Reds ousted from state tournament

2708653+AReds1.jpg — Superior Reds' Bryce Connolly looks back at his dugout after his bat snapped in half while when he hit a hard liner foul in the fourth inning of the Reds' 7-2 loss to River Falls at the 2016 American Legion Class AA Baseball Tournament in River Falls Thursday night. (Rivertowns photo by Bob Burrows)

July 31, 2016 at 7:49 AM

Superior Telegram

The Superior Reds lost to Antigo 7-3 on the opening day of the American Legion AA State Baseball Tournament Wednesday afternoon in River Falls.

In the first game of the tournament Menasha defeated Wisconsin Dells 7-0. The remaining two games, Seymour vs. Waterford and River Falls vs. Beaver Dam were rained out and will be played today at noon and 2:30 p.m., respectively.

The Reds were eliminated from the tournament with a 7-2 loss to River Falls Thursday night.

Antigo outhit Superior 11-4, led by Jediah Weix, who went 2-for-4 with two home runs - a solo shot in the second inning and a two-run homer in the seventh.

Alex Nagel was the winning pitcher, allowing two earned runs with five strikeouts.

Justin Reinkall suffered the loss for the Reds, allowing three earned runs with six strikeouts.

Josh Tomczak led Superior on offense, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Sean O’Neill added a double and Matt Strum singled.

Antigo 112 000 2 - 7 11 2

Reds 100 000 2 - 3 4 3

Wisconsin American Legion AA State Tournament

River Falls

Wednesday, July 27

Menasha 7, Wisconsin Dells 0

Antigo 7, Superior Reds 3

Seymour vs. Waterford, ppd rain

River Falls vs. Beaver Dam, ppd rain