The 2010 Class C Senior American Legion State Baseball Tournament at Tri County completed fourth round action today.  The double elimination tournament began on Friday, July 30^th and will run through Wednesday, August 4^th (August 4^th is a rain date). 

Fourth round action on August 2^nd began with one elimination bracket game.  First, Mount Michael faced St. Paul at 5:00 pm.  Mount Michael won the game 11-0.  St. Paul was eliminated from the tournament with the loss.  Mount Michael put on an offensive show collecting thirteen hits.  Clay Taylor from Mount Michael pitched a one hit shutout and led the team with four RBI’s.

The fourth day of the State Tournament action ended with Wakefield versus Creighton at 8:00 pm.  Creighton beat Wakefield 17-7 in five innings.  Creighton had one loss entering this game while Wakefield was unbeaten in the tournament.  Creighton racked up ten hits in route to the victory helping to set up an exciting final day for the tournament with three teams still alive.

Championship games to be held on Tuesday, August 3^rd include Mount Michael against Creighton in an elimination game at 5:00 pm and Wakefield versus the winner of the Mount Michael versus Creighton game for the Class C Senior Legion State Baseball Tournament Championship at 8:00 pm.  All three remaining teams have one loss heading into the final day of play.

The complete bracket with dates and times can be viewed by going to www.baseballtricounty.org.  The winner of the 2010 Class C Senior American Legion State Baseball tournament at Tri County will be crowned the Nebraska Class C State Champion and will then move on to the Class B Champion versus the C State Champion game to be held at the Class C Champion site on August 7^th.   

Further information about the locations of American Legion Baseball District and State tournament sites in 2010 can be found on the web at:  www.nelegionbaseball.net and click on “Tournaments”. The website for Tri County Legion Baseball can be found at:  www.baseballtricounty.org.