Iola American Legion’s AA Indians go into the 2012 KABA League Senior Division tournament as the top seed out of the KABA South. The Indians won the South Division title for the second summer in a row.
Ottawa is the North Division winner. Iola and Ottawa could be on track for a rematch of last year’s KABA tournament championship game.
In the 2011 tournament, Iola beat Ottawa in the winners bracket final then faced Ottawa again in the championship game.
Ottawa then defeated Iola twice to win its third consecutive KABA tournament.
Iola AA and Ottawa have not played this summer in regular season action. The teams’ doubleheader wasn’t played because of field conditions.
The 2012 tournament gets under way Thursday at Baldwin.
Iola plays Burlington, which defeated Chanute 16-10 in Monday’s play-in game, at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The game is at Baker University’s Sauder Field.
The AA Indians are 27-2 for the season. Burlington improved to 7-16 overall.
If the Indians win, they play at 7:30 at Baldwin Ball Complex Thursday; if they lose it’s a 7:30 game at Baker.
Ottawa opens against Baldwin at noon Thursday at the Baldwin Ball Complex.
Iola and Ottawa are in the same Legion zone tournament next week.
Here is the bracket for the tournament:
KABA League Tournament
Senior Division
Double Elimination
