Aug 03, 2008 - 04:06:11 CDT
By Tribune Sports Staff
LaMOURE - The rematch is set. This time it is for the Class B American Legion baseball state championship.
LaMoure will have home-field advantage, but it already has a loss in the tournament. LaMoure takes on Casselton today in the championship. LaMoure will need to beat Casselton twice to win the title.
Casselton reached the championship with a 4-1 win over the Minot Metros.
Sam Schumacher threw a complete-game five hitter for Casselton, allowing one run on five hits while striking out three.
Brandon Rust had a double and a run batted in, while Jack Wilcox and Beau Sinner each knocked in a run for Casselton.
Casselton 011 002 0 - 4 7 0
Minot 010 000 0 - 1 5 3
Sam Schumacher and Lex Lunde; Kris Winkles, Ben Magnuson (5) and Brett Fiddler. W - Schumacher. L - Winkles.
Highlights: C - Schumacher 7 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 3 SO, 5 BB; Brandon Rust 1-for-4, 2B, RBI; Jack Wilcox 1-for-3, RBI; Jacob Mogen 1-for-2, R; Beau Sinner 1-for-3, RBI. M - Jordan Rubbelke 1-for-3; Eric Merck 1-for-1; Fiddler 1-for-4, R.
LaMoure 10, West Fargo 1
The host team moved into the championship game after jumping out to a 7-0 lead and then added three more runs in the top of the seventh inning.
LaMoure's Nick Tollefson threw a complete-game seven hitter, allowing one run with five strikeouts.
Ben Holen, Ben Watkins and Cameron Albertson each had three hits for LaMoure. Albertson had two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs. Cole Gentzkow and Chad Limesand had two hits apiece.
LaMoure 121 300 3 - 10 14 1
West Fargo 000 001 0 - 1 7 3
Nick Tollefson and Cole Gentzkow; Matt Strahm, Jared Reber (4) and Mike Joyce. W - Tollefson. L - Strahm.
Highlights: L - Tollefson 7 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 ER; Ben Holen 3-for-5 2 RBIs; Ben Watkins 3-for-4, 2B 2 R; Cameron Albertson 3-for-4 2 2B, 2 R 2 RBIs; Cole Gentzkow 2-for-4; Chad Limesand 2-for-4, 2B. WF - Spencer Flaten 3-for-4.
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