Challengers reach tourney semis.The Bi-Mart Challengers of Eugene reached today's championship semifinals by defeating Central Valley of Merced (Calif.) 7-0, and the Quality Financial Groups Titans of Springfield 6-3 on Saturday at the Papa's Pizza Invitational American Legion baseball American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by teenage boys in 45 states in the USA. Purpose According to the American Legion, the purpose of American Legion Baseball is to give young men "an opportunity to develop their skills, personal fitness, tournament at Swede swede: see turnip. Johnson Stadium. Dan Winterstein came within one hit of throwing a perfect game and Micah McJunkin smacked a solo home run to lead the Challengers' victory over Merced. Winterstein was 3-for-4 with a double and Markus Lindsey stroked a two-run single to pace the Eugene team over Springfield. Cody Garner was 2-for-4 with a solo home run for the Titans. Earlier Saturday, Garner hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Titans a 6-4 victory over the Beaverton Coloritos. Brooks Chapman went 2-for-3 for the Titans. In other games, the Eureka, Calif., Falcons and the Eagle, Idaho Eagle is a city in Ada County, Idaho, United States. The population was 11,085 at the 2000 census. Due to growth in the Boise metropolitan area, Eagle has become increasingly suburban in recent years. , Vipers tied 4-4, the Boise Seminoles beat the Chico (Calif.) Nuts 7-1, Eureka and Eden Prairie Eden Prairie A city of eastern Minnesota, a residential suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 57,300. (Minn.) fought to a 7-7 tie and the Redding Redding, city (1990 pop. 66,462), seat of Shasta co., N central Calif., on the Sacramento River; inc. 1872. A principal tourist center for a mountain and lake region, it also has lumbering, food-processing, and diverse manufacturing. (Calif.) Rattlers beat Beaverton 9-2. The Challengers will meet Chico at 1:30 p.m. for a berth in the 6 p.m. championship game. Springfield will face Eureka in the consolation semifinals at 9 a.m. |
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