Ben Jones finished 3-3 with three RBIs, a double and a run scored as Brainerd blanked Ironton 10-0 in Game Two of the Legion tournament Saturday in Brainerd.
Hunter Wicklund pitched five scoreless innings. He allowed one walk and two hits for Brainerd.
Colin Kleffman, McCale Peterson and Alex Haapajoki each had two hits, with Haapajoki scoring three times and Peterson and Samuel Miller driving in two runs each.
Game One
Ironton 0 2 1
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Brainerd 10 12 1
WP: Hunter Wicklund. 2B: Brd-Ben Jones, Samuel Miller.
Brainerd 6, Superior 1
Jones' hot bat continued in Game Three of Saturday's play as he finished 3-4 with an RBI and a run as Brainerd downed Superior 6-1 to advance Brainerd to the championship game.
McCale Peterson struck out six, walked none and allowed one unearned run on three hits over seven innings.
Brady Anderson hit a double and drove in two runs for Brainerd.
Superior 1 3 1
Brainerd 6 7 2
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WP: McCale Peterson. 2B: Brd-Brady Anderson. 3B: Brd-Peterson.
Winnipeg 7, Brainerd 3
McCale Peterson finished 2-3 with two runs scored in Brainerd's 7-3 loss in the opening game of the Brainerd Legion tournament Friday in Brainerd.
Sam Miller drove in two runs and Ben Jones and Eric Martin both doubled for Brainerd.
Winnipeg put up five runs in the fourth off Martin, who suffered the loss.
Winnipeg 7 8 4
Brainerd 3 8 1
LP: Eric Martin. 2B: Brd-Jones, Martin.
