MENOMINEE---The Gladstone Indians won the Upper Peninsula American Legion baseball Zone championship on Sunday after heavy rains rolled into Menominee.
Gladstone was leading a depleted Escanaba Cubs team, 15-0, in the second inning at the time. Tournament officials awarded the championship to the Indians as being the only undefeated team left in the tournament.
Gladstone faces Hancock in the state tournament in Adrian at 1:30 on Thursday. Escanaba faces an unknown opponent Thursday at 4:00. Both games will be broadcast live on WCHT-AM (600), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.
Gladstone was leading a depleted Escanaba Cubs team, 15-0, in the second inning at the time. Tournament officials awarded the championship to the Indians as being the only undefeated team left in the tournament.
Gladstone faces Hancock in the state tournament in Adrian at 1:30 on Thursday. Escanaba faces an unknown opponent Thursday at 4:00. Both games will be broadcast live on WCHT-AM (600), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.
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2013 Upper Peninsula Zone Five American Legion Tournament At Menominee Spies Field Escanaba 5, Ishpeming 3 Marquette 4, Kingsford 3 Hancock 4, Channing 2 Gladstone 6, Sault Ste. Marie 4 Menominee 2, Escanaba 1 (8 Innings) Kingsford 11, Ishpeming 0 (Ishpeming eliminated) Escanaba 2, Sault Ste. Marie 1 (SS Marie eliminated) Kingsford 13, Channing 1 (Channing eliminated) Hancock 5, Marquette 1 Gladstone 5, Menominee 4 (9 Innings) Escanaba 7, Marquette 5 (Marquette eliminated) Kingsford 3, Menominee 1 (Menominee eliminated) Gladstone 10, Hancock 0 Escanaba 4, Kigsford 1 (Kingsford eliminated) Escanaba 5, Hancock 2 (Hancock eliminated) Gladstone 15, Escanaba 0; called by rain; Gladstone wins tournament. GLADSTONE, ESCANABA, HANCOCK ADVANCE TO STATE FINALS IN ADRIAN, STARTING THURSDAY 8/1 |
