever and winner Bryce Minton (1/3 inning), Joshua Ferguson (2 hits) and Brayden Huebner (game-winning RBI single in bottom of 7th) led Evansville.
Friday’s games
Game 9: Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9 vs. Eau Claire (Wis.) Post 53, 1 p.m.
Game 10: Lancaster (Ohio) Post 11 vs. Carol Stream (Ill.) Post 76, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Midland (Mich.) Post 165 vs. Evansville (Ind.) Post 265, after Game 10
At West Fargo, N.D. (Post 308)
Thursday’s results
Game 5: Fargo (N.D.) Post 2 d. Renner (S.D.) Post 307, 8-2; Renner eliminated. Reliever and winner Landon Hale (3 innings, 3 strikeouts), Connor Holm (4 hits), Sam Ovsak (3 hits, double) and Charlie Kalbrener (double, home run, 5 RBIs) led Fargo.
Game 6: Papillion (Neb.) Post 32 d. Osseo (Minn.) Post 172, 9-1; Osseo eliminated. Starter and winner Cameron Curtis (6 innings, 6 strikeouts), Blake Wilsey (3 hits, 2 RBIs), Dylan Johnson (3 hits), Griffon Minderman (2 hits, double, 1 RBI), and Kye Privett (2 hits) led Papillion.
Game 7: Farmington (Minn.) Post 189 d. Elkhorn (Neb.) Post 211, 9-1. Starter and winner Jovan Hunter (4 innings, 7 strikeouts), Tyler Sullivan (3 hits, 1 RBI), Trevor Rasmusson (2 hits, 3 RBIs), Jack Minnick (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) and Dillon Carlson (2 hits) led Farmington.
Game 8: Swisher (Iowa) Post 671 d. West Fargo (N.D.) Post 308, 2-1. Starter and winner Kameron Volz (5-hitter, 5 strikeouts) and Nolan Grawe (double, 1 RBI) led Swisher.
Friday’s games
Game 9: Papillion (Neb.) Post 32 vs. Elkhorn (Neb.) Post 211, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Fargo (N.D.) Post 2 vs. West Fargo (N.D.) Post 308, 3:30 p.m.
Game 11: Farmington (Minn.) Post 189 vs. Swisher (Iowa) Post 671, 6:30 p.m.
At Billings, Mont. (Post 4)
Thursday’s results
Game 5: Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6 d. Missoula (Mont.) Post 27, 8-2; Missoula eliminated. Starter and winner Corey Williams (4 innings, 3 strikeouts), Hayden Swaen (2 doubles, 3 RBIs), Mason Tafoya (2 hits, double, 1 RBI), Nolan Horton (2 hits, 1 RBI), Braden Pearson (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Ethan Reisdofer (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Cheyenne.
Game 6: Billings Scarlets (Mont.) Post 4 d. Pocatello (Idaho) Post 4, 8-0; Pocatello eliminated. Starter and winner Drew McDowell threw a no-hitter with nine strikeouts for Billings, whose offense was led by Kyler Northrop (2 hits, 4 RBIs), Nolan Berkram (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Cody Collis (2 hits, 1 RBI). It was the first individual regional no-hitter since Randon Hostert of Idaho Falls, Idaho, threw a record two no-hitters in the 2019 Northwest Regional.
Game 7: Eugene (Ore.) d. Bellevue (Wash.), 9-4. Starter and winner Collin Hernandez (4 2/3 innings, 6 strikeouts) and Easton McDonald (1 hits, 3 RBI) led Eugene.
Game 8: Anchorage (Alaska) Post 28 d. Fort Collins (Colo.), 6-3. Starter and winner Andrew Hickman (6 1/3 innings, 5 strikeouts, 2 hits, 1 RBI) and Hunter Christian (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Anchorage, which became the first Alaskan team to win two games in a single regional since Juneau Post 4 did so in 1983.
Friday’s games
Game 9: Billings Scarlets (Mont.) Post 4 vs. Bellevue (Wash.), 9:30 a.m.
Game 10: Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6 vs. Fort Collins (Colo.), 4 p.m.
Game 11: Eugene (Ore.) vs. Anchorage (Alaska) Post 28, 7 p.m.
At Fairfield, Calif. (Fairfield Expos)
Thursday’s results
Game 5: Clovis (Calif.) Post 147 d. Reno (Nev.), 4-0; Reno eliminated. Starter and winner Reece Van Alen (6 innings, 0 hits, 5 strikeouts) and reliever Art Becerra (1 inning, 2 strikeouts) combined on a no-hitter for Clovis and Armaandeep Chohan (3 hits, double, 1 RBI) led the offense.
Game 6: Fairfield Expos d. Eldorado (N.M.) Post 49, 8-3; Eldorado eliminated. Reliever and winner Teagan Gonzales (3 innings), Bryce Alacantra (2 hits, 3 RBIs), Noah Rodda (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs), Jace Parkinson (2 hits) and Diego Corneliuz (2 hits) led Fairfield.
Game 7: League City (Tex.) Post 554 d. Honolulu (Haw.) Team Central, 6-5. Reliever and winner Matthew Novominsky (2 innings), Jackson Higgins (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Gavin Shuttlesworth (2 hits, 1 RBI) led League City.
Game 8: Hyrum (Utah) Post 47 d. Tucson (Ariz.) Post 7, 10-9. Reliever and winner Jackson Hill (3 1/3 innings, 3 strikeouts), reliever Treyson Purse (2/3 innings, save), Easton Goodliffe (2 hits, 1 RBI), Jordan Jones (2 hits, double, 1 RBI), Lucas Palmer (2 hits) and Bode Hansen (2 hits) led Hyrum.
Friday’s games
Game 9: Fairfield Expos vs. Honolulu (Haw.) Team Central, 9:30 a.m.
Game 10: Clovis (Calif.) Post 147 vs. Tucson (Ariz.) Post 7, 4 p.m.
Game 11: League City (Tex.) Post 554 vs. Hyrum (Utah) Post 47, 7 p.m.
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