G-E Legion drops three in tourney

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, June 22, 2004

MINNESOTA LAKE &045; It was a rough tournament for the Glenville-Emmons American Legion baseball team, which dropped three games in Sunday’s Minnesota Lake Invitational.

In the opener, against the host team, G-E fell 8-3 as Minnesota Lake broke it open with a six-run third inning.

Devin Kaasa led the offense, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI. Michael Greibrok and Alex Hansen had G-E’s only other hits.

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Hansen started on the mound and took the loss. Mike Yocom pitched in relief.

Game two was a 7-5 setback to United South Central.

Yocom was 2-for-4. Kaasa, Hansen, Josh Kluender and Josh Flattum added one hit each.

Kaasa pitched all six innings.

G-E managed just two hits &045; one each by Kluender and Nathan Cooper &045; in an 11-0 loss to Springfield.

Flattum and Yocom pitched, with Flattum absorbing the defeat.

The losses dropped G-E’s record to 1-6. The team faces New Richland at 7 tonight at Emmons.