Albert Lea VFW baseball advances to districts
Published 10:42 pm Friday, July 28, 2017
- Pictured in the top row, from left, are coach Nate Wilson, Brock Hammer, Drake Dawson, Isaac Myer, Gavyn Tlamka, Jaeger Classon, Jake Tasker, Koby Hendrickson, coach Brian Ball and Ian Ball. Kneeling in the bottom row are Ryley Larson, Dalton Larson, Carson Smith, Jake Ball, Joey Witham and Carson Goodell. - Provided
The Albert Lea VFW baseball team is advancing to the district tournament being played this weekend in Winona, according to a press release. The team won its position in the tournament after winning the division tournament final against Rochester Mayo 2-1.
Albert Lea lost its first game in the double elimination tournament to Rochester Mayo, only to come back and double dip the team in the final round of play.
The team will enter as the No. 4 seed in the tournament and will play Winona in its first game at 10 a.m. today. The top two finishers in the four-team tournament will go on to play in the state tournament the weekend of Aug. 12 in Willmar.