THE AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL BASEBALL TOURNAMENT GOT UNDERWAY AT PEDERSEN BALLPARK IN MARINETTE YESTERDAY. IN THE FINAL GAME OF DAY ONE THE GREEN BAY HORNETS EDGED MARINETTE 3-2. HORNETS PITCHER BRANSON KENT HAD A NO HITTER GOING INTO THE 7TH INNING BUT POST 39 RALLIED FOR TWO RUNS AND STRANDED THE BASES LOADED TO END THE GAME. KENT FINISHED WITH A TWO HITTER WITH 11 K’S. JUSTIN KRUSE WENT THE DISTANCE FOR MARINETTE AND TOOK A TOUGH LOSS.
DEPERE 2 SHUTOUT GREEN BAY SOUTHWEST 2-0 YESTERDAY AND DEPERE GOT BY BAYPORT 4-3.
SOUTHWEST PLAYS BAYPORT AT 2:30 TODAY, MARINETTE PLAYS DEPERE 2 AT 5, HEAR THE GAME ON CLASSIC HITS 103.7, AND DEPERE TAKES ON THE GREEN BAY HORNETS AT 7:30. THE TOURNAMENT IS SCHEDULED TO RUN THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE WINNER ADVANCING TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN STEVENS POINT NEXT WEEK.