It was a good weekend for the Manitowoc American Legion baseball teams.
Post 88’s 17u squad was crowned the champions of the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette, taking down Coleman 4-1 in the title bout.
Post 88 was down 1-0 entering the bottom of the 3rd inning, but quickly retaliated with four runs over the next two innings.
Ben Gross led the way at the plate, knocking home a pair, while Jake Hillmer and Aiden Reinke brought home the other two runs.
Kelvin Gilbertson went the distance on the mound, striking out seven batters in the process.
Meanwhile, the 19u squad was in Appleton Sunday and left with a 7-1 win.
Post 88 jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first inning and never looked back.
Kameron Braun led the way with a pair of RBIs on his two hits, while Brayden Steinbecker, Seth Gibeault, Alex Gill, and Sawyer Van Drisse also added tallies to the score sheet.
Bennet Johnson took the win, striking out 6 batters in just as many innings, while Gabe Eichman closed out the matchup with a pair of punchouts.
The 16u squad did not fare so well on Saturday, falling 12-10 to Mishicot.
That loss drops the youngest Legion team to 11-7 as they get ready to begin their postseason run.
They will be at Bay Port taking on De Pere tomorrow in the opening game of the Regional round.
The 17u team, now 16-5, will be in Casco on Friday, taking on Reedsville in a regular season game, while the 14-7 19u squad is set to host Ashwaubenon tomorrow.
