2021 American Legion World Series – Day 5
Massachusetts fell to Idaho in the final rain-delayed game of pool-play, and then Idaho turned a double-header to defeat Mississippi and earn their way to the championship game. Iowa vs. Hawaii was postponed due to rain.![Beverly Post 331 team is introduced before Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/081521_ALWS_Game%2012_3896-1_preview.jpg?itok=JNLrgXVQ)
Beverly Post 331 team is introduced before Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
![Beverly Post 331 takes the field in Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/081521_ALWS_Game%2012_3918-1_preview.jpg?itok=Fs1OrfNZ)
Beverly Post 331 takes the field in Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
![Storms roll into Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/081521_ALWS_Game%2012_3939-1_preview.jpg?itok=1vxNdDAC)
Storms roll into Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
![Rain once again stopped Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/081521_ALWS_Game%2012_3953-1_preview.jpg?itok=qqcC0W_9)
Rain once again stopped Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
![Gameplay resumes in Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/081621_ALWS_Game%2012_1472-1_preview.jpg?itok=UQ5g5alu)
Gameplay resumes in Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
![Beverly Post 331 catcher Matthew Ploszay throws to first in Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/081621_ALWS_Game%2012_1469-1_preview.jpg?itok=3z6DpfDc)
Beverly Post 331 catcher Matthew Ploszay throws to first in Game 12 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Beverly, Mass., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
![Tupelo 49ers are introduced before Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](/images/legion/blank.gif)
Tupelo 49ers are introduced before Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
![Idaho Falls Post 56 second baseman Eliot Jones gets a lead off first base in Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](/images/legion/blank.gif)
Idaho Falls Post 56 second baseman Eliot Jones gets a lead off first base in Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
![Idaho Falls Post 56 centerfielder Ky Howell swings at a pitch in Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](/images/legion/blank.gif)
Idaho Falls Post 56 centerfielder Ky Howell swings at a pitch in Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
![Idaho Falls Post 56 catcher RJ Woods scores a run in Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](/images/legion/blank.gif)
Idaho Falls Post 56 catcher RJ Woods scores a run in Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
![Tupelo 49ers centerfielder Davis Oswalt makes a sliding catch in Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](/images/legion/blank.gif)
Tupelo 49ers centerfielder Davis Oswalt makes a sliding catch in Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
![Tupelo 49ers second baseman Alex Marshall waits for a pitch in Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion](/images/legion/blank.gif)
Tupelo 49ers second baseman Alex Marshall waits for a pitch in Game 13 of the American Legion World Series between Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Tupelo, Miss., at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion