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Post 75 finishes fourth in state tournament

Gloucester Post 75 went 2-2 in the American Legion Junior State Baseball Tournament to finish in fourth place among eight teams.

Post 75 lost its opener last Thursday, 6-3, to Martinsville Post 42 despite a good pitching effort by Jordan Harvey. Down 2-0 in the sixth inning, Gloucester loaded the bases and cut the deficit to 2-1 when Nick Tolefson was hit by a pitch to force Cody Brown in.

Brett Lindsay followed with a single to score Tristen Spears and tie the game at 2-2. Four unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth helped Post 42 retake control. Harvey also contributed a long home run in the seventh to make the final score 6-3.

Gloucester bounced back with a 6 -3 win over Fredericksburg Post 55 in 11 innings. Post 55 came out swinging in the first and took a quick 3-0 lead before Brian Owens settled down and pitched nine consecutive shutout innings.

 

The Post 75 offense battled back with three runs in the sixth to tie the game. Wesley Kellum hit a sacrifice fly to...

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