Camden Post 17 punches ticket to American Legion World Series
For the first time since 2015, a South Carolina team has advanced to the American Legion World Series.
Camden Post scored six runs over the fifth and sixth innings to defeat Rock Hill Post 34, 7-5, win the Southeast Regional at McCrary Park in Asheboro, N.C.
Camden is the first team since Chapin-Newberry to make it to the American Legion World Series. Chapin-Newberry won the World Series that year.
The American Legion World Series will be Aug. 11-16 at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C.
Camden Post 17’s first game will be Thursday against the Western Regional champion at 4 p.m.
It was the second meeting between the two teams in less than 24 hours between the two SC teams. Rock Hill defeated Camden, 3-2, In a game that didn’t finish until early Sunday morning because of rain delays.
The two teams also met in the SC American Legion championship last week at Segra Park with Rock Hill winning. Despite the loss in the state championship, Camden earned a spot in the regional because SC was allowed two teams into the tournament.
Rock Hill Post 34 defeated Wilmington earlier Sunday to advance to the title game.
Post 34 led 3-0 going into the fifth inning before Camden scored twice to cut it to 3-2. After Rock Hill scored one in the bottom of the fifth to make it 4-2, Post 17 scored four times in the top of the sixth.
Jamari Harris had a two-run single and Max Branham had an RBI single in the sixth for Post 17.
Harris and Branaham each had two RBI. Phillips Daniels and Wynn Ravan also had RBI for Camden.
Cobe Evans added two hits for Post 17.
Alex Simmons ;picked up the win in relief for Camden.
