Madison, Beloit qualify for Great Lakes Regional

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — Madison Impact defeated Beloit 7-4 in the championship game of the Wisconsin Class AAA State American Legion Baseball Tournament at Jack Hackman Field on Saturday night.

Madison (33-3) repeats as state champions and moves on to the Great Lakes Regional at Edwardsville, Illinois, on Aug. 3-7, along with Beloit (29-7) as Wisconsin sends two teams to the tournament.

The regional — that also involves state champions from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and the host team of Alton, Illinois — will be played at the Simmons Baseball Complex on the campus of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. The winner of the double-elimination tournament moves on to the Class AAA American Legion Baseball World Series at Shelby, North Carolina, on Aug. 11-16.

Beloit and Madison reached the championship game with wins earlier in the day on Saturday. Beloit eliminated Eau Claire with a 12-6 win, and Madison edged De Pere 7-6.

Marshfield wrapped up its season on Friday night, losing 10-4 to De Pere. The Blue Devils finished the year with a 23-9 record.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

2016 Wisconsin American Legion Class AAA State Tournament

July 26-30, at Jack Hackman Field, Marshfield

Tuesday, July 26

Game 1 – Beloit (27-5) 14, Neenah (13-7) 2 (8 inn.)
Game 2 – Eau Claire (27-7) 10, Wausau (18-18) 0 (7 inn.)
Game 3 – Madison Impact (29-3) 5, De Pere (21-9) 2
Game 4 – Marshfield (23-7) 5, Sheboygan (19-19) 4

Wednesday, July 27

Game 5 –De Pere (22-9) 10, Neenah (13-8) 3
Game 6 – Wausau (19-18) 18, Sheboygan (19-20) 2

Thursday, July 28

All games postponed, rain.

Friday, July 29

Game 7 – Madison Impact (30-3) 7, Beloit (27-6) 4
Game 8 – Eau Claire (28-7) 3, Marshfield (23-8) 2
Game 9 – Beloit (28-6) 5, Wausau (19-19) 1
Game 10 – De Pere (23-9) 10, Marshfield (23-9) 4
Game 11 – Madison Impact (31-3) 17, Eau Claire (28-8) 0 (8 inn.)

Saturday, July 30

Game 12 – Beloit (29-6) 12, Eau Claire (28-9) 6
Game 13 – Madison (32-3) 7, De Pere (23-10) 6
Game 14 – Championship, Madison (33-3) 7, Beloit (29-7) 4