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Zone tournament play was in full swing for Northeast Kansas League teams on Tuesday night and the season ended for one of the League's teams.
The Class AA Zone at Sabetha got underway with Seneca winning a pitcher's duel against Hiawatha getting some late insurance runs for the 4-0 win, while Doniphan County behind early offense handle host Sabetha for a 9-0 five inning win. That sets up Hiawatha versus Sabetha Wednesday night at 6:00pm in an elimination game, while Seneca versus Doniphan County will follow in the nightcap in the winner's bracket. (Both games will be broadcasted on 103.9 KNZA & 92.1 KMZA)
Frankfort is the other NEKL team competing in Class AA legion action and they saw their season come to an end with a tough 1-0 nine inning loss to Marysville on the road at Marysville.
Both Atchison and Oskaloosa got their postseason rolling in Class AAA as they played each other in the Zone at Atchison and it was the A's picking up the 5-2 win. That moves Atchison on in the winner's bracket for a matchup versus Ottawa at 6:00pm on Wednesday, while Oskaloosa will play in an elimination game following Atchison's game, playing Pittsburg, who was upset by Chanute 2-0 on Tuesday night.
While the Senior legion teams are in action in Zone play the Junior legion State tournament started in Salina on Tuesday and both Doniphan County and Atchison were in action. Doniphan County suffered the 9-2 loss to defending champs, McPherson, surrendering seven runs in the top of the seventh. Atchison picked up the 5-2 win over Andover in eight innings to move in the winner's bracket. (Other games: Arkansas City beat Salina 6-0 and Paola beat Chanute 8-5) The action continues in Salina on Wednesday as Doniphan County will play Chanute at 10:00am in an elimination game, while Atchison will play approximately 8:00pm against Arkansas City in the winner's bracket.
Seneca and Doniphan County Open Zone Play at Sabetha With Wins
One Class AA State tournament stop is up for grabs between four Northeast Kansas League teams in the Zone tournament at Somerset Park in Sabetha and the action got underway on Tuesday night with Seneca and Doniphan County picking up wins. Seneca nabbed the 4-0 win over Hiawatha and Doniphan County won 9-0 in five innings over Sabetha.
The night started off with a pitcher's duel between Seneca's, Alex Rottinghaus and Hiawatha's, Taylor Jacobsen and while both players pitched well it was Seneca that took advantage of their few opportunities to gain the 4-0 win. Hiawatha looked primed to take the early lead as a pair of singles followed by walk loaded the bases with no one out in the second, but Hiawatha stranded all three as Alex Rottinghaus struck out the next two batters and got a pop-out to second for the third out of the inning to keep the game scoreless. In the top of the third Seneca took the lead on a RBI single by Devin Henry and held the 1-0 lead going into the top of the seventh and were looking for insurance runs. Behind a pair of RBI doubles by Henry and Rottinghaus, Seneca plated three and held a 4-0 lead and finished the game off for the win.
Rottinghaus pitched all seven innings for the win giving just three hits and two walks with six strikeouts, while going 2-4 at the plate with a double and RBI to earn McDonald's "Player of the Game" on Kanzaland radio. Henry added a 2-4 performance also for Seneca in the win, while Jacobsen was the tough luck loser pitching a strong seven innings giving up four runs on seven hits, two walks and struck out two.
Seneca is now 26-5 on the season with the win, while Hiawatha fell to 9-18 on the year.
In the nightcap it was all Doniphan County early with an early outburst off offense that Sabetha was not able to overcome. Doniphan County pounced on Sabetha starter Bryce Kramer in the bottom of the first getting six runs, including a grand slam from Phoenix Keller. Three more runs were added by Doniphan County in the second as Keller blasted a two-run homer in the inning making 9-0 after two frames. Cooper Leach shut down Sabetha throughout the game pitching all five innings giving up just one hit and four walks with six strikeouts to earn the win, while Keller's 2-2 performance with a grand slam, two-run homer, six RBI's, two runs scored and a walk earned him McDonald's "Player of the Game" on Kanzaland radio. Reid Greaser added a 2-2 game for Doniphan County in the win, while Tyler Ulrich registered the lone hit for Sabetha in the contest.
Doniphan County with the win improved to 26-3 on the season, while Sabetha fell to 10-27 on the year.
The action continues at Somerset Park on Wednesday night as Sabetha and Hiawatha will meet up at 6:00pm in an elimination game, followed by Seneca versus Doniphan County in the winner's bracket.
Marysville Ends Frankfort's Season in Zone Tournament Play
One Northeast Kansas League baseball team had their season come to an end on Tuesday night as Frankfort suffered a 1-0 loss in nine innings to Marysville in Class AA Zone tournament action at Marysville.
Trey Loshe went the distance for Marysville earning the win on the mound while striking out 11 over nine innings, while Cody Huerter and Lucas Helget combined for the pitching effort of Frankfort giving up just three hits to Marysville, while striking out six combined in the loss.
The win makes Marysville 20-8 on the season and punches their ticket to the Class AA State tournament in Colby next week. Frankfort wraps up the season with a 4-15 record.
Atchison Takes Down Oskaloosa in Opening Round of AAA Zone Action
Two Northeast Kansas League teams started postseason baseball on Tuesday in Class AAA as Atchison and Oskaloosa faced each other in the opening round of the Zone at Atchison and Atchison earned the 5-2 win.
Oskaloosa had the 1-0 lead going into the bottom of the fourth inning, when a two RBI single by Quentan Reichart gave Atchison the lead at 2-1 and they would not surrender that it. Atchison added three more runs in the fifth of a pair of hits, walk and two groundouts making it 5-1. Oskaloosa tried to get back into the game but stranded two runners in the sixth and scored a run in the seventh but were held to just that one run falling short in the end. Chase Behler picked up the win on the mound for Atchison recording 13 strikeouts on the mound.
Atchison with the win is now 11-10 and will play Arkansas City in the winner's bracket game at 6:00pm on Wednesday, while Oskaloosa fell to 15-17 on the year with the loss and faces an elimination game against Pittsburg at 8:30pm on Wednesday.
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