By Rob Patrick It was a long day for the Benton McClendon's Senior American Legion team on Sunday. The upstart sixth-seed, playing its fourth game in three days…
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July 20, 2009
Zone 4 Senior American Legion tournament: Benton McClendon’s 5, Little Rock Blue 4, 11 innings
By Rob Patrick With a run in the top of the sixth, the Little Rock Post 1 Blue Senior American Legion team snapped a 3-3 tie with Benton…
July 19, 2009
Zone 4 update
2009 ZONE 4 TOURNAMENT At Bryant High School Field (Seeding in parentheses) Friday, July 17 Game 1 — Benton McClendon’s (6) 5, Pine Bluff Simmons (3) 0 Game…
July 19, 2009
Bryant 15’s win State tourney opener
PINE BLUFF — The Bryant 15-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars rallied from an early 3-1 deficit to overtake the Sheridan All-Stars in their opener at the State Tournament on…
By Rob Patrick With nine inning games in the post-season as opposed to seven in the regular season for Senior American Legion teams, a pitching staff can get…
July 19, 2009
Zone 4 Senior American Legion tournament: Benton McClendon’s 5, LR Continental Express 2
By Rob Patrick It was a frustrating stay at the Zone 4 Senior American Legion tournament for Little Rock Continental Express. In its first game, 11 runs proved…
By Rob Patrick The second-seeded Texarkana Razorbacks advanced to the winners bracket final, a win away from qualifying for the Senior American Legion State Tournament, with a 6-2…
July 18, 2009
Babe Ruth State Tournament results
13's From Monticello: Bryant won 2-1, will play Sunday at 5 p.m. vs. Lonoke 14's From Benton: White Hall 10, Bryant 3 Bryant will play at noon…
By Rob Patrick Trailing 8-3 going into the bottom of the fourth, the Little Rock Post 1 Blue Senior American Legion team erupted for eight runs to overtake…
By Rob Patrick With the help of some stellar defense including three doubleplays in the last three innings, Nathan Pirl and Austin Pfeiffer tossed a six-hit shutout as…