SubState Legion baseball tourney begins Thursday in Truman

The Luverne and Windom American Legion baseball teams advanced to this week's Southwest SubState Tournament by placing first and second, respectively, in POD A play in the Southwest Sub-SubState tourney this past weekend at Windom's Island Park.

Windom got off to 0-1 start at Sub-SubState play by falling to Adrian 9-5 in opening-round action on Thursday. Adrian scored five runs in the top of the sixth to take the lead for good. 

After that loss, Windom recorded a 7-0 forfeit victory over Edgerton, then avenged the Thursday defeat to Adrian by beating them 13-3. Windom then knocked off Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 9-2 to a clinch a SubState spot.

Luverne will open SubState play against Wabasso at 2 p.m. Thursday, while Windom — now 7-6 on the season — will play USC (Wells) at 5 p.m. Thursday. Other first-round games Thursday in the double-elimination tournament, which will be hosted in Truman, include St. James against Springfield at 11 a.m. and Sleepy Eye against Truman at 8 p.m.

In Southwest Sub-SubState POD B action, fifth-seeded Jackson won its first tourney game on Thursday as it scored one run in each of the first four innings and blanked Welcome/Sherburn 4-0 in Springfield. Jackson was then defeated by top-seeded Sleepy Eye 14-0 on Friday and then pounded 27-2 by Springfield on Saturday.