PRATT — Iola American Legion Post 15’s Iola A baseball team lost a heartbreaker in the opening round of this week’s Kansas American Legion Single A State Baseball Tournament.
Iola A dropped a 2-1 decision to Ozawkie Wednesday night at the state tournament in Pratt. The loss dropped the A Indians into the losers bracket of the double elimination tournament.
Overnight rain pushed Iola’s second contest of the state tournament to 2 o’clock instead of none today against Paola.
Paola lost 2-0 to Pratt on Wednesday.
If Iola A wins, it will play at 10 a.m. Friday. The state tournament championship game is Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Trent Latta went the distance on the mound for Iola A. He allowed three hits, walked one and struck out six batters. Iola’s defense made two errors.
Cole Morrison and Eric Heffern each were 2-for-3 at the plate with two base hits apiece. The A Indians stranded eight base runners in the one-run contest.
Other first-round game scores from Wednesday: Salina Hawks 10, Arkansas City 2; Hays 9, Salina Eagles 0.
