Lancaster Post 11 wins the Baseball Classic over the holiday weekend
LANCASTER — Lancaster Post 11 won the Baseball Classic over the Fourth of July weekend — the second time in three years they have won it.
Post 11 is on an eight-game winning streak and has won 10 of the last 13 games.
The tournament got off to a dramatic start in a 7-6 victory over Utica Post 92 on Thursday where Nathan Hoffman stranded the tying run at third base and the go-ahead run at second. Riley Poston also hit a triple in the game.
On Friday, Post 11 pulled out a 6-5 victory over Circleville Post 134.The Post jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first, but Circleville fought back to tie the game 3-3 in the third. Circleville then took the lead in the fifth, but Lancaster got the run back in the sixth. Circleville scored once more in the seventh, but Lancaster scored two runs in the bottom of the inning for the win.
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The Juniors faced off against the Seniors in pool play. Dylan Bird of the Juniors threw a two-hitter while Trent Mendenhall of the Seniors threw a no-no with 14 strikeouts in the 1-0 victory. Riley Poston set up the 8th inning walk off with a triple and Colton Hullinger got the game-winning RBI.
In bracket play, Ajay Locke went 3-for-6 with three RBIs in the semifinals to put Post 11 on top.
Post 11 faced off against Troy Post 43 in the semi-finals on Monday where Sam Sethna got the win in the semis, holding Troy to only two runs. Lane Goetz got the save in the 5-2 contest.
Dylan Winkler got the win the finals on a 68-pitch six-inning run rule over Sydney Post 217 in the 8-0 victory. He gave up only two hits, no walks and didn’t let a guy passed first base. He was awarded MVP of the tournament with two key wins on the bump. Kasey Middendorf had eight assists at shortstop in the final and Brody Wolfe went 2-for-3 in the championship with a single and double.
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